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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
There are currently 17 resale and new homes in Wiggins on Trulia. The average listing price for homes for sale in Wiggins MS was $204,034 for the week ending Mar 11, which represents a decrease of 22.4%, or $58,826, compared to the prior week.
Market Trends for Wiggins
Average Listing Price
$204,034
Most ...
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Most popular
zip codes
Avg. listing price
Week ending Mar 11
39577
$204,034
-22.4%
39573
$232,329
+3.6%
Movers & Shakers
Avg. listing price
Week ending Mar 11
39577
$204,034
-22.4%
39573
$232,329
+3.6%
39561
$164,622
-2.0%
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Average Listing Price
$204,034
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Mississippi Trends
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New Foreclosure Filings
294
569
Foreclosure Sales
22
49
Avg Sales Price
$ 190,325
$ 187,425
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $31,800,000 basic ordering agreement for Post-Shakedown Availability for DDG 51 Class Destroyers. The orders to be issued are for PSA planning and support services and will include advance planning, engineering support, on-site engineering liaison, craft assistance, the ...
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
C&G Boat Works, Inc., Mobile, Ala., was awarded a $17,584,236 modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option to construct two Yard Patrol Training Craft used to train midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. Work will be performed in Mobile and is expected to be completed by March 2011. ...
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Rolls-Royce Marine International Inc., Walpole, Mass., is being awarded a $5,672,842 cost plus fixed fee contract for a Compact High-Power High-Density Waterjet. The objective of this contract is for research to implement the waterjet technology developed in Phase I to resolve the anticipated cavitation erosion issues. This includes the ...
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The amphibious assault ship Makin Island, LHD 8, has successfully completed Navy acceptance sea trial in the Gulf of Mexico. The builders sea trial was in February. The ship has the first gas turbine/electric-powered propulsion system ever used on large deck amphibious assault ships. Makin Island is ...
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
GULFPORT, MS - Chiquita Fresh North America (Chiquita) and the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport have put the finishing touches on a new lease that will extend the partnership of the two organizations through the year 2019.
The Mississippi State Port Authority is in the midst of a ...
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour said today an additional $60 million has been awarded for Hurricane Katrina recovery projects in Hancock County.
The projects compose the second round of funding in the total $200 million 'Ground Zero' Program, which applies specifically in Hancock County, where some of Hurricane Katrina's most serious ...
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
MOBILE, Ala. - Mississippi plans to spend at least $20 million in Hurricane Katrina recovery money on a new Mississippi Shipbuilding and Metal Trades Academy near Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's shipyard in Pascagoula, Gov. Haley Barbour told about 100 people at the second annual Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium in Mobile. He ...
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Special Boat Team 22 will open a new two-building, $9.7 million riverine operations complex Friday. The unit specializes in riverine missions, often in support of Navy SEALs. Officials say SBT 22 has grown in the last four years, adding 68 percent more special warfare combatant-craft ...
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded an $8,999,980 modification to previously awarded contract for systems engineering, design and technical services to support the detail design and construction of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyers. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to ...
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - BAE Systems was awarded a $21 million, 30-month contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop an advanced electromagnetic railgun for the Navy. The railgun, including a composite launcher, will be demonstrated by 2011. Railguns use electrical energy instead of chemical energy to launch projectiles at ...
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Brings funded Ground Zero projects to almost $155 million awarded since December
Governor Haley Barbour announced today that an additional $11.5 million has been awarded for Hurricane Katrina recovery projects in Hancock County.
The projects are part of the third round of the $200 million ‘Ground Zero' Program, which applies specifically ...
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. - Lockheed Martin was awarded a $15 million contract as part of the Navy' s Modernization Program for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The contract for initial Machinery Control System shipsets and related equipment includes options and engineering services which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value ...
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
MOBILE, Ala. - Signal International won a $50 million contract to construct components to be used in a drillship reliability upgrade program for Noble Corp., an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The contract covers the first of three Noble drillships scheduled for upgrades. About 200 Pascagoula ...
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - US Joiner, fabricator of ship parts, has moved into a new $4.5 million facility that is the largest capital investment for the six-year-old company. US Joiner specializes in marine design and engineering, material management and the installation of marine interiors. It's new 110,000 square-foot facility includes a ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - VT Halter Marine could create 180 full-time jobs if it receives $5 million via federal grants to construct an $8 million pipe and marine fabrication building at its Pascagoula yard. The jobs would be mostly craftsmen positions, such as welders and shipfitters.
(Source: Mississippi Press, 12/10/08)
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $9,950,000 firm fixed price contract modification to previously awarded contract for the procurement of long lead time materials in support of LPD 26. Work will be performed in Pascagoula and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2010. The ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
BILOXI, Mississippi -- As reported by The Sun Herald: "Revenue was down for the third straight month at Coast casinos, yet the numbers were better than in many areas of the country.
"The Mississippi Tax Commission's Gross Casino Revenue report released Friday shows the 11 Coast casinos won $96 million this ...
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
DIAMONDHEAD, Mississippi -- As reported by The Sun Herald: "The question of whether a company should be allowed to build a casino in this community has mostly been a matter of insider baseball in recent weeks.
"But Thursday night the issue turned into a very open and public debate, as the ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
MOBILE, Ala. - Austal USA's Mobile shipyard will likely build at least two additional shallow-water combat ships for the U.S. Navy. Austal is part of a General Dynamics Corp.-led team competing with Lockheed Martin Corp. to build littoral combat ships. Both teams have built prototypes. The Navy has asked that ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - VT Halter Marine has signed an $8.9 million contract with Candies Shipbuilders LLC to construct a 285-foot platform supply vessel. VT Halter Marine will fabricate the vessel hull with deckhouses. The vessel will be towed to Candies Louisiana shipyard for final outfitting. Delivery of the vessel is ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
MOBILE, Ala. - Austal USA has won a $1.6 billion contract to build up to 10 high-speed transport ships for the military, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby said Wednesday. Neither Austal nor the U.S. Navy would confirm Wednesday's announcement. The award would be significant for Austal, which has about 1,000 employees ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Austal USA of Mobile Ala., is being awarded a $185 million modification to a previously awarded contract for one Joint High Speed Vessel with options for up to nine additional ships and associated shore-based spares for the Phase II down-select of the JHSV Program - which would push the value ...
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
NASA plans to use the space shuttle until its retirement in 2010 to help finish assembly of the International Space Station. To meet that goal, SSC is committed to rigorous testing, important to any flight program, to make sure today’s SSMEs are safer, stronger and more reliable than ever.
Meanwhile, the ...
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to provide power and propulsion equipment for two of the world's largest warships - the UK's new 65,000 ton aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, and HMS Prince of Wales. Rolls-Royce is supplying the MT30 gas turbine as part of an integrated system that includes the ...
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Signal International said Thursday that it has won a $10 million contract to repair two offshore oil rigs damaged last month by Hurricane Ike. Signal, which is moving its headquarters from Pascagoula to Mobile, said it expects to add 200 workers at least temporarily to the 2,500 it has at ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
People who are visiting Biloxi, Mississippi now will have more gaming options after the recent weather scare.. The Grand Biloxi Casino opened today after waiting on their regulatory approvals. The casino opened at 2:00 P.M..
