Mississippi Business Journal » Ship Island http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ship Island still popular, vulnerable http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/ship-island-still-popular-vulnerable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ship-island-still-popular-vulnerable http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/ship-island-still-popular-vulnerable/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:06:47 +0000 Lisa Monti http://msbusiness.com/?p=67615 Ship Island has long been a popular attraction for visitors who come from as far away as Europe and Canada to enjoy the sun, surf, marine life and wildlife 11 miles off the Mississippi Coast. The island, one of five barrier islands in the Gulf Islands National Seashore, is known for its natural beauty – [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/ship-island-still-popular-vulnerable/feed/ 1 Barbour defends proposed offshore drilling regs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/20/barbour-defends-proposed-offshore-drilling-regs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barbour-defends-proposed-offshore-drilling-regs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/20/barbour-defends-proposed-offshore-drilling-regs/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:15:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=49888 JACKSON — Allowing oil and gas drilling 10 to 12 miles south of Mississippi’s coastline in the Gulf of Mexico is a good idea because it could generate state revenue, Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday. The Mississippi Development Authority on Monday published proposed regulations to lease state waters in the Gulf for the drilling. The [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/20/barbour-defends-proposed-offshore-drilling-regs/feed/ 1 Barrier islands’ health crucial to Gulf Coast economy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/barrier-islands-health-crucial-to-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barrier-islands-health-crucial-to-economy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/barrier-islands-health-crucial-to-economy/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:00:47 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=47537 Two of the state’s four barrier islands, which are the keys to both the Coast’s ecology and economy, are in jeopardy, and state and federal agencies are now in a race with time and nature to reverse the damage. The operation is focused on the most threatened island, Ship Island, but authorities are also worried [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/barrier-islands-health-crucial-to-economy/feed/ 0 $223,000 allotted for Ship Island ferry terminal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/14/223000-allotted-for-ship-island-ferry-terminal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=223000-allotted-for-ship-island-ferry-terminal http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/14/223000-allotted-for-ship-island-ferry-terminal/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:15:13 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=31919 Source: Office of Thad Cochran press release Federal Highway Administration Awards Funds to Terminal Upgrades WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Highway Administration has approved a $223,020 grant to support improvements to the Ship Island ferry boat terminal at Gulfport, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced. The FHWA funding was awarded to the Mississippi Department [...]

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