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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
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
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zip codes
Avg. listing price
Week ending Mar 11
39577
$204,034
-22.4%
39573
$232,329
+3.6%
Movers & Shakers
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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
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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
‘Ground Zero' projects eligible to apply for CDBG funding
(BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi) - Governor Haley Barbour today was joined by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor to announce that $200 million in federal funds has been set aside for major recovery projects in Hancock ...
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
(JACKSON, Mississippi) -Governor Haley Barbour today signed legislation that gives the state Department of Insurance the authority to transfer $25 million to the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association to defray the cost of reinsurance and lower the risk for insurance companies writing policies in Mississippi.
"This bill follows through on ...
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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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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
In the four years before Haley Barbour became Governor:
Mississippi suffered a net loss of 38,300 jobs
Mississippi lost a higher percentage of our manufacturing jobs than any other state in the entire country. Mississippi ...
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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
16 projects will result in estimated 5,850 affordable housing units
(BILOXI, Mississippi) - After completing a competitive review process, 16 projects have been selected for a total of $150 million in long-term workforce housing funds, Governor Haley Barbour announced today. Together, these projects are expected to result in ...
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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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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
(JACKSON, Mississippi) - Governor Haley Barbour said today an additional $100 million has been allocated to help restore housing for workforce income families on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, boosting the program to a total of $250 million.
"Restoration of the affordable housing stock is absolutely vital to ...
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
Stone County (MS)
January 2009
Commerce Economic Development (919) 733-4977
Estimated Population by Age Pop by Age, % Est.
2013 Median Age 36
2008 Median Age 35
2000 Median Age 34
2008 Total Pop 0-19 4,602 29.4%
2008 Total Pop 20-29 2,298 14.7%
2008 Total Pop 30-39 2,011 12.9%
2008 Total Pop 40-49 2,143 13.7%
2008 Total Pop 50-59 ...
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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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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
The agency in Mississippi that provides assistance to first time home buyers is The Mississippi Home Corporation. There is currently only one first time home buyer grant program available: Down Payment Assistance Program. You can receive up to 3% of the mortgage amount. The contact person for this program is ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Governor Haley Barbour said today more than $85 million has been awarded for Hurricane Katrina recovery projects in Hancock County.
"These projects are part of our $200 million ‘Ground Zero' program, which is funded through Mississippi's $5.4 billion federally-appropriated Hurricane Katrina recovery package," Governor Barbour said. "As Hancock County ...
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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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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
The HB530 Construction Loan Fund was established by the State of Mississippi in collaboration with Fannie Mae (FNMA), the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), and the Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC), to provide financing for the construction of low-to-moderate income Single-Family Eligible Residential Housing Units within the state of Mississippi.
Eligible Borrowers:
Nonprofit Corporations, ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Besides the state programs, there are federal funds and grants available to first time home buyers in Mississippi through the Homes and Communities program of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. On their website you'll find complete grant information, application forms, description of available funds, as well ...
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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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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Biloxi & Gulfport Gulf Coast Community Action Agency Inc HOME Grant (HG) (228) 896-1409
Biloxi PRIDE Homeownership Program (PRIDE) (228) 435-6280
MS Home Corporation. MHC administers 2 grant programs on behalf of the Dept. of Education and MS Development Authority. They are the Housing Assistance For Teachers (HAT). Up to a $6,000 ...
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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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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Fewer than 4,000 remain in lower three coastal counties
(JACKSON, Mississippi) - The total number of occupied travel trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has dropped below 4,000 in Mississippi's three Coastal counties hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. As of June 27, the trailer ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Local project proposals due by August 8
(JACKSON, Mississippi) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has formally approved the State of Mississippi's "Ground Zero" action plan, which directs about $200 million of federally awarded Hurricane Katrina recovery funding exclusively to Hancock County.
