by MBJ Staff Published: January 22,2012
Tags: Adams County, Adams County Board of Supervisors, Natchez
Adams County has hired a new road manager. The Natchez Democrat reports the Adams County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to hire Natchez public works director Robbie Dollar as the new county road manager. The position had been vacant since former road manager Curley Jones retired last fall. Sammy Lee Gaines has filled it in the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2011
Tags: Beau Rivage Hotel Resort & Casino, BILOXI, casino, Grteenville, Gulf Coast, GULFPORT, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood Casino Tunica, Mississippi, Natchez, Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tunica National Golf & Tennis
Mississippi’s casinos won $165.8 million from gamblers in November, down nearly 8 percent from $179.6 million in 2010’s same month. The 19 river casinos won $84.7 million, down 10 percent from $93.9 million in November 2010, according to Mississippi Department of Revenue figures. Winnings at the 11 Mississippi coast casinos totaled $81.1 million, down 5 percent [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: November 27,2011
Tags: casino, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Natchez, Premier Gaming Group, Roth Hill
In early 2008, developers of a planned casino on Natchez’s Roth Hill appeared before the Mississippi Gaming Commission and got site approval for the project. Almost four years and a few delays later, Premier Gaming Group received from the MGC at its October meeting permission to begin construction, said Allen Godfrey, the Commission’s executive director. Receiving permission [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: June 12,2011
Elevance Renewable Sciences did not take the train to Natchez, but the short line railroad from Brookhaven had a lot do with the renewable chemicals company choosing Southwest Mississippi. Gov. Haley Barbour announced last Tuesday that Illinois-based Elevance had purchased the old Delta BioFuels facility at the Port of Natchez, and would retrofit and expand the [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: June 3,2011
Tags: Adams County, Chandler Russ, Gov. Haley Barbour, Lady Gaga, Magnolia Marketplace, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Natchez, Natchez Democrat, Natchez Inc., William McGehee Jr
A source who spoke to Magnolia Marketplace Friday evening on the condition of anonymity said Gov. Haley Barbour will be in Natchez on Tuesday for a “major” economic development announcement at 1 p.m. Read the complete story here [...]
by Wally Northway Published: May 29,2011
Tags: flood, Mississippi River, Natchez, Under-the-Hill
Of the four major Mississippi River markets in the state, the City of Natchez has easily fared the best during the historic river flood. Other than the closure of the Isle of Capri Casino, all businesses – even the ones located on the banks of the river in the historic Under-the-Hill section – are not [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 20,2011
Tags: Applicators Conserving the Environment Award, Casey Novak, Ferriday Flying Services, Mississippi Agricultural Aviators Associatio, Natchez
Natchez native and crop duster Casey Novak recently received an Applicators Conserving the Environment Award at the Mississippi Agricultural Aviators Association meeting for his work as an agriculture pilot at Ferriday (La.) Flying Service. The A.C.E Pilot Program was developed to recognize environmental stewards in the agriculture flying industry and to give other pilots incentives for [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: December 26,2010
Tags: casino, Natchez, riverfront
Natchez officials want audit of casino developers The group that wants to develop a greenfield space in Natchez into a riverfront casino feels pretty sure they have the financing in order to pull off the $45-million project. Natchez officials want to make doubly sure that’s the case. Aldermen voted Dec. 14 to have the city’s financial advisor conduct an [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 11,2010
Tags: hospitality, Natchez, tourism tax
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) – The Natchez tourism tax is generating less revenue than expected, and that could mean a smaller marketing budget to try to lure more tourists to the city and its antebellum homes. Officials originally expected the $2 per room hotel tax to create about $600,000 in new revenue each year. A second estimate [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 11,2010
Tags: Natchez, tourism tax
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) – The Natchez tourism tax is generating less revenue than expected, and that could mean a smaller marketing budget to try to lure more tourists to the city and its antebellum homes. Officials originally expected the $2 per room hotel tax to create about $600,000 in new revenue each year. A second estimate [...] [...]
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