It comes as good news to the casino that the weather has cooperated. For a ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
SSC’s Applied Research and Technology Project Office uses NASA’s science research results, remote sensing and other technical capabilities to bridge the gap between research results and the use of data to help its partner agencies (such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture) make better ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Under NASA Stennis Space Center’s Engineering and Science Directorate, rocket engine propulsion test activities are conducted on one-of-a-kind national test facilities collectively valued at more than $2 billion. SSC is America’s largest rocket engine test complex and is surrounded by a 125,000-acre acoustical buffer zone, which is considered a national ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
VT Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $393.7 million firm fixed price not-to-exceed modification to previously awarded contract for the detail, design and construction of three Fast Missile Crafts for the Egyptian Navy. Work will be performed at Pascagoula, Manassas, Va., Detroit, Mich., Baltimore, Md., Pittsburgh, ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Northrup Grumman Corp., Ships Systems, Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded an $8.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for asperstructures. Asperstructure incorporates the structural component of an aperture into a load-carrying member of a ship superstructure. The program will demonstrate the ability of integrated antenna and structure concepts to improve radar functionality, ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $76.6 million modification to a previously awarded Navy contract to exercise an option for CG 47 and DD 963 Class integrated planning yard services. Work will be performed in Pascagoula and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009.
(Source: ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
JACKSON, Miss. - Under its Long Term Workforce Housing program (LTWH),the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is awarding a second round of projects totaling more than $89.5 million, Governor Haley Barbour announced today.
"This action will help construct 2,528 low and moderate income homes in our three coastal counties," Governor ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
MOBILE, Ala. - Austal USA broke ground Thursday on a $254 million expansion of its Mobile shipyard. The modular manufacturing facility promises faster, less expensive ship construction. Bob Browning, Austal chief executive officer, said the new facility will allow Austal to build ships 10 percent faster and trim costs.
(Source: ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Shipbuilders on the Gulf Coast have joined forces to find thousands of workers. The Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium launches a Web site, goships.com, that the group hopes will help recruit some of the 4,000 skilled positions open across Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. The Web site will tell where the jobs ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Gulf Coast shipbuilders have teamed up through the Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium to address the need for more skilled workers. The consortium is working with technical colleges in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi to stage a series of six-week boot camps where job candidates will get ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - VT Halter Marine is expanding and hopes to create 200 additional jobs over the next five years. Two new $2 million cranes are part of the first steps in upgrading the facility, which employs about 1,200 workers. The new cranes will be used to complete a $254 ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
(JACKSON, Mississippi) - Governor Haley Barbour today released the following statement on Chevron's announcement it will expand its Pascagoula refinery:
"Chevron's announcement of its intention to again expand its Pascagoula refinery is another strong statement of confidence in Mississippi. I couldn't be more pleased that this outstanding company will ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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BILOXI (WLOX) -- Casino Row is about to undergo a makeover. Isle of Capri executives just announced they're ready to move ahead with a $160 million expansion, "which we plan to begin as soon as we determine the timing of the settlement of our Hurricane Katrina insurance claim," ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
For more than four decades, NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, located in south Mississippi, has served as NASA’s rocket propulsion testing ground. Today, the center provides propulsion test services for NASA and for the Department of Defense, as well as the private sector.
The unique waterway system and 125,000-acre acoustical ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Posted on Mon, May. 12, 2008
Coastians still lack housing
By MICHAEL NEWSOM
mmnewsom@sunherald.com
-- Locals say the thousands of volunteers expected to pour into the area to build single-family homes this week are sorely needed, because, though it has been almost ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
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Saturday, April 26, 2008By AMBER CRAIG
PASCAGOULA -- Unemployment rates nationwide have increased from a year ago, but unemployment locally and statewide continues to decrease, according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
14 January 2008
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BILOXI, Mississippi -- As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "It's a good bet that when the final gross gambling numbers for 2007 are released this week they will confirm it was a banner year for Coast casinos.
"'There's no doubt it will be a record,' ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Excerpt taken from Housing Predictor: http://www.housingpredictor.com/mississippi.html
More than two dozen condominium projects planned for Biloxi are in a wait and see mode. Some 4,000 condo units were planned before Katrina and now there are 12,000 units under proposal, which would turn the city into a condo haven.
A special federal and state ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Download original article: sun-herald-best-august-ever-for-casinos.pdf
State's take for year hits $1.98...
“We're anxious to see how November is when the bridge opens. We just don't know”
Coast casinos celebrated the 15th anniversary of gambling in Mississippi by posting their best August on record with $108.9 million in gross gaming revenue.
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Download print article: p1: sh-conventions-casinos-a-good-fit-120407-pg-1.pdf
Download print article: p2: sh-conventions-casinos-a-good-fit-120407-pg-2.pdf
“They're just like any other casino”
In 2008, look for more partnerships between casinos and celebrities, more conventions at Mississippi casinos and more money invested in non-gambling attractions.
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Download print article: p1: usa-casinos-bounce-back-in-biloxi-110607-2.pdf
Download print article: p2: usa-casinos-bounce-back-in-biloxi-110607-2.pdf
BILOXI, Miss. -- The casino floors are full, and construction is on the rise, but there's a dilemma amid the economic revival in this storm-battered Gulf Coast city.
Should casinos and the condominium projects they draw be allowed to sprawl across the ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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MGM Mirage 3Q profit up on revenue growth, income from Katrina insurance recoveries
MGM Mirage's third-quarter profit rose 18 percent as the world's second-largest casino company notched higher sales from its restaurants and other businesses outside gaming, and drew income from hurricane ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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Growth this year in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area should "easily outpace" the national economy, says a new report by Moody's Economy.com. The analysis of the area's strengths and weaknesses, prepared at the end of last year, said the economy in Harrison, Hancock and Stone counties "took ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
By Brad Heath, USA TODAY
Communities along the Gulf Coast are moving to banish the government-issued trailers that house tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed by the devastating hurricanes in 2005.
Those cities and parishes are shutting down impromptu trailer parks set up after the disaster, telling homeowners they ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Source: Sun Herald
By MARGARET BAKER
mbbaker@sunherald.com
BILOXI -- FEMA announced Wednesday the closing of six more of its post-storm trailer parks by the end of June.The plans include the removal of a total of 223 travel trailers from three Jackson County ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
German giant steel maker Thyssen-Krupp has broken ground on a $3.7 billion steel mill in Mobile County; it will employ 2700 permanent workers and be operational by 2110. It will take about 29,000 workers over 3 year to complete construction.
Northrop-Grumman/EADS North America won a Defense contract valued at ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is proposing to construct a four-lane divided, full control of access facility between Gulfport and Wiggins, Mississippi. This north-south roadway identified as SR 601 (Canal Road) will begin at a proposed fully-directional interchange at Interstate 10 / Canal Road in Harrison County and extend ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Download pdf: projectupdateoctober.pdf
Link MDOT: http://www.gomdot.com/Home/Projects/Studies/Southern/SR601/SR601.aspx
SR 601 Project Update October 2007
SR 601
I-10 to Wiggins
What is the SR 601 Project?
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is proposing to
construct a four-lane divided, full control of access facility between
Gulfport and Wiggins, Mississippi. This north-south roadway, identified as
SR 601 (Canal Road), will begin at a ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Of 16,500 jobs pre-Katrina, 13,000 were at Ingalls
Sustained $1 billion in damages
Salt water damage to vehicles, man-lifts, and machinery on site.
++++New $2.49 billion Navy contract!
