by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: agriculture, colleges, construction, development, dirt, education, higher education, real estate, research, researchers, roadbuilders, roadbuilding, roads, science, scientists, soils, study, universities
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — After 114 years, Mississippi State University and other agencies have completed an acre-by-acre map of Mississippi’s soils — more than 30 million acres. It’s part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey begun in 1899 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Resources Conservation Service. “To map over 30 million acres is a [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
MCCOMB — The McComb City Board will vote next week on whether to approve an agreement with a consultant to conduct an economic development study. The Enterprise-Journal reports selectmen are considering a deal with Rick Duke, who has been chairman of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Teen births fell again in the United States in 2010 with the highest rate once more in Mississippi, according to a new government report. Nearly every state saw a decline in teen births from 2007 to 2010, with the biggest drop in Arizona at 29 percent. Rates stayed about the same in [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Federal approval for a pair of power-generating turbines in the Mississippi River near Vicksburg will take a bit longer than expected due to ongoing study, according to developers. Free Flow Power Corp., based in Gloucester, Mass., has applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for licenses to place the large propellers at [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: community development, disaster, disaster recovery, economic development, flooding, floods, hail, natural disaster, rian, severe weather, study, tornadoes, Weather, wind
SMITHVILLE — Based on preliminary reports from a community needs assessment in Smithville, local residents want a grocery store followed by a drug store and an auto parts store. That’s the challenge for the Monroe County town as it approaches the one-year anniversary for an April 2010 tornado that devastated it. WTVA-TV reports most business [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 16,2012
Tags: arena, concerts, donors, downtown, entertainment, pledges, sports, study, tourism, tourists, visitors
JACKSON — Private donors have fallen far short of pledges toward a study of whether it makes sense for Jackson to build an arena — and, if it does, where it should be and how to pay for it. Private donors had pledged around $70,000 toward the $109,000 feasibility study, but that less than one-quarter [...] [...]
Mississippi’s teen pregnancies cost taxpayers more than $154 million annually, a new study says, the greatest losses occurring due to lost tax revenues, incarceration and foster care. The state has the highest rate of teen pregnancies nationwide, and reducing that percentage is now the top priority of the Women’s Fund of Mississippi, the group that [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — Mississippians were more confident about the economy in the first quarter of 2011, but higher gas prices, lack of growth in income and housing market uncertainty are significant concerns. The latest Mississippi Index of Consumer Sentiment shows a 2.3 percent rise in confidence. This reading continues the upward trend seen since last summer. [...] [...]
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