The Mississippi Gulf Coast is open for business and the welcome mat is out. The area has put the BP oil spill behind it and continues the Hurricane Katrina recovery. Tourism officials tout the variety of activities available for all age groups. In Hancock County, the tourism bureau’s Beth Carriere notes that the opening of [...] [...]
Coast now waiting for the masses to gather The multi-million-dollar expansion at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center is complete and ready to welcome large gatherings. The state-of-the-art facility expresses the flavor of the Coast in its design with shades of blue and a swooping roofline that resembles a wave. Space for meetings, conventions and trade [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: May 13,2010
Tags: Alabama Gulf Coast, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gov. Haley Barbour, Gray Swoope, gulf of mexico, GULFPORT, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association, Mississippi State Hospital, Richard Forester, Scott Weinberg, seafood industry
For Laura Allen, the waiting is the hardest part. An employee at Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield, Allen booked a condo on the Alabama Gulf Coast months ago, well before the Deepwater Horizon explosion that is still spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As her refund deadline approached, she agonized over whether or not [...] [...]
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