Mississippi Business Journal » Sun http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Corps repairing beach damaged by Hurricane Isaac http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/corps-repairing-beach-damaged-by-hurricane-isaac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corps-repairing-beach-damaged-by-hurricane-isaac http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/corps-repairing-beach-damaged-by-hurricane-isaac/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:48:57 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72952 PASCAGOULA — The Army Corps of Engineers is working to repair the sand beach along the west end of Beach Boulevard in Pascagoula. The Sun Herald reports the corps built the beach after Hurricane Katrina and installed wind fencing and plantings to promote dune growth. Dunes help prevent sand from blowing onto the road and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/feed/ 0 Portions of Isaac-battered beach could open this weekend http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/portions-of-isaac-battered-beach-could-open-this-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portions-of-isaac-battered-beach-could-open-this-weekend http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/portions-of-isaac-battered-beach-could-open-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:45:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62582 HARRISON COUNTY — Portions of the Hurricane Isaac-battered beach in Harrison County could be open this weekend as workers continue to remove debris the storm left behind. Chuck Loftis, director of the Sand Beach Authority, told The Sun Herald crews are making progress and likely will open parts of the beach where vendors operate. Hurricane [...]

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