by Associated Press Published: December 28,2011
Tags: boaters, boating, boats, construction, disaster, disaster recovery, fishermen, marinas, natural disaster, outdoors, recreation, severe weather, touists, tourism, tropical weather, visitors, water, Weather
HANCOCK COUNTY — A Hancock County marina that was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina is well on its way to a comeback. Construction has started on a new harbor master building at Bayou Caddy Marina to replace the one destroyed during the storm. WLOX TV reports the new building towers over docking spaces. “Before the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 12,2011
Tags: aquarium, construction, education, groundbreaking, learning, marine life, touists, tourism, visitors, wildlife
D’IBERVILLE — A recent groundbreaking ceremony means the $30-million Ocean Expo Aquarium & Learning Center in southern Mississippi is closer to reality. The ceremony was held at D’Iberville last Friday for the project located on the southwest corner of Interstates 10 and 110. Moby Solangi, director of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 16,2011
Tags: casinos, entertainment, foreclosure, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings and conventions, restaurants, touists, tourism, visitors
TUNICA — ACH, the Atlantic City casino long considered to be at the greatest risk of having to close, can breathe a bit easier. New Jersey casino regulators today approved a plan to keep the struggling casino open and save the jobs of nearly 2,000 workers. “The company, quite frankly, was running out of cash,” [...] [...]
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