"When Senator Roger Wicker ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Link to article
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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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Link to article on stltoday.com
By Beth Jinks
BLOOMBERG NEWS SERVICE
06/25/2008
LAS VEGAS — Ameristar Casinos Inc., the owner and manager of eight U.S. casino properties including one in St. Charles, expects regional gambling venues to weather the U.S. economic slowdown better than Las Vegas as airlines cut seats and rising fuel prices ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
As the process continues to help thousands of Mississippi Gulf Coast families under the Homeowners Assistance Grant Program, the Mississippi Development Authority is pleased to offer this exclusive Web site update. This information will be updated each Wednesday and will give the most current information available on ...
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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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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
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Monday June 23, 1:25 pm ET
LARGO, Fla., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: DHCC - News; the "Company") announced today that it had signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Casinos Austria International Holding, GMBH, to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
A recent snapshot of builders and developers in a special survey by the NAHB Economics Group has found that acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) credit has tightened since last year.
In addition, while not a majority, significant numbers of builders and developers have been asked to pay down outstanding construction and ...
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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
Property Taxes - 120 mils on 10% of the assessed value of the land. That is .12% of assessed value of the land for annual property taxes. This is the total for Stone County and the State of Mississippi. There currently are no city taxes. Property taxes are extremely low ...
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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
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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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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Source: http://contractors-license.org/ms/Mississippi.html#ms2
You must have a Residential Building license to build any residence which is three stories or less in height if the cost of the project is more than $50,000. You must have a Residential Remodeler's license to remodel any residence if the cost of the project is more than ...
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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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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Source: Sun Herald
By MEGHA SATYANARAYANA
megha@sunherald.com
PEARLINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday held the first of eight public meetings along the Mississippi Gulf Coast regarding its study on formaldehyde levels in FEMA trailers and mobile homes.
Based on its findings, CDC recommended FEMA remove all remaining people from ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Source: Businessweek
Mar. 5--Casinos and other employers can take advantage of tax credits and federal funding to ease the Coast's housing shortage and offer their workers the incentive to become homeowners.
A shortage of work-force housing will not correct itself because of escalating costs, said Judith Phillips, a successful businesswoman who ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
The Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain sustained serious damage from Hurricane Katrina. Construction of a new $800 million replacement bridge is underway.
The new bridge will consist of two parallel structures, each wide enough for three travel lanes, with 12-foot shoulders on each side. The westbound ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
The Horizon developers plan to replicate this office building built by North Florida Consulting just west of Destin, FL.
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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
Mississippi's corporate/franchise hotels/motels had a 61.0 Occupancy Percent throughout Calendar Year (CY) 2007. Their CY 2007 Average Room Rate = $72.15. Source: Smith Travel Research, Hendersonville, Tennessee, January 2008.
Mississippi's state-licensed casino hotels had an 83.4 Occupancy Percent throughout CY 2007. Their CY 2007 Average Room Rate = $68.61. Note: This ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Download the spreadsheet: manufacturing-facilities-employment-by-county.csv
Download the pdf: manufacturing-by-county.pdf
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Download the spreadsheet : availible-industrial-sites.xls
[TABLE=2]
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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
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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
PURPOSE
The Rural Rental Housing Direct Loan Program provides loans to families and elderly renters who qualify to help pay for safe, affordable rental housing.
ELIGIBILITY
Individuals
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
Non-Profit & For-Profit Organizations
FUND USE
New Construction
Substantial rehabilitation of rental housing
RATES
Interest negotiated between lender & borrower
TERMS OF REPAYMENT
Loans up ...
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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: tradition-development.doc
Tradition Development Lot Sizes and Asking Price p.1
Home Site
Home Site Type
Approx.Size
Price
6
Neighborhood - Interior
60 X 120
69,767
9
Estate - Corner
80 X 120
115,491
10
Estate - Premium
80 X 120
113,119
11
Estate - Premium
80 X 120
111,513
12
Estate - Premium
80 X 120
117,774
13
Manor - Premium
100 X 120
141,444
14
Manor - Corner
100 X 120
137,576
15
Estate - Interior
80 ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Download the formatted Word document: tradition-development.doc
Tradition Development: Completed Homes for Sale
ADDRESS
SQ. FT.