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Impact Statewide Pascagoula MSA
Destroyed 68,729 23,390
Major Damage 65,237 16,950
Minor Damage 100,318 9,300
Affected ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Pre-Katrina: 14,880 rooms
December 2005: 4,044 rooms
December 2006: 8,239 rooms
55.4% pre-Katrina
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Impact Statewide Biloxi-Gulfport MSA
Destroyed 68,729 41,090
Major Damage 65,237 19,510
Minor Damage 100,318 36,305
Affected ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
MOBILE, Ala. - C&G Boat Works Inc. plans to add as many as 150 new jobs in the next three years. The company, which currently employs 360 people, won approval from the Industrial Development Board Wednesday for up to $118,800 in tax breaks. Incentives were granted for the $1.35 million ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Phase 1 Grants
Mississippi Home Grants Website http://www.mshomehelp.gov/
Organization Contact Information: source: http://www.mshomehelp.gov/contact.htm
Homeowner Assistance Call Center
Contact the Call Center for technical assistance and/or questions concerning the Homeowner Assistance grant. The Call Center is staffed Monday thru Friday, 8 am to 5 pm and can be reached at the following:
* ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Phase II - Housing Needs Assistance Program
Program Ends on March 15th, 2008
Phase II is designed to help low to moderate income homeowners, whose homes were damaged by the storm surge, but were not eligible for Phase I of the homeowner grant program. The homeowners can qualify regardless of whether ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
USDA
Grant Programs for Homeowners
www.usda.gov
Single Family Housing:
Section 502 Direct Loan - Build or Purchase Homes: $17.8 million for Mississippi (regular allocation). For four states (MS, LA, AL, and TX) affected by Hurricanes Katrina and ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Download the formatted Word document: building-permits-totals.doc
County Building Permits Reported to HUD and US Census
This report indicates number of new residential county building permits for single & multi-family units for years 2005, 2006, 2007. The top box contains data obtained from ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Proposed Employment Expansions for Mississippi Gulf Coast Counties for 2005 to 2008
Download the formatted Word version: employment-expansions.doc
Source: Mississippi Development Authority
"Type" shows whether the facility is New or Existing, and Manufacturing or Non-Manufaturing.
Please be advised that these figures are preliminary and may be changed as new information becomes available.
Company Name ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
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Bank of Wiggins - Main
(601) 928-5233
109 Pine Ave W, Wiggins, MS 39577
Total Deposits: $153 Million
First National Bank of Wiggins
(601) 928-5241
124 Border Ave W, Wiggins, MS 39577
Total Deposits: $15.8 Billion
Southern National Bank of Wiggins
(601) 928-7295
125 College ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
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State RankingL5-Superior; L4-Exemplary; L3-Successful; L2-Under Perform; L1-Probationary; N/A- Not Assigned
1. BAY SAINT LOUIS
GULFVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL L4
6590 LAKESHORE ROAD, BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS 39520
(228) 467-5297
SECOND STREET ELEMENTARY L3
400 N SECOND ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
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Link to a Google Map of grocery stores near Horizon.
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Stennis Space Center is located in South Mississippi on I-10 at Exit 2 approximately 48 miles west of Biloxi and 45 miles east of New Orleans.
Address: Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
Coordinates: 30.396703, -89.624405
Click the map image to go to the interactive map.
Link to a Google Map ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The Vue Crescente Resort has begun it's application to house a casino within it's new twin 30 floor condo towers that are being built on the Back Bay of Biloxi. They are asking for rezoning.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Landry's, the operator of the Golden Nugget brand, has purchased land in the Point Cadet area of Biloxi for this resort.
Source: http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?action=View&ArticleID=714
Also of note is Landry's Restaurants, which, fresh off its acquisition of the Golden Nugget hotel-casino properties in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nev., is also looking to enter the ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The Pine Hills Resort is a new Bay St. Louis casino resort project underway by Isle of Capri Casinos. It was proposed originally as a barge to the EPA in Oct. 2001 –
Isle of Capri intends to expand to western Harrison County with a $250 million Pine Hills Casino and ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Biloxi's neighbor D'Iberville will be home to former MGM exec Peter Simon's newly approved casino The Monarch.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Las Vegas casino executive Peter Simon received approval for the site and has said he plans a 52,500-square-foot casino with 1,500 slot machines and 50 table games. Site plans are expected to come before the D'Iberville Planning Commission shortly.
The project by West D'Iberville Development LLC will be a $250 million ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Royal D'Iberville Casino & Hotel will be a 60,000-square-foot casino with a 400-room hotel and a parking garage. Plans include an open-air market underneath elevated restaurants and shops. This boardwalk district would offer scenic views of an 80-slip marina from the front and have condominium towers in the back. Its ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Tivoli Hotel - Biloxi Capital's $1.2 billion casino resort is proposed on the north side of U.S. 90. The Biloxi City Council is expected to vote shortly on rezoning the property to waterfront, which would be necessary before the Mississippi Gaming Commission would rule on whether it is a legal ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Margaritaville Casino & Resort – Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. along with Jimmy Buffett broke ground August 2007 on a 46-acer site south of U.S. Highway 90 (Beach Blvd) in Biloxi where Grand Casino and Casino Magic were located before Hurricane Katrina. The property will include a 798 room hotel, a full-service ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Approved as of August 2007 - Groundbreaking planned Summer 08
Bayview Ventures LLC is a new resort development on the Biloxi Back Bay area east of Boomtown Casino on 7.9 acres of land. The plans call for 65,000 square feet of gaming space, 1,400 slot machines, 45 table games and seven ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
The Mississippi Band of Choctaws has proposed building a casino at Exit 57 of Interstate 10. Both Gov. Haley Barbour and the U.S. Department of the Interior would have to approve the casino. Barbour said he isn't in favor of expanding casinos beyond the counties in which they are already ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
By MARY PEREZ
meperez@sunherald.com
BILOXI --
The Biloxi Planning Commission tonight overwhelming approved RW Development's plans for a development on U.S. 90 and Veterans Avenue that includes a casino north of 90.
Voting for the project were Joe King, Johnnie Smith, David Stanovich, Ronnie Tootle, Jamey Hunt, August Parker, ...
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC, broke ground on 11/02/07 for its $3.7 billion carbon and stainless steel processing plant near Calvert, Alabama. The building of the 3,500 acre steel plant will bring approx. 30,000 jobs to the area. After completion, there will be approx. 2,700 base jobs ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Source: http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=7959737&nav=menu40_2_3_2
The executives at RW Development say a casino proposal they'll present to Biloxi's Planning Commission on Thursday is nothing like the contentious Tivoli issue.
RW's plan is to build a casino resort at Veterans Avenue and Highway 90. The southern tip of that project would be up against the public ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Posted: Feb 29, 2008 05:27 PM CST
Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Friday said the U.S. Air Force's decision to award its tanker contract to Northrop Grumman/EADS will lead to up to 2,000 jobs created along the Gulf Coast.
The $40 ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Northrop Grumman Corp. received a 2008 Pioneer Award from Homes for Working Families for its employee-assisted housing program. Northrop's Gulf Coast Operations is preparing to launch an employer-assisted housing program for employees who otherwise would not have access to affordable housing. Designed as a recruitment and retention ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - VT Halter Marine won a contract to design and build two platform supply vessels for L&M Botruc Rental Inc. of Golden Meadow, La. The contract is valued at between $45 million and $55 million. Construction is scheduled to begin between April and June, with deliveries of both ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.4 billion contract for construction of a Zumwalt-class destroyer, DDG 1001, and major components for the warship. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a newly formed company sector comprising the former Ship Systems and Newport News shipbuilding ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Source: http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=7900439
Biloxi's next casino project could be at the old Gus Stevens location. RW Development wants to build the Gold Coast Resort at the foot of Highway 90 and Veterans Avenue. There's one problem. That site is not in the city's waterfront zoning district.
RW Development owns an assortment of land ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Link to article
Download pdf: doc021408.pdf
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Thu Feb 14, 7:43 AM ET
ATLANTA - U.S. health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims be moved out of their government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes.
Fumes from 519 ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Source: http://www.usm.edu/pr/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1366
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Contact Tammy Stafford - 228.688.7663
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - The University of Southern Mississippi Center of Higher Learning at the John C. Stennis Space Center has received approval from the Mississippi Bureau of Buildings to occupy the recently completed addition to the High Performance ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
This report will constantly be updated as information becomes available
Updated 2/3/08 5:42 PM.
