by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: casinos, Commercial Real Estate, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, municipal government, restaurants, site approval
D’IBERVILLE — The D’Iberville Planning Commission has approved the site plan and variances for a $370 million resort proposed by Land Holdings. The Sun Herald reports the city council will vote on the project at its May 1 meeting. About 50 people who live around the casino site east of Interstate 110 turned out to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: arts, ballet, colleges, competition, creative economy, cultural tourism, dance, economic impact, education, higher education, hotels, lodging, restaurants, study, tourism, tourists, universities, visitors
JACKSON — The USA International Ballet Competition’s economic impact leaped into double-digit millions for the first time when it was last in Jackson, with the event’s $10.2 million impact on the state, a recently released study shows. Compiled by the University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Economic and Workforce Development, the numbers offer an “apples [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2012
Tags: casinos, elections, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospoitality, hotels, lodging, municipal government, Politics, referendum, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
LONG BEACH — Long Beach alderman Leonard Carrubba has suggested putting a nonbinding casino referendum on the November ballot. Carrubba tells WLOX-TV he wants to know if Long Beach voters are for or against a casino in their city. Long Beach voters have turned down gaming before — during two countywide votes. They rejected a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lease, lodging, meetings, municipal government, real estate, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
D’IBERVILLE — The city of D’Iberville will share in the profits of Oyster Bay Casino if the resort is built. The city council yesterday agreed to lease the waterfront land on the Back Bay near the Jackson County line. City Manager Michael Janus told The Sun Herald the city’s parcel is needed to make the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2012
Tags: bankrupt, bankruptcy, casinos, Commercial Real Estate, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, real estate, tourism, tourists, visitors
NATCHEZ — Bankruptcy court filings show that a creditor is buying the Grand Soleil Hotel and proposed casino property for about $5.6 million. The Natchez Democrat reports RJB Financing, LLC will pay with about $4.1 million cash and a $1.5 million letter of credit. In May 2011, businesses reportedly owed a total of $1.6 million [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2012
Tags: acquisition, bankrupt, bankruptcy, bed and breakfast, cultural tourism, historic, hospitality, lodging, plantation, purchase, real estate, tourism, tourists, visitors
NATCHEZ — A New Orleans hotel management company is purchasing Monmouth, a historic plantation property. The Natchez Democrat reports New Orleans Hotel Consultants, a hotel management company, is taking over operations at Monmouth after United Mississippi Bank initiated foreclosure proceedings on the property Feb. 29. Warren Reuther, president of New Orleans Hotel Consultants, declined to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 22,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, revenues, tourism, tourists, vacations, visitors, winnings
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — February winnings for Mississippi’s casinos rose 2.6 percent from a year ago, only the second time in the last year that revenues have improved at the state’s 30 gambling halls. The month was aided by the leap year’s extra day, as well as Mardi Gras occurring in the month. In 2011, Mardi [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 19,2012
Tags: acquisition, casinos, developer, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotles, lodging, purchase, tourism, tourists, visitors
VICKSBURG — A New Orleans developer says he has offered to buy the Grand Station Hotel. The Vicksburg Post reports Kenneth W. Bickford, president of Chappapeela Development Corp., said the Grand Station Hotel will be bought from M Street Inc., which owns the 117-room facility and holds the adjacent Grand Station Casino’s docking permits. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 15,2012
Tags: casinos, construction, Conventions, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
D’IBERVILLE — An attorney representing the developer say a new casino is ready to proceed in D’Iberville. The Sun Herald reports it will no longer be CanCan casino but it will be on the same site east of Interstate 110 on the Back Bay. Michael McCabe, an attorney representing developer Land Holdings I LLC, says [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, financing, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, municipal government, retaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
D’IBERVILLE — The D’Iberville City Council has approved development plans for the CanCan Casino and up to $24 million in tax-increment financing bonds to help cover costs of the infrastructure. The Sun Herald reports Chris Gouras, the city’s public finance consultant, outlined the plan and explained how the TIF work yesterday. Gouras said phase one [...] [...]
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