BUILDER
PRICE
12559 Village Ave West, Biloxi, MS 39532
2,542
Robinson Mayer
$475,000
12527 Village Ave West, Biloxi, MS 39532
2,401
Robinson Mayer
$469,500
12545 Village Ave West, Biloxi, MS 39532
2,106
Southern ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Download the formatted Word document: tradition-development.doc
Tradition Development: Home Square Footage and Lot Size
Neighborhood Homes
SF
Lot Size
The Palmer Creek
2500
60' x 120'
The Hibernia
2628
60' x 120'
The Friendship Oak
3185
60' x 120'
The Ransey Springs
1966
60' x 120'
The Orange Grove
2043
60' x 120'
The Popps Ferry
2050
60' ...
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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
Gulf Coast Counties Average of 2 Data Sources - 2007 Population, Economic and Demographics
County
Population
Households
Median Income
Incomes Above 49999
Incomes Above 74999
Incomes Above 99999
Incomes Above 149999
AVG House Cost
Hancock
45847
16855
$35,675
6237
3077
1639
603
$185,950
Harrison
193464
74603
$48,807
28851
14283
7515
2422
$179,771
Jackson
157584
58638
$41,036
23707
11909
6261
1737
$172,559
George
25188
8924
$40,159
3338
1467
681
192
$160,929
Stone
18529
6541
$34,962
2241
1060
541
179
$166,236
Pearl River
66060
24986
$35,031
8231
3691
1967
612
$159,349
506671
190545
$42,312
72604
35487
18602
5744
$174,073
Gulf Coast Counties Combined ESRI Data - ...
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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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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Broadwater
Preliminary site plans were approved for a $1 billion project with two casinos, convention space, hotel and condo units, a golf course and retail space. One of the developers, Mark Calvert, said he and his partners are looking for the right joint venture or sale on the 260-acre site.
The Broadwater, ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Click on the map image for an interactive map.
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
Click on the map image for an interactive map.
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
Click on the map image for an interactive map.
Wiggins - Stone County Hospital
25 beds and Emergency Room Facilities
1434 East Central Avenue
Wiggins, MS 39577
(601) 928-6600
Gulfport - Memorial Hospital
440 beds and emergency room facilities, and 260 doctors and 40 medical specialists
4500 13th St
Gulfport, MS 39501
(601) 867-4000
Hattiesburg - Forrest General Hospital
512-inpatient beds with ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Click the map image to go to the interactive map.
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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Monday, March 24th, 2008
John C. Stennis Space Center
NASA Public Affairs Office
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
(228) 688-3333 January 2008
RESIDENT AGENCIES
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center is a unique federal city that is home to more than 30 federal, state,
academic and private organizations and numerous technology-based companies. Its resident agencies
include:
National Aeronautics ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Link to article: http://sev.prnewswire.com/gambling-casinos/20080319/CLW04819032008-1.html#
LARGO, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation OTCBulletinBoard: DHCC (the "Company") provides the following information to update the Company's shareholders regarding the status of the Company as of this date.
The Company remains in active discussions with major investment banking firms and viable entities and/or other ...
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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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Monday, February 25th, 2008
PURPOSE
The Single Family Home Ownership Guaranteed Loan Program provides home loan guarantees to qualified applicants for the purpose of purchasing safe, affordable homes.
ELIGIBILITY
Families in very-low, low & moderate income (115% of Median Household Income) areas
FUND USE
Purchase new or existing homes of modest price & design
RATES
Fixed interest rate
TERMS OF REPAYMENT
Loans ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
PURPOSE
The Single Family Home Ownership Direct Loan Program provides home loans to qualified applicants for the purpose of purchasing safe, affordable homes.
ELIGIBILITY
Families in very-low & low income (80% of Median Household Income) areas
FUND USE
Improve primary residence for rural homeowners
Buy or build primary residence for rural homeowners
Repair & ...