Even after nearly 2 1/2 years there remains key city buildings that have yet to be repaired or rebuilt since Katrina, but there is progress on this front. Waveland is planning a new City Hall complex near ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
East Mississippi Business Development Corporation
Skip Scaggs
Business Development Director
PO Box 790
Meridian, MS 39302
tel: 601-693-1306
fax: 601-693-5638
e-mail: info@embdc.org
Web: www.embdc.org
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Mississippi Development Authority
Gray Swoope
Executive Director
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, MS 39205-0849
tel: 601-359-9388
Web: www.mississippi.org
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Mississippi Econ. Development Council
Carol Hardwick
Executive Director
P.O. Box 3721
Jackson, MS 39207-3721
tel: 601-352-1909
Web: www.medc.ms
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Mississippi Power
Verdell Hawkins
Economic Development Rep.
P.O. Box 2079
Gulfport, MS 39502
tel: 228-865-5153
Web: www.mspower.com/ecodev
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Southern Miss. Planning and Dev. District
Monica Walker
Business Development Director
9229 Highway 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
tel: 228-868-2311
Web: www.smpdd.com
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Harrison County Dev. Commission
Larry S. Barnett
Executive Director
12292 Intraplex Parkway
Gulfport, MS 39503
tel: 228-896-5020
Web: www.mscoast.org
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Partners for Pearl River County
Ron Fine
Executive Dir.
P.O. Box 278
Picayune, MS 39466-0278
tel: 601-749-4919
Web: www.partners.ms
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Greater Biloxi Econ. Dev. Foundation
1636 Popps Ferry Rd.
Biloxi, MS 39532
tel: 228-392-9744
Web: www.gcbtc.org
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamb. of Comm.
Kimberly Nastasi
Executive Director
12284 Intraplex Parkway
Gulfport, MS 39503
tel: 228-604-0014
Web: www.mycoastchamber.com
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Kimberly Nastasi Crim
Exec. Director
1048 Beach Blvd.
Biloxi, MS 39530
tel: 228-374-2717 (only listed number, disconnected)
Web: www.biloxi.org
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Link to
"City Desk" is a weekly public affairs webcast originating from www.getthepress.com. The program is taped each Thursday and available online no later than Thursday at 3pm. To email questions or comments, ...
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
These are photos of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College which is within 1/4 mile from Horizon.
Click for full size picture
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
'Use of the deductions afforded by bonus depreciation remains subject to the normal limitations found in the 'at-risk' and 'passive activity' rules.'
It may not be that simple for 'investors' in general to benefit from the GO Zone bonus depreciation deduction. The Go Zone depreciation deduction occurs from a 'rental' ...
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Download : era-gaming-rpt-16662-v4.pdf
Project Memorandum
Biloxi Gaming Market Potential
Biloxi, MS
Prepared fo
Living Cities, Inc
Submitted by Economics Research Associates
May 2006
ERA Project Number. 16662
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Download : cascade-capital-gulf-coast-air-services-presentations-041206.pdf
Gulf Coast Air Service Summit
Presented by Cascade Capital Group
April 12, 2006
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
October 15th, 2007
An Estimate of Demand for Single Family Owner Occupied Housing - Download harrison-county-potential-demand.pdf
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
October 15th, 2007
An Estimate of Demand for Single Family Owner Occupied Housing - Download stone-county-potential-demand.pdf
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Link to Article
The U.S. approves Mississippi's plan to divert $600 million. Critics say the poor are being shortchanged.
By Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 26, 2008
ATLANTA -- Mississippi's plan to divert $600 million in hurricane housing relief to a port expansion project won federal approval Friday, despite vigorous opposition ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Age
Male
Female
Both
% of Males
% of All
% of Females
% of All
% of All
0-9 years:
15.9%
7.5%
12.5%
6.6%
14.1%
10-19 years:
15.6%
7.4%
14.2%
7.5%
14.9%
20-29 years:
10.7%
5.1%
10.7%
5.6%
10.7%
30-39 years:
14%
6.6%
13.8%
7.3%
13.9%
40-49 years:
14.9%
7%
16.3%
8.6%
15.6%
50-59 years:
11.3%
5.3%
12.5%
6.6%
12%
60-69 years:
9%
4.2%
8.4%
4.4%
8.7%
70-79 years:
6.4%
3%
8%
4.2%
7.2%
80+ years:
2.2%
1.1%
3.6%
1.9%
2.9%
All Ages:
Male:
47.3%
Female:
52.7%
Median Ages:
36 yrs.
39.2 yrs.
37.8 yrs.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Hispanic/Latino: 2%
White*: 84.3%
Black*: 10.8%
Native American*: 0%
Asian*: 1.4%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander*: 0%
Other*: 0.1%
Multiracial*: 0.8%
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
(among employed persons over 16)
Mgt./Professional 26.1%
Service 22.2%
Sales/Office 26.6%
Farm/Fishing/Forestry 0.5%
Construction/Extraction/Maint. 12.4%
Production/Transportation 12.2%
Unemployment/Poverty
Unemployed 3.2%
Below Poverty Line 13.7%
Median Household Income: $33,214
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
<$10,000 15.6%
$10,000-$14,999 7.5%
$15,000-$24,999 15.9%
$25,000-$34,999 13.2%
$35,000-$49,999 20.5%
$50,000-$74,999 17.4%
$75,000-$99,999 6.6%
$100,000-$149,999 2.5%
$150,000-$199,999 0%
$200,000+ ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
(among people 15 years or older)
Never married: 25.1%
Married: 51.2%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 13.3%
Stability/Newcomer Appeal:
Same home 5+ years: 55.5%
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
(among people 25 years or older)
Less than 9th grade: 7.9%
9th-12th grade (nongrad): 15.5%
High school graduate: 27%
Some college: 25.6%
Associate degree: 5.4%
Bachelors degree: 10.5%
Graduate/Professional: ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Unemployed 3.5%
Below Poverty Line 9.3%
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Age
Male
Female
Both
% of Males
% of All
% of Females
% of All
% of All
0-9 years:
14.9%
7.4%
13.9%
6.9%
14.4%
10-19 years:
16%
8%
14.4%
7.2%
15.2%
20-29 years:
12%
6%
12.4%
6.2%
12.2%
30-39 years:
17%
8.5%
17.1%
8.6%
17%
40-49 years:
16%
8%
15.6%
7.8%
15.8%
50-59 years:
11%
5.5%
11.8%
5.9%
11.4%
60-69 years:
8.3%
4.1%
8.5%
4.3%
8.4%
70-79 years:
4%
2%
4.3%
2.2%
4.2%
80+ years:
1%
0.5%
1.9%
1%
1.5%
All Ages:
Male:
49.9%
Female:
50.1%
Median Ages:
34.7 yrs.
35.9 yrs.
35.3 yrs.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Hispanic/Latino: 2.2%
White*: 84.4%
Black*: 7.2%
Native American*: 0%
Asian*: 4.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander*: 0.1%
Other*: 0.1%
Multiracial*: 1.4%
* Does not include individuals
in this racial group
who ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
(among employed persons over 16)
Mgt./Professional 25.6%
Service 22.6%
Sales/Office 26.4%
Farm/Fishing/Forestry 0.8%
Construction/Extraction/Maint. 12.8%
Production/Transportation 11.6%
Unemployment/Poverty
Unemployed 3.5%
Below Poverty Line 9.3%
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
(among people 15 years or older)
Never married: 21.7%
Married: 59.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 12.3%
Stability/Newcomer Appeal:
Same home 5+ years: 57.4%
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
(among people 25 years or older)
Less than 9th grade: 5.6%
9th-12th grade (nongrad): 12.6%
High school graduate: 32.1%
Some college: 26.4%
Associate degree: 8.6%
Bachelors degree: 9.6%
Graduate/Professional: 5.1%
High school or higher: ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Latitude: 30.462388
Longitude: -88.932936
Population: 33215
Density: 337.13
(people per square land mile)
Housing Units: 13082
Land Area: 98.52 sq. mi.
