by MBJ Staff Published: March 7,2012
Tags: architects, architecture, colleges, design, education, higher education, marine, research, tourism, tourists, universities, visitors
OCEAN SPRINGS — The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) has selected Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio, Texas, to design the new Marine Education Center (MEC), built to replace the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium lost during Hurricane Katrina. Lake|Flato and its local partner, Unabridged Architecture of Bay St. Louis, [...] [...]
GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Artificial Reef Bureau has completed work on the Pass Christian Key, which is an inshore reef comprised of deployed material from the Bay St. Louis Washington Street Pier. The concrete rubble from the pier was donated to MDMR for the purpose of creating a [...] [...]
CLEARWATER, Fla. — MarineMax Inc., the recreational boat and yacht retailer, has formed a strategic business alliance with Marinas International, one of the largest marina operators in the United States with 27 locations across the country. This business alliance will allow MarineMax access to Marinas International’s marinas and the opportunity to establish sales brokerage offices [...] [...]