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
16 projects will result in estimated 5,850 affordable housing units
(BILOXI, Mississippi) - After completing a competitive review process, 16 projects have been selected for a total of $150 million in long-term workforce housing funds, Governor Haley Barbour announced today. Together, these projects are expected to result in ...
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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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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Link to site
New Orleans, Louisiana – September 15th. 2005 - Trinity Yachts, LLC announced it signed a Letter of Intent to purchase a second shipyard to expand their capabilities for building and repairing luxury custom superyachts...
The second shipyard expands Trinity's building facilities to 20 acres (871,200 sq. ft./265,541 sq. ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
By David Hubler
Computer Sciences Corp. is expanding the support services it provides to employees at Stennis Space Center, Miss., under a $22 million modification of its NASA Shared Services Center contract.
The expansion applies to the $230 million contract NASA awarded CSC in May 2005. The modification, along with several that ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Link to article
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb 05, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC: 44.41, +0.74, +1.69%) announced today that it has received a $22 million modification to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center contract to provide additional support services to NASA ...
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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
Entergy Mississippi
John Turner
Director, Economic Development
P.O. Box 1640
Jackson, MS 39215
tel: 601-969-2470
Web: www.entergy-mississippi.org
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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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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Stennis Officials Thank Lawmakers for Support
Lawmakers got a look at the role Mississippi plays in the country's space program at the Capitol Wednesday. Officials from the Stennis Space Center and astronaut Mike Foale wanted to thank elected officials for their support and update them on projects still in the works.
Every ...
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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.
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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 : houses-for-sale-in-miss.xls
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Download : rental-survey.xls
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Download report: rental-survey.xls
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Link to original site.
Mississippi State Tax Commission
WHO SHOULD FILE?
You should file a Mississippi Income Tax Return if any of the following statements apply to you:
You have Mississippi income tax withheld from your wages or your gambling winnings.
You are a Non-Resident or Part-Year Resident with ...
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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
Download housing-development-group.pdf
Topics:
Support Services offered byMHC
Housing Development Work Group Activities
Grants Currently Underway
Recent Grants
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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
(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
http://www.gulfcoastnews.com/Katrina/GCN_Local_News_Update.htm
I have reproduced key sections of the report below. Ken and I were discussing today why persons are still in the FEMA trailers and Ken's thoughts that most of them were low income. I believe we finally have a 'partial' answer. From ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
There is not much Data Compiled
Average Class "A" Gulfport is 12 per square foot
Average Class "A" Biloxi is 18 per square foot
There is not much class A availible - mostly strip centers and old buildings
occupancy pretty good, office is higher - 80%
Not alot of rail/industrial sites availible, most of it ...
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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
Interview with local Broker
slow, picked up since new year, In fact, has been busy in Jan
Commercial retail $14
Office $14-$17
$9-$10 persquare foot for warehouse
not strong, ok market
land for a grade commercial .46-.60 sq
what's needed is low income houses
commercial is ahead - more for lease than tennants
Area needs workers
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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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Friday, January 25th, 2008
Link to source
What's New in Tourism
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, ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
(JACKSON, Mississippi) - Governor Haley Barbour said today an additional $100 million has been allocated to help restore housing for workforce income families on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, boosting the program to a total of $250 million.
"Restoration of the affordable housing stock is absolutely vital to ...
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
STENNIS SPACE CENTER --
Infinity at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Hancock County has received a $100,000 grant from the Lower Pearl River Valley Foundation.The $42 million state-of-the-art science center and visitor attraction, Mississippi's first interactive science center, will be built along Interstate 10 at Exit 2 adjacent to the Mississippi ...
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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
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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
This Spreadsheet contains averages of Commercial (Industrial, Retail, and Office) rental rates per square foot, obtained from Loopnet.com commercial real est site
The spreadsheet may also be downloaded here mississippi-gulf-leases2.xls, the spreadsheet also contains the actual listing data used.