Water Area: 0.09 sq. mi.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Phone Interview with Jackson Broker, He had a good knowledge of Gulf Area and provided many excellent reports on Regional Market
Estimates average price for good rail served land at 5 per sq ft
3.5 would be low market
What's needed in area:
There are still problems with bridges and roadways, Industry and commerce ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Even after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina less than three years ago, the Mississippi Gulf Coast finds its casino industry growing at a remarkable rate. Despite having properties utterly destroyed by the storm, casinos have rebuilt and reorganized to the point that 20007 is expected to have been a ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
The top 10 state recipients of R&D earmarks receive nearly half the total, according to an analysis by American Association for the Advancement of Science. Mississippi received $250 million, second only to California. Excluding earmarks divided among three or more states, the 10 states receive 44 percent of all R&D ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
The three-county Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 9th fastest growing small metro areas, according to the latest list in Forbes. The metro area's gross metropolitan product - the value of goods and services produced - is expected to grow 23.12 percent between 2007 and 2012. Its population alone will ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
MOBILE, Ala. - Star Aviation, an aircraft component engineering and manufacturing firm, wants to move into the marine engineering market. It hired Garland Borowski, who had led Borowski Engineering & Analytical Services. Star Aviation believes it can transfer its expertise from aviation work to ships. Borowski provided computer modeling and ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
New report - link to download- long-beach-market-study-8707.xls
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Report on gulf region 2006 - link to download
Posted in Gulf Region, Summary, general reports, market strength | Comments Off
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Worth reading - link to download
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
People QuickFacts
Harrison County
Mississippi
Population, 2006 estimate 171,875 2,910,540 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -9.30% 2.30% ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Building Permits (Permits valued over $50,000; collected by Treen Permit Report)
Building Permits
Single Family New
Single Family New
Single Family Repair
Single Family Repair
January
2007
Since ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
228 493 5095
Coldwell Banker
Jackson Mississippi
provided good market info for Gulf Area
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
company, initially, 3-5 years, city
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), 80, 5000, Clinton
Lowe's, 35, 35, Purvis
Unity Homes, ...
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is proud of the progress that has been made by our tourism product since Hurricane Katrina. The following is a list openings and re-openings during the past six months. A complete list with descriptions of casinos, golf courses, charter fishing, attractions, transportation companies and lodging properties ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Click Subject for More Detail
FEMA Public Assistance - $2,398,200,000
Debris Removal – 46,185,239 cubic yards
FEMA Individual Assistance - $1,278,177,380
FEMA Temporary Housing – 11,516 units
Home Owners Assiatance Program Phase 1&2
Population – 98% of pre-Hurricane Katrina population
Small Business Administration Housing Assistance $2,063,563,700
Sales Tax Collections - ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Bright future ahead
By Lisa Tindell - news editorRegional economic development has a bright future, U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner said Monday during a visit to the city.
Bonner sat down for coffee with Brewton Mayor Ted Jennings and Mabry Cook Monday during a taping of the city's public-access television talk show.
“I'm excited ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
$10,000 per acre for rail served industrial in hattiesburg
Land is Marketed by the Area Development Partnership
One Convention Center Plaza
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
P: 601.296.7509
F: 601.296.7505
www.theadp.com
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Link to pdf report: allcountiescommanalysis.pdf
This report is a summary of demographic and economic activity in the Hattiesburg and surrounding area. Stretches south to, but does not include Wiggins.
Source:
Ron Tharp
Area Development Partnership
Research Manager
One Convention Center Plaza
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
P: 601.296.7509
C: 601.447.5455
F: 601.296.7505
www.theadp.com
r.tharp@theadp.com
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Industrial:
The Area north of Wiggins not have many areas with active rail but most are near whereby it can be tied in with a pretty hefty investment. Any type of industrial (and distributions) has been the strongest market because of lack of inventory after Katrina and the cost of construction ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Office: Rate for Class A space is in the $12-15/sf NNN. We are seeing some select properties in the $18/sf full service range. Class B space is in the $7-10/sf gross. Markets are still strong at this time in most areas. We are probably in the 5-7% vacancy rates. We ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Retail: We are seeing in the low $20/sf NNN for the new vibrant “A” area of town near the Super Target Shopping Center but probably averaging in the $14/sf NNN for the surrounding area.”B” areas are in the $8-12/sf gross rents most of the time. The market is active with ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
David Staehling
Director of Administration
P.O. Box 775
Biloxi, MS 39533
dstaehling@biloxi.ms.us
228-435-6254.
FAX 228-435-6129
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
City Council Office
P.O. Box 429
Biloxi, MS 39533
ccouncil@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6257
(228) 435-6187
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Office of the Mayor
P.O. Box 429
Biloxi, MS 39533
mayor@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6254
(228) 435-612
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
As Posted on City of Biloxi website:
Holloway, no Senator he, updates city projects
1/8/2008
Holloway tells Virgina College graduates of ‘shared responsibility’
1/5/2008
2007, as monumental as it was, sets the stage for a great '08
12/31/2007
Ruth Hunt wanted us to appreciate where we came from
12/17/2007
Holloway on growing the city: “This ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Mississippi Development Authority (MDA): 228-523-4034/ www.mississippi.org
Harrison County Development Commission (HCDC): 228-896-5020/ www.mscoast.org
Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau: 228-896-6699/ www.gulfcoast.org
City of Biloxi: 228-435-6254/ www.biloxi.ms.us
City of Gulfport: 228-868-5700/ www.ci.gulfport.ms.us
www.mississippibeyondkatrina.com
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
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Posted by JEFF AMY/ Business Reporter January 05, 2008 9:28 AM
ThyssenKrupp announced Friday that it is accepting applications for professional jobs at the projected $3.7 billion steel mill that the company is building near Calvert.
Alabama Industrial Development Training officials said they expect to announce screening ...
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Segment 36 Old and Newcomers
Old and Newcomers neighborhoods are in transition, populated by those who are starting their careers or retiring. The proportion of householders in their 20s or aged 75 years or older is higher than the national level. The median age is 37.0 years. Spread throughout metropolitan areas ...
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Segment 36 Old and Newcomers
Old and Newcomers neighborhoods are in transition, populated by those who are starting their careers or retiring. The proportion of householders in their 20s or aged 75 years or older is higher than the national level. The median age is 37.0 years. Spread throughout metropolitan areas ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Over the last couple of years, the East Mississippi Business Development Council (EMBDC)—a private, non-profit organization serving Meridian/Lauderdale County, MS—has built economic momentum in the region by helping to secure new and existing company expansions for the area. Some of these recent investments include Tower Automotive ($60 million, creating 220 ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
GOVERNOR BARBOUR WELCOMES ADP SOLUTIONS CENTER TO MISSISSIPPI....
Jackson, Miss., (December 3, 2007) - Governor Haley Barbour announced today that Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), a leading provider of business outsourcing solutions, will open a new Solutions Center in Clinton, Miss.
