by Associated Press Published: October 15,2012
Tags: culture, general store, Heritage, historic, history, renovation, retail, shop, shopper, shopping, store, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
ONWARD — The Onward Store is keeping alive the story of Teddy Roosevelt’s famous 1902 bear hunt as it has done for generations. The store, first opened in 1913, was closed in the spring to undergo renovation, according to the Vicksburg Post. It reopened over the weekend. A new addition is a back porch that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 12,2012
Tags: Central Business District, community development, culture, downtown, Heritage, history, merchant, retail, shop, shopper, shopping, store
TUPELO — Officials are starting a campaign to have the downtown declared a national historic district. Officials with the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association tell the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that group will do a historic resources survey to see if the central business district has enough buildings to support the designation. Main Street went [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 2,2012
Tags: ATM, construction, first responder, general store, goods, groundbreaking, indians, Native Americans, retail, shop, shopper, shopping, spa, tribe
BOGUE CHITTO — The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Big Creek General Store Sept. 22 in Bogue Chitto. The 5,200-square-foot retail facility will include a general store, fuel center, bait shop, laundromat, fitness center, ATM and a satellite first responder’s office to house security, police and emergency personnel. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 30,2012
Tags: complex, construction, facility, improvement, infrastructure, public transportation, sewage, sewer, shop, shopper, shopping, technology, tourism, tourist, transit, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor, waste, wastewater
NATCHEZ — Work is underway at the site of the future Natchez transit facility. The Natchez Democrat reports crews with Paul Jackson Construction of Brookhaven are removing a fence, concrete slab and shed from the site, formerly the location of A-B Motor Company. The crews also have 7,000 yards of dirt that has to be [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s annual sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Saturday. Mississippi retailers are gearing up for one of their busiest times of the year. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Kathy Waterbury says nothing has changed from previous years in which shoppers can save 7 percent on certain clothes [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 18,2012
Tags: budget, city, municipal government, municipality, retail, sales, Sales Tax, shop, shopper, shopping, tax, tax collection, tourism, tourist, visditor
NATCHEZ — Sales tax collections in May for the city of Natchez increased 9.5 percent over May of last year. The Natchez Democrat reports it was the 10th month of an upward trend in sales taxes for Natchez. Overall sales tax collections totaled approximately $447,780, up approximately $38,980 from the $408,800 collected in May 2011. [...] [...]
COMO — On June 11, the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) will designate the City of Como as a Downtown Network Member of the association. The designation will be held at 4:30 p.m. at 215 Main Street in downtown Como. Como joins Long Beach, Winona, Belzoni, Eupora, Forest and the University of Mississippi Medical Center [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 30,2012
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, employees, malls, municipal government, office space, real estate, relocation, retail, shopping, workers
JACKSON — The city of Jackson is changing the date again for moving around 300 employees to the Metrocenter. The Clarion-Ledger reports the big move now will go down before the end of July. The relocation of a handful of city departments has now had at least six projected move-in dates. October 1 was pushed [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 23,2012
Tags: BBQ, business fashion, Come See Us, Conventions, golf courses, golfing, HATTIESBURG, Hub City, Lumpkin's BBQ, meetings, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Ocean Springs, shopping, The Alluvian, The Blues, The Crossroads, The Shed, tourism
In this edition of Come See Us — The Five Best BBQ Joints in Mississippi: We searched far and wide for the best of all BBQ in Mississippi — It was a tough job but someone had to do it! Also in this edition: >> Business Fashion: The perfect looks for men and women in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 6,2011
Tags: cellphones, entertainment, games, holiday shopping, phones, product rollout, retail, shopping, telecommunications, telephones
RIDGELAND — C Spire Wireless has rolled out the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Android touchscreen smartphone. The Xperia PLAY combines PlayStation Certified gaming with the advanced features, apps and capabilities of an Android touchscreen smartphone. Powered by the Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system, the device comes pre-loaded with seven game titles, including Madden NFL [...] [...]
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