Average monthly rents per square foot
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
1 March 2007MISSISSIPPI – As reported by the Orlando Sentinel: "Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., the casino company founded by real estate developer Donald Trump, dropped plans to build a casino on Mississippi's Gulf Coast.
"Trump Entertainment ended negotiations with Diamondhead Casino Corp., the owner of more than 400 acres in Mississippi, ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
16 August 2006
BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun: "The Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday gave a long-delayed casino project near Diamondhead more time to put its plans into action and said the Isle of Capri Biloxi can fill wetlands to expand its gambling space.
"Casino World Inc. ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
6 February 2003
MADEIRA BEACH, Florida – (Press Release) -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: DHCC) issued a status report covering recent events.
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Mississippi Gaming Corporation ("MGC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Diamondhead Casino Corporation, had previously entered into an Option Agreement to purchase approximately 80 acres of land ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EUROPA CRUISES CORPORATION
MOVES FORWARD WITH HILTON NEGOTIATIONS
Madeira Beach, Florida (March 31, 1997) - Europa Cruises Corporation (NASDAQ:
KRUZ) announced today that negotiations are continuing with Hilton Gaming
Corporation with respect to the development of a destination ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements:
Permits
On October 17, 2005, Mississippi passed new legislation which allows casinos in certain statutorily-described-areas to be built on land up to 800 feet from the mean high water mark of certain bodies of water, including Bay St. Louis. Given the fact that the Company intends to take ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section should be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Plan of Operation” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The Company’s property in Diamondhead, Mississippi is the only asset of material value held by the Company. The Company is entirely dependent on the successful development of and/or sale or lease of part or all of this property to generate future cash flow. The successful development of ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS -link to filing
On February 26, 2007, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., notified the Company that it would not be moving forward with a joint venture or other agreement with respect to the Company’s Diamondhead property. On February 28, 2007, the Company issued ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Diamondhead Owns 404 Acres on the Bay of St. Louis .
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - June 12, 2006 -- Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRMP) and Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTCBB: DHCC) announced today that they have signed a letter of intent pursuant to which the parties intend to ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Current
vice president at diamondhead casino corporation
Education
University ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Weekend Edition Saturday, September 16, 2006 · Millions of dollars in federal tax breaks are aimed at rebuilding hotel business in hurricane-ravaged Southern Mississippi. But Donald Trump's plan to build the largest casino in the area has rattled many Gulf Coast residents.
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
26-APR-04
DIAMONDHEAD -- CB Richard Ellis Inc., Diamondhead Casino Corporation's (OTCBB: DHCC) exclusive provider of financial services, has recommended that Diamondhead Casino proceed unilaterally and without a joint venture partner on its casino development plans. The company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Casino World Inc., intends to develop a themed, destination casino ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
LARGO, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation DHCC (the "Company") issued a year-end status report for its shareholders. The Company owns, through Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, approximately 404 acres of land in Diamondhead, Mississippi. The property is debt-free and ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
link to youtube
speaks at shareholder conference march 22, 2007
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
CONTACT: Gregory Harrison, Vice-President, of Diamondhead Casino
Corporation, +1-301-948-7354, +1-301-775-3602
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Moderated By: leigh aulper -- (Not Moderated) -- Started: 12/6/2002 3:42:20 PM Revision History
Europa Cruises Corporation, Now Diamondhead Casino Corporation, Announces Name And Stock Symbol Change
PR NEWSWIRE - December 06, 2002 15:34
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla., Dec 6, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: DHCC), f/k/a ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
07/16/2007
Diamondhead Casino Corp., Annual General Meeting, Oct 01, 2007, at 11:00 Eastern Daylight. Location: Hilton Hotel, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314,United States. Agenda: To elect six Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; to ratify ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
09/8/2006
Diamondhead Casino Corp. and Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. announced that they have extended to October 23, 2006, the terms of a letter of intent signed on June 8, 2006, pursuant to which the parties intend to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build and operate a destination casino resort ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
06/12/2006
Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. and Diamondhead Casino Corp. announced that they have signed a letter of intent pursuant to which the parties intend to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build and operate a destination casino resort in Diamondhead, Mississippi. The joint venture would cover a minimum of forty ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Address
150-153rd Avenue East
Suite 202
Madeira Beach, FL 33708
Phone
1 727 393-2885
Website
http://www.europacruises.com
Employees
4
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Diamondhead Casino has sold its gambling cruise vessels in order to focus on developing a casino resort and hotel on 400 acres of land in Mississippi, which will include a spa, sports and entertainment center, casino, RV park, and a business conference center. The company therefore has no current operations. ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
July 18, 2007
DIAMONDHEAD — Diamondhead Casino Corporation intends to hold an Annual Meeting of Shareholders October 1, 2007. The time and place of the meeting will be announced at a later date. Diamondhead Casino owns, through Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, approximately 404 acres of ...
