by Associated Press Published: May 16,2012
Tags: downtown, homes, houses, music, nightclubs, nightlife, noise, residences, residents, restaurants, tourism, tourists, vacationing, vacations, vactioners, visitors
OCEAN SPRINGS — The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen has passed a noise ordinance. Last night’s vote came after another round of public comment, most of it against some aspect of the new law. The Sun Herald reports even the board was split on aspects of it and the vote was 5-2. But the city [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 9,2012
Tags: coliseum, community development, county government, downtown, economic development, entertainment, municipal government, study, tourism, tourists, visitors
TUPELO — Five Tupelo groups have partnered to pay for a market analysis that will target the possibility of building an entertainment venue in the Fairpark District. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the Tupelo Redevelopment Agency said it has joined with the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Coliseum Commission, the Community Development Foundation [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: bars, business owners, downtown, home owners, music, nightclubs, nightlife, noise, tourism, tourists, visitors
OCEAN SPRINGS — Twenty-eight people spoke during a public meeting at Ocean Springs City Hall about the city adopting a noise ordinance. Business and home owners spoke to the mayor and Board of Aldermen during a two-hour meeting. They expressed their opinions on the attraction of having bands at night all the way to the [...] [...]
MERIDIAN and STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University has formally dedicated its new downtown campus for Mississippi State University-Meridian, made possible through a contribution from The Riley Foundation. And, the university announced it is looking to offer housing to its graduate students on the Starkville campus. To renovate a historical landmark to house MSU-Meridian’s Division of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 21,2012
Tags: commercial development, Commercial Real Estate, construction, downtown, mixed-use development, parking, parking garage, real estate, residential development, residential real estate, robotics
JACKSON — Full Spectrum has chosen Boomerang Systems Inc., a designer and manufacturer of fully automated robotic parking and self-storage systems, to provide a 480-space automated parking garage as part of the initial phase of the Old Capitol Green redevelopment project located in Jackson. The cost of the project was not disclosed. Old Capitol Green [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 12,2012
Tags: bridges, bypass, downtown, four lane highwa, highways, roadbuilding, roads, rodbuilders, traffic, transportation
PORT GIBSON — Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall says plans to four-lane U.S. 61 through Port Gibson may be changed to a bypass. The Vicksburg Post reports Hall, in a civic club speech this past week, said a majority of the commission supports routing U.S. 61 around Port Gibson. “The main thing is to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 28,2012
Tags: downtown, infrastructure, merchants, retail, retailers, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, sales, state agency, state government, stores, streets
SUMMIT — Merchants in Summit are protesting a plan to shut down a main downtown thoroughfare and disrupt Easter and Mother’s Day sales. The Enterprise-Journal reports the merchants have asked the Mississippi Department of Transportation to delay the partial shutdown of Robb Street. MDOT construction engineer Ken Morris says a contract has been signed and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 24,2012
Tags: avenues, boulevards, bridges, downtown, infrastructure, lanes, municipal government, roads, state agency, streets, transportation, travel
RIPLEY — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is currently working with the City of Ripley on an LPA (local public agency) transportation improvement project in the downtown area. MDOT oversees LPA projects that utilize federal funds with local matching funds. The projects must adhere to federal guidelines and regulations. The LPA project in Ripley [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 13,2012
Tags: bridge, construction, downtown, interstate, l infrastructure, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, transportation, travel
VICKSBURG — After more than three years and $8.6 million, a main corridor between downtown Vicksburg and Interstate 20 is about to reopen. The 82-year-old bridge that ran along the Mississippi River was closed in early 2009 because of river bank erosion. Now it’s a road on top of a tunnel over railroad tracks, and [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has approved spending as much as $91,000 to study whether an arena should be built in downtown Jackson. The Clarion-Ledger reports the remainder of the $109,500 study will be paid for with private funds. The council voted on the issue Monday night. Brailsford and Dunlavey of Washington, D.C., will [...] [...]
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