Link *December 10, 2007 Governor's Press Release
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
New Factory In Mississippi to Produce Toyota Auto Parts
Toyota auto parts, supplier for the new Blue Springs Toyota plant has announced that it will build its brand new North Mississippi factory in the town of Baldwyn. ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
P.O. Box 429
Biloxi, MS 39533
mayor@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6254
(228) 435-6129
Biography of A.J. Holloway
A.J. Holloway had overseen hundreds of millions of dollars in quality-of-life improvements in his first three terms as mayor of Biloxi:
Four new public schools were built, including a state-of-the-art high school, in an $80 million investment in public education; ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Lowe's to build distribution center....
Lowe's Co. announced Monday it has completed earlier announced plans to build a $15 million dollar flatbed distribution center in Purvis. A combined effort of the Lamar County Board of Supervisors, City of Purvis, Mississippi Development Authority, Lamar County Economic Development District and the Area Development ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
Blanco proud of state's effort despite decision
by Matt Vines
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: News
Originally published: 5/11/07 at 11:51 AM MST Last update: 5/23/07 at 5:25 PM MST
ThyssenKrupp AG executives announced Friday morning they have selected Mobile, Ala., as the next North American site for the German company, bypassing a location ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
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ThyssenKrupp Breaks Ground on the Site of its Steel and Stainless Steel Facility
Alabama Plant to Begin Operations in 2010
11/02/07 – MOBILE, ALABAMA – ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC, and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA, LLC, today broke ground on the site of its $3.7 billion carbon and stainless steel ...
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Plant for factory-built homes going up in Columbia...
Unity Homes, a nonprofit corporation, will build a $6 million modular home manufacturing facility in Columbia that will employ 89 people, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today.
Modular housing is a major component of the state's strategy to develop affordable housing, particularly along the Mississippi ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Planning Commission Agenda | Architectural Historical Commission Agenda
Biloxi Planning Commission
The Planning Commission, which is made up of 15 citizens appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, reviews development plans and makes recommendations to the City Council. The commission meets the first and third Thursday of every month ...
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Sun Herald - October 9th, 2007
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Las Vegas casino executive Peter Simon received approval for the site and has said he plans a 52,500-square-foot casino with 1,500 slot machines and 50 table games. Site plans are expected to come before the D'Iberville Planning Commission shortly.
The project by West D'Iberville Development LLC will be a $250 million ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Diamondhead Casino Corporation proposal would cover a minimum of 40 acres on the north shore of the Bay of St. Louis near Diamondhead. Diamondhead Casino Corp. owns over 400 acres of land near Diamondhead.
Diamondhead Casino Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mississippi Gaming Corporation, owns approximately 404 acres of land in ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Royal D'Iberville Casino & Hotel will be a 60,000-square-foot casino with a 400-room hotel and a parking garage. Plans include an open-air market underneath elevated restaurants and shops. This boardwalk district would offer scenic views of an 80-slip marina from the front and have condominium towers in the back. Its ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
The Broadwater, a $1 billion project will consist of 2 casinos, 3,375 condo units, 1,900 hotel rooms, 180 acre 18 hole golf course, 585,000 sq ft retail entertainment space, 125,000 sq ft gaming floor, 104,000 sq ft convention space, and a marina.
Preliminary site plans were approved for a $1 billion ...
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Link to article
2 October 2007
Some, though not all, residents fear that a Corps of Engineers study of clearing lowlands will risk ending their way of life.
By Jenny Jarvie
BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS. — This coastal resort town is on the front line of a project to gauge support for a mass ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Status of Condos in Biloxi as of September 27, 2007
Download: condostatus.pdf
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
By MARY PEREZ
meperez@sunherald.com
D'IBERVILLE -- The city of D'Iberville is about to hit the jackpot with two casinos ready to enter the game.
City Manager Richard Rose said both the Royal D'Iberville Casino and West D'Iberville Group filed applications with the Planning Commission late last week. Peter Simon, the developer of the ...
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Mixed-use community planned.... ...
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Debris Removal
Protective Measures
Roads & Bridges
Water Control Facilities
Public Buildings
Public Utilities
Recreational or Other
$968,000,000
$359,000,000
$62,000,000
$2,2000,000
$520,000,000
$380,000,000
$107,000,000
Source: Mississippi Governor's Office of Recovery Renewal
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Download : gulf-coast-business-council-8-21-07.pdf
By JOSHUA NORMAN
jdnorman@sunherald.com
The Gulf Coast Business Council's report at the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is mostly positive.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Business Council has released its 'Two Years After Katrina' report that covers the highs and lows of economic post-storm recovery in South ...
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Download article: usatoday8_2_07.pdf
By Kathy Chu and Tali Yahalom, USA Today - 08/02/07
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Download map: keesler-height-hazard-map-08-2005.pdf
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Saturday, July 7th, 2007
As posted on the city of Biloxi website:
2002 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Sept. 30, 2002)
2003 Comprehensive Annual ...
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Friday, July 6th, 2007
Download document: 2005-07-06-biloxi-ldo.pdf
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
January 18, 2007 -- Throughout the Mississippi Coast, residents are continuing the long-term work to rebuild their homes and neighborhoods. Not every initiative has moved as quickly as originally hoped, but many cities are working resolutely to institute codes and identify the projects that will best support renewal. Here ...
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Friday, June 29th, 2007
Over the past 10 years, the City of Biloxi has spent an average of $16.1 million each year on major improvement projects , including work to improve streets and drainage, or building new roads and new city facilities.
The FY '07 capital projects budget is $53 million, with another $60 ...
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Friday, June 1st, 2007
Census Data
Code ...
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Friday, June 1st, 2007
Mayor
City Council
Administration
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Source: http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=6547226
Ocean Club Condo Claims It's After "Its Own Onsite Casino"
Updated: May 22, 2007 09:41 AM
A May, 2007 news release about Biloxi's Ocean Club condominum says its developer "is in the process of gaining approval for its own onsite casino." But a WLOX News investigation quickly determined that the Ocean ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Download Report: stateofthecity-0607%20web_all.pdf
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Paccar Locating New Manufacturing And Assembly Plant In Lowndes County, Mississippi....
"The creation of 500 new jobs and the public and private investment in Lowndes County will contribute significantly to continued economic growth here in Northeast Mississippi. I am pleased with the decision of this major international company to locate here, ...
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/may/HQ_07103_J2X_Test_Stand.html
May 8, 2007
Melissa Mathews/Beth Dickey
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1272/2087
Paul Foerman
Stennis Space Center, Miss.
228-688-3333
RELEASE: 07-103
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - NASA will test one of the rocket engines it is developing for its new launch vehicles at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The agency will build a new test stand at Stennis ...
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
Source: http://www.senate.gov/~cochran/press/pr050707(2).html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Margaret Wicker
May 7, 2007 (202)224-6414
Cochran and Lott react to NASA's $175 million investment in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. - NASA announced today its plan to build a new engine test stand at the John C. Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, said Senators ...
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Link to article
Small Rental Program
The Small Rental Property Assistance Program provides loans to owners of small rental properties on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in order to assure these property owners provide affordable rental housing in the counties most affected by Hurricane Katrina. $262,500,000 has been allocated for this program, which ...
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
Download document: sotc-0607pg8-9.pdf
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Download article: ncga.pdf
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
German Company to Build U.S. Steel Mill
by Tanya Ott
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Morning Edition, March 21, 2007 · A huge new U.S. steel mill will be built by a German company. ThyssenKrupp still must decide whether to put the mill in Alabama or Louisiana. Each ...
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
The big Japanese automaker, poised to become the biggest car company in the world this year, said it will build a $1.3 billion manufacturing plant near Tupelo, Miss., that will build 150,000 Highlander crossover utility vehicles annually when it opens in 2010.
Toyota said it will employ 2,000 factory workers at ...
