Archive for the ‘Biloxi’ Category
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
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
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
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
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
October 15th, 2007
An Estimate of Demand for Single Family Owner Occupied Housing - Download harrison-county-potential-demand.pdf
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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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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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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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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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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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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, September 27th, 2007
Status of Condos in Biloxi as of September 27, 2007
Download: condostatus.pdf
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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
Community ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Download Report: stateofthecity-0607%20web_all.pdf
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Download announcement: overlaydetails.pdf
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
Download document: sotc-0607pg8-9.pdf
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
Download statement: comfds2006-07xls.pdf
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Link to source page
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
See all ...
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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 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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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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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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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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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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Thursday, January 27th, 2005
Download full report : gma_fulldocument.pdf
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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
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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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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