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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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Friday, January 11th, 2008
Link to site
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NASA Stennis Space Center
(877) 677-2123
e-mail: nssc-contactcenter@nasa.gov
Vacancies
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Vacancies
Naval Oceanographic Office
Vacancies
Naval Research Laboratory
Beverly Scott
(202) 767-3789
Vacancies
Navy Human Resources Service Center, Southeast
Contact Resumix Team at ResumixQuestions@se.hroc.navy.mil
Vacancies
Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant
Terry Stevenson
(228) 689-8939
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOAA National Data Buoy Center
Angela Strong
Program Support Specialist
(228) 688-3844
angela.strong@noaa.gov
NOAA Vacancy ...
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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
Opportunities still abound for Choctaws
Now that the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has placed a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in the path of a Choctaw casino in Jackson County, we hope that the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will not abandon South Mississippi as a place to do business.
As we have ...
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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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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
link to source
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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Friday, January 4th, 2008
Download : article_20080104174558.pdf
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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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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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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Download: holiday-planning-to-make-a-big-splash-in-ms-scan0011.pdf
Florida-based builder will soon start selling homes in Biloxi-area neighborhood adjacent to long-delayed master planned community.
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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
Link to source
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
Building 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 Katrina
January
2007
Since Katrina
Hancock County
10
227
13
387
Waveland
26
159
0
149
Harrison County
152
867
2
72
Biloxi
6
53
6
180
D’Iberville
3
47
0
6
Gulfport
24
222
6
91
Long Beach
17
114
2
17
Pass Christian
18
195
3
133
Jackson County
44
798
0
5
Ocean Springs
5
92
4
133
Gautier
8
57
0
20
Pascagoula
5
127
5
232
Moss Point
1
19
3
57
Total
319
2,977
42
1,482
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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
Casino Magic
195 E. Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
(228) 386-4600
(866) 867-7711
Website: www.casinomagic.com
Rooms: 292
Suites: 86
Restaurants: 4
Casino Size: 49,260 Square Feet
Special Features: All suites have jacuzzis.
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Treasure Bay Casino – Reopened June 21, 2006 - Treasure Bay currently has over 800 slots, 22 table games, and 2 restaurants. Ninety-one hotel rooms are currently open with the rest of the rooms scheduled to open by September 2007.
Treasure Bay Casino Resort
1980 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, Mississippi 39531
(228) 385-6000
(800) PIRATE-9
Website: www.treasurebay.com
Rooms: ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Silver Slipper – Opened November 9, 2006 - The Silver Slipper Casino is located in Hancock County. The Silver Slipper features 1000+ slots, 26 table games, and 3 restaurants. Call 866-SSLIPPER for reservations.
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Palace Casino Resort – Reopened December 30, 2005 - The resort provides 234 hotel rooms, 827 slots, 14 table games, and 2 restaurants. For reservations call 800-PALACE-9.
Palace Casino Resort
158 Howard Avenue
Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
(228) 432-8888
(800) PALACE-9
Website: www.palacecasinoresort.com
Rooms: 234
Suites: 2
Restaurants: 3
Casino Size: 58,500 Square Feet
Special Features: Health spa. 20-slip marina.