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
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Updated: var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Jan 16, 2007 8:12 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);Jan 16, 2007 07:12 PM
By Steve Phillips
"I believe that people will look back on this for years to come and realize it is a great project for Stone County," said Duncan Hatten, as the board of supervisors' president ...
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
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Biloxi, MS Real Estate Market Snapshot
updated Monday, January 28, 2008
Listing Type
Number
Median Price
Price Change
from Dec
Biloxi, MS School Districts
provided by GreatSchools.net | updated Thursday, January 11, 2007
School District
District Average Test Scores
State Average Test Scores
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Download Statement: deptsum-2006-07xls1.pdf
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Download statement: revstmt2006-07.pdf
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 53 Home Town
These low-density, settled neighborhoods, located chiefly in the Midwest and South, rarely change. Home Town residents stay close to their home base. Although they may move from one house to another, they rarely cross the county line. Household types are a mix of singles and families. The ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 42 Southern Satellites
Southern Satellites neighborhoods are rural settlements found primarily in the South, with employment chiefly in the manufacturing and service industries. Married-couple families dominate this market. The median age is 37.5 years, and the median household income is $39,167. Most housing is newer, single-family dwellings or mobile homes, ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 46 Rooted Rural
Rooted Rural neighborhoods are located in rural areas throughout the country; however, more than three-fifths of households are located in the South. Households are dominated by married-couple families, approximately one-third of whom already receive Social Security benefits. The median age is 41.9 years. Housing is predominantly single-family ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 46 Rooted Rural
Rooted Rural neighborhoods are located in rural areas throughout the country; however, more than three-fifths of households are located in the South. Households are dominated by married-couple families, approximately one-third of whom already receive Social Security benefits. The median age is 41.9 years. Housing is predominantly single-family ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 56 Rural Bypasses
Open space, undeveloped land, and farmland are found in Rural Bypasses neighborhoods, located almost entirely in the South. This market is home to families who live in small towns along country back roads. The median age is 37.8 years. Higher-than-average proportions of employed residents work in the ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 42 Southern Satellites
Southern Satellites neighborhoods are rural settlements found primarily in the South, with employment chiefly in the manufacturing and service industries. Married-couple families dominate this market. The median age is 37.5 years, and the median household income is $39,167. Most housing is newer, single-family dwellings or mobile homes, ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 34 Family Foundations
Family is the cornerstone of life in Family Foundations communities. A family mix of married couples, single parents, grandparents, and young and adult children populate these small, urban neighborhoods located in large metropolitan areas, primarily in the South and Midwest. This market represents stability. Hardly any household ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 42 Southern Satellites
Southern Satellites neighborhoods are rural settlements found primarily in the South, with employment chiefly in the manufacturing and service industries. Married-couple families dominate this market. The median age is 37.5 years, and the median household income is $39,167. Most housing is newer, single-family dwellings or mobile homes, ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 41 Crossroads
Young families living in mobile homes typify Crossroads neighborhoods, found in small towns throughout the South, Midwest, and West. These growing communities are home to married-couple and single-parent families. The median age is 32.0 years. Homeownership is at 76 percent, and the median home value is $74,804, much ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 53 Home Town
These low-density, settled neighborhoods, located chiefly in the Midwest and South, rarely change. Home Town residents stay close to their home base. Although they may move from one house to another, they rarely cross the county line. Household types are a mix of singles and families. The ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 57 Simple Living
Simple Living neighborhoods are found in urban outskirts or suburban areas throughout the United States. Half of the households are comprised of singles who live alone or share housing, and 32 percent consist of married-couple families. The median age is 40.5 years. Approximately one-fifth of householders are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 41 Crossroads
Young families living in mobile homes typify Crossroads neighborhoods, found in small towns throughout the South, Midwest, and West. These growing communities are home to married-couple and single-parent families. The median age is 32.0 years. Homeownership is at 76 percent, and the median home value is $74,804, much ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 32 Rustbelt Traditions
Rustbelt Traditions neighborhoods are the backbone of older, industrial cities in states bordering the Great Lakes. Most employed residents work in the service, manufacturing and retail trade industries. Most residents own and live in modest single-family homes that have a median value of $107,222. Households are primarily ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 36 Old and Newcomers
Old and Newcomers neighborhoods are in transition, populated by those who are starting their careers or retiring. The proportion of householders in their 20s or aged 75 years or older is higher than the national level. The median age is 37.0 years. Spread throughout metropolitan areas ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 51 Metro City Edge
Metro City Edge residents live in older, suburban neighborhoods of large, metropolitan cities, primarily in the Midwest and South. This market is home to married-couple, single-parent, and multigenerational families. The median age is 29.5 years, and the median household income is $31,816. Nearly half of employed ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 40 Military Proximity
Military Proximity communities depend on the military for their livelihood. More than 75 percent of the labor force is in the armed forces, and others work in civilian jobs on military bases. The median household income is $44,073, and the median age is 22.5 years. Two-thirds of ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 26 Midland Crowd
Approximately 11.6 million people represent Midland Crowd, the largest market of Community Tapestry. The median age of 36.9 years is close to the U.S. median. Most households are composed of married-couple families, half with children and half without. The median household income is $49,748. Housing developments are ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 33 Midlife Junction
Midlife Junction communities are found in suburbs across the country. Residents are phasing out of their child-rearing years. Approximately half of households are composed of married-couple families; 31 percent are singles who live alone. The median age is 41.1 years; the median household income is $47,683. One-third ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 56 Rural Bypasses
Open space, undeveloped land, and farmland are found in Rural Bypasses neighborhoods, located almost entirely in the South. This market is home to families who live in small towns along country back roads. The median age is 37.8 years. Higher-than-average proportions of employed residents work in the ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 41 Crossroads
Young families living in mobile homes typify Crossroads neighborhoods, found in small towns throughout the South, Midwest, and West. These growing communities are home to married-couple and single-parent families. The median age is 32.0 years. Homeownership is at 76 percent, and the median home value is $74,804, much ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 15 Silver and Gold
Silver and Gold residents are the second oldest of the Community Tapestry segments and the wealthiest seniors, with a median age of 59.3 years; most are retired from professional occupations. Their affluence has allowed them to move to sunnier climates. More than 60 percent of households ...
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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Segment 33 Midlife Junction
Midlife Junction communities are found in suburbs across the country. Residents are phasing out of their child-rearing years. Approximately half of households are composed of married-couple families; 31 percent are singles who live alone. The median age is 41.1 years; the median household income is $47,683. One-third ...
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
Other Major Contracts Awarded
From: City of Biloxi Vincent Creel Filed 12/21/06 GCN
Work is expected to begin within 90 to 120 days on a city project that could see as ...
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Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Download statement: cafr06.pdf
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Sunday, September 10th, 2006
Tower Automotive Company, global designer and producer of vehicle structural components and assemblies, broke ground late last year for ...
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Sunday, September 10th, 2006
Rolls-Royce recently opened the doors to a new machining center at its Propeller Center of Excellence in Pascagoula, MS. Rolls-Royce ...
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
Rapiscan Systems Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Mississippi
Senator Trent Lott on Hand to Commend Company for Creating Jobs Throughout the State its new 10,000 square foot factory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The facility will manufacture multiple Rapiscan Secure 1000 and Rapiscan Gamma Radiographic Detection Systems (GaRDS) systems per ...
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 06-MAR-06
Format: Online - approximately 1020 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Lofton, Lynn
Full Article:
GULFPORT -- Gulf Coast shipbuilding received a boost with the announcement of a new industry for that sector moving into Harrison County's Bernard Bayou Industrial Park. Gulf Ship, LLC, locating on 31.2 acres, ...
