Mississippi Business Journal » subdivision http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Officials mulling building codes for unincorporated areas http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/08/officials-mulling-building-codes-for-unincorporated-areas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-mulling-building-codes-for-unincorporated-areas http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/08/officials-mulling-building-codes-for-unincorporated-areas/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 11:31:46 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74424 OXFORD — Some buildings in unincorporated areas of Lafayette County may soon have to be constructed according to building codes, though officials are still working on the details. A code has not been adopted. However, county supervisors have appointed a committee to work out details of what will be in the building code Proposals to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/08/officials-mulling-building-codes-for-unincorporated-areas/feed/ 0 Ex-city contractor asks for more time to prepare defense http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/19/ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/19/ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:39:24 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70004 OXFORD — Former Southaven city contractor James Malcolm Harris Jr., who was recently indicted on bank fraud charges, has requested that his March 4 trial be postponed to give his attorney enough time to prepare for the case. The Commercial Appeal reports Harris’ attorney, David Hill, filed a motion for a continuance on Feb. 15 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/19/ex-city-contractor-asks-for-more-time-to-prepare-defense/feed/ 0 Developer’s guilty plea prompts commission probe http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/05/developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/05/developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:31:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69254 SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Real Estate Commission plans to open an investigation into the dealings of DeSoto County developer Chuck Roberts after Roberts pleaded guilty last week to a federal bank fraud charge involving a Southaven subdivision. Roberts, 46, pleaded guilty to bank fraud last Thursday in federal court in Oxford. Roberts was accused of submitting [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/05/developers-guilty-plea-prompts-commission-probe/feed/ 0 Real estate developer pleads guilty to bank fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/real-estate-developer-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-estate-developer-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/real-estate-developer-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:06:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68992 OXFORD — DeSoto County developer Chuck Roberts has pleaded guilty in federal court to bank fraud charges. The Commercial Appeal reports Roberts entered his plea at a hearing in Oxford yesterday. He pleaded guilty to one count charging him with submitting fake documents and making false statements to an area bank to get money from [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/real-estate-developer-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud/feed/ 0 Public hearing called to discuss subdivision development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/public-hearing-called-to-discuss-subdivision-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-hearing-called-to-discuss-subdivision-development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/public-hearing-called-to-discuss-subdivision-development/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:22:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67087 VICKSBURG — Warren County will hold a public hearing on Jan. 22 on proposed changes to the county’s ordinance on subdivision development. The Vicksburg Post reports versions of a revised ordinance have discussed by the board of supervisors for months. The county is considering a prohibition on the sale of residential lots until roads are [...]

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