by MBJ Staff Published: April 12,2012
Tags: Central Business District, community development, downtowns, economic development, merchants, retail, small businesses, tourism, tourists, visitors
LONG BEACH — Members of the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) Economic Development Resource Team will reveal a new look and plans for the central business district of Long Beach April 16. The public presentation will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus in the Fleming Education Center, [...] [...]
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 MBJ Staff Published: October 25,2011
Tags: community development, downtown, downtown development, economic development, Main Street, merchants, municipal government, retail, toutism, visitors
PASS CHRISTIAN — Tomorrow, the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) will designate the City of Pass Christian as an official Main Street Community. The designation is made possible through a partnership between MMSA and BP America. The designation ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the City Court Building at 105 Hiern Avenue. Pass [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 4,2011
Tags: community development, downtowns, energy, environment, Main Street, merchants, offshore drilling, Oil, oil and gas, oil spill, retail
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) has formed a new partnership with BP America across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. With funding from BP, MMSA will work in the existing Main Street communities on the Coast and also bring in two new communities to the Main Street program. The seven existing Gulf [...] [...]
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