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
Attractiveness of Development Opportunity
Although Biloxi was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the resilience of the market and
subsequent changes in gaming law for the Gulf Coast has created a groundswell of interest
in redeveloping Biloxi as a gaming destination.
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
Jurisdiction Benefits
One of the main drawbacks of the Biloxi market had been the limitation on gaming on the
water. This created contorted developments that straddled waterfront and limited the ability
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
Trip Characteristics of Biloxi Visitors
2nd Quarter 2005
Overnight 83%
Average Number of nights 2.9
Average # of Trips (in past 3 years) 17.4
Day Trips 17%
Repeat Visitor 81%
First-time Visitor 19%
Note: Respondents include adults (21 or older) who are not employed in the Mississippi
Gulf Coast area and do not live within 20 miles of Gulfport ...
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
Resident Markets
Approximately 52,000 people live in Biloxi. Within 45 minutes of Biloxi, the population
increases to 268,000. Over one quarter of the population is 50 years or older and
approximately 45 percent is between the ages of 20 and 49 years of age. Within this
profile, roughly 70 percent of the population is ...
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
The greater Biloxi metropolitan region is essentially the core local market for the Biloxi casino properties. For this study, the regional market area is defined by 45-minute, 90 minute and 150-minute drive times. The market includes all of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The surrounding areas of Harrison and Jackson Counties ...
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Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Anderson Thomas, president of Loblolly Industries, told a packed house at Mississippi State University’s Kahlmus Auditorium on last Monday that he and his family chose to locate a new plant in Lauderdale County in large part because of its residents.
Thomas, who also serves as vice president of Shuqualak Lumber Co., ...
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Sunday, February 5th, 2006
ROLLS-ROYCE OPENS NEW MACHINING CENTER IN .....
Pascagoula, MS - Rolls-Royce opened the doors today to a new machining center at its Propeller Center of Excellence in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Rolls-Royce has invested over $8 million in the local industrial base developing the facility. Congressman Gene Taylor added "I would like to ...
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Sunday, January 29th, 2006
Download statement: fy06%20bud.pdf
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
In the hurricane-ravaged communities of New Orleans, La. and Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss. almost half of the businesses that were ostensibly affected fell within the services industry, according a recent analysis conducted by Integras, the advanced analytical services division of market research leader Claritas Inc.
Specifically, 49 percent of the businesses ...
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Monday, August 22nd, 2005
Competition Breeds Added Benefits
22 August 2005
BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "After six years of relative stability, the Coast casino market is entering a new era of expansion and increased competition.
"The soon-to-open Hard Rock Biloxi will lure gamblers from existing properties. Other new casino projects, such ...
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
“Drafting a city budget is not getting any easier these days,” Mayor A.J. Holloway told a Biloxi Chamber of Commerce audience this week, and the budget Holloway proposed to the Biloxi City Council earlier this week contained something that hadn’t been seen in Biloxi since before 1992: a slight tax ...
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Friday, July 8th, 2005
2nd Quarter 2005
Purpose of Trip
Primary
Purpose
Gamble 33%
Getaway from Routine/Work/Kids/Family 31%
Visit Friends/Relatives 10%
Honeymoon/Anniversary 7%
Business Related 6%
Fine Dining 4%
Shopping 1%
Note: Respondents include adults (21 or older) who are not employed in the Mississippi
Gulf Coast area and do not live within 20 miles of Gulfport or Biloxi.
Source: Mississippi Gulf Coast Visitor Profile prepared ...
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Friday, July 8th, 2005
$600 million project, owned and operated by Torguson Gaming Group, with anticipated completion date in the fall of 2008. 638 room all suite hotel; 432 one and two bedroom condominiums; Arnold Palmer signature 18-hole championship golf course; 40 lane bowling alley; and six movie theaters.
http://www.bacaranbay.com/
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
Download Map: zoningmap.pdf
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2005
Download Full Report: gma_fulldocument.pdf
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Friday, April 1st, 2005
Mississippi Groups Try to Stop Casino
1 April 2005
BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "Two environmental organizations are asking a judge to set aside an environmental permit issued by the Commission on Marine Resources for the Bacaran Bay Casino project on Keegan Bayou.
"The filing in Harrison County ...
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Monday, February 28th, 2005
Source: http://www.allbusiness.com/management/896016-1.html
By Northway, Wally
Publication: The Mississippi Business Journal
Date: Monday, February 28 2005
Subject: Product testing, Aerospace industry, Engines
Company: Rolls-Royce PLC
HANCOCK COUNTY - Rolls-Royce has selected the NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center as the preferred site for relocation of its large engines outdoor test facility from the United Kingdom. This is ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2005
Download full report : gma_fulldocument.pdf
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Saturday, January 8th, 2005
The mid-South and midwestern states, in general, have developed significant gaming
markets since the expansion of gaming jurisdictions beginning in the early 1990s. They
have developed under specific market conditions as well as specific regulations.
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
<$10,000 6.7%
$10,000-$14,999 5.1%
$15,000-$24,999 13.3%
$25,000-$34,999 14.8%
$35,000-$49,999 21.1%
$50,000-$74,999 23.7%
$75,000-$99,999 9.9%
$100,000-$149,999 3.9%
$150,000-$199,999 0.7%
$200,000+ ...
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Are markets strong or weak?
For some of the newest investment cities in the real estate industry, this article is very fruitful. Biloxi, Mississippi is quickly becoming one of the top cities for preconstruction investment real estate. Predicted to be one of the top cities to invest in for 2006, ...
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Community Development
Jerry Creel
Director,
Community Development
jcreel@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6280
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Link to site
Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau
PO Box 6128
Gulfport MS 39506
(228) 896-6699
(228) 896-6788 Fax
Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau physical address is:
11975 Seaway Road
Gulfport, MS 39503
Click here to see Staff Directory
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
link to site
About HCDC
Created in 1958, the Harrison County Development Commission (HCDC) is the lead economic development agency for Harrison County, including the cities of Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi, and D’Iberville. Top priority is job creation through recruitment of new industry and business as well as retention and ...
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Link to site
The Mississippi Development Authority is the State of Mississippi’s lead economic and community development agency. More than 250 employees are engaged in providing services to businesses, communities and workers in the state.
The agency is organized into three groups, Economic Development, Asset Development and Administration and Financial Services.
The Economic ...
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
The Stennis International Airport boasts an 8,500-foot lighted and grooved runway, the third longest in the state, and over 70,000 square-feet of hangar space. Its Instrument Landing System affords aircraft all-weather operational capabilities. Located on the airport grounds, the Stennis International Airpark consists of 100 acres adjacent to 4-lane state ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003
LDO | Zoning Map | Height Map | Convention Center District Proposal
The City of Biloxi on Sept. 3, 2003 began operating under a new Land Development Ordinance that became public policy after ...
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Monday, December 30th, 2002
As posted on City of Biloxy Website:
2004 Archives · 2003 ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2001
As Mississippi caught national headlines with its "miraculous" economic recovery in the 1990s, the Gulf Coast region, anchored by the cities of Biloxi and Gulfport, has often been heralded as the economic engine of this renaissance.
From 1992 to 2000, more than $3.5 billion was invested in new development, adding more ...
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Saturday, January 1st, 2000
General Statistics
Total persons 50,644
Persons Per Household 2.42
Median Household Income $34,106
Median Age 32.5
High School Graduates 81.9%
Bachelors Degree or Higher 19.2
Housing Unit Characteristics
Total single-family detached 11,941
Average Purchase Value $92,600
Population
White 71.4
Black 19.0
Vietnamese 3.4
Labor Force Status
Total Labor Force 26,461
Civilian Labor Force 21,793
Armed Forces 4,668
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