Mississippi Business Journal » travelers http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Isle of Capri rebranding Rainbow Casino as Lady Luck http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/11/isle-of-capri-rebranding-rainbow-casino-as-lady-luck/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=isle-of-capri-rebranding-rainbow-casino-as-lady-luck http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/11/isle-of-capri-rebranding-rainbow-casino-as-lady-luck/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:58:22 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58427 VICKSBURG — The Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg will take on the name Lady Luck Casino next year. The Vicksburg Post reports the information was contained in the quarterly financial report by Isles of Capri Casinos Inc. It will be the fifth Lady Luck facility for the St. Louis-based gaming and entertainment company. The change will [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/11/isle-of-capri-rebranding-rainbow-casino-as-lady-luck/feed/ 2 Three airports getting connection change from Memphis to Atlanta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:52:25 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57510 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Three Mississippi cities that are losing their federally-subsidized air connections to Memphis will now be served through Atlanta. Silver Airways Corp. will provide 12 flights a week between Atlanta and Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport. The airline will fly 18 times a week from Atlanta to Tupelo, continuing on to Greenville. The communities had [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/feed/ 0 Four airlines bid on Tupelo Regional service http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/25/four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/25/four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:28:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51017 TUPELO — Four airlines have submitted bids to provide commercial air service at Tupelo Regional Airport. The airlines include Air Choice One and SeaPort Airlines, which had earlier bids rejected by the city. The other two airlines are Blue Sky and Sun Air. The companies are hoping to get a federal subsidy to provide air [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/25/four-airlines-bid-on-tupelo-regional-service/feed/ 0 City officials mulling lodging tax to fund development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/19/city-officials-mulling-lodging-tax-to-fund-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-officials-mulling-lodging-tax-to-fund-development http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/19/city-officials-mulling-lodging-tax-to-fund-development/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:37:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=47389 WIGGINS — City leaders in Wiggins are considering a local sales tax on hotels, motels and cabins as a way to increase revenue for economic development. The Sun Herald reports Mayor Jerry Alexander introduced the idea at yesterday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. Alexander said the tax proposal would be a good way to increase revenue [...]

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