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Isle of Capri Casino Resort – Reopened December 29, 2005 - The current resort features 700 hotel rooms including 200 suites, 1,300 slots, 30 table games, and 4 restaurants. The Biloxi property includes a European spa, infinity pool and waterfall which opened to the public last summer. Call 800-843-4752 for ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Island View Casino Resort – Opened September 18, 2006 and completed phase II May 14, 2007 - Island View Casino Resort is the former Grand Casino Oasis in Gulfport. Owned by Gulfside Casino Partnership, The Island View features 562 hotel rooms, 83,000 sq ft of gaming space with 2,100 slots, ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
IP Casino Hotel Spa – Reopened December 22, 2005 - The IP Hotel & Casino features1,088 hotel rooms, 1,900 slots, 54 table games, 4 restaurants, shopping and nightclubs. To make a reservation call 800-WIN AT IP.
Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino
850 Bayview Avenue
Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
(228) 436-3000
(800) 436-3000
Website: www.ipbiloxi.com
Rooms: 1,000
Suites: 14
Restaurants: ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis – Reopened August 31, 2006 - Owned by Penn National Gaming, Hollywood Casino Bay St Louis features 291 hotel rooms, 100 bays in its RV Park, 900 slots, 20 table games and 4 restaurants. The Bridges Golf Club recently underwent a multimillion dollar renovation project. ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Hard Rock Casino – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi opened June 30, 2007. The property is owned and operated by Premier Entertainment, provides work for over 1,300 employees. The property features 1,500 slot machines and 52 table games, five restaurants including Hard Rock Café and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, an ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Grand Casino Biloxi – Reopened August 17, 2006 - Grand Casino Biloxi has 500 hotel rooms, 800 slot machines, 29 table game, 3 restaurants and a full service spa. Their Jack Nicklaus designed Grand Bear Golf Course is open for business. To make a reservation call 800-HARRAHS.
Grand Casino Biloxi
265 Beach ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Boomtown Casino – Reopened June 29, 2006 - Owned by Penn National Gaming, Boomtown Casino is located on the Biloxi Back Bay. Boomtown has 1,400 new slot machines, 22 table games and 2 restaurants.
http://boomtownbiloxi.com
Boomtown Casino, Biloxi
676 Bayview Avenue
Biloxi, MS 39530
1-228-435-7000
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino – Reopened August 29, 2006 - A subsidiary of MGM Mirage, the Beau Rivage has made an investment of more than $1.3 billion. The property features 1,740 hotel rooms, 2,100 slots, 93 table games and 7 restaurants. Play golf at its Fallen Oak course. For ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
Island View Casino – Currently under construction is Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House scheduled to open summer 2007 and a new parking garage scheduled to open June 2007. Phase III includes the renovation of the hotel on the south side of Highway 90 and will feature hotel rooms, meeting space ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
IP Casino Hotel Spa - Current plans include adding meeting space, restaurants, boutique shopping and remodeling 78 suites and the Club IP. The IP has announced plans for expanded parking and additional expansions totaling an investment of over $100 million. Further announcements are forthcoming.
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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
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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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Link to Article
Newspaper scan of article regarding rental housing grants.
Click image for larger version.
Owners and builders of small-scale rental property may qualify for money designated to help get more affordable rental housing on the market. The Mississippi Development Authority will hold workshops explaining the program to landlords next week ...
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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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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
By GEOFF PENDER
Posted on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007
For thousands on the Coast who lost their homes to Katrina's tidal surge, the Mississippi Homeowner Assistance Program remains their only hope for rebuilding. The program is unprecedented. The federal government has never before bailed out homeowners to such an extent after a ...
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Link to article
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Posted on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007
Moving 13,000 families out of cramped federal trailers and into permanent homes is the biggest challenge Mississippi faces two years after Hurricane Katrina wiped away thousands of structures along the state's coastline. That's according to a report ...
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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
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
July 16, 2007
Casinos Boom in Katrina's Wake as Cash Pours In
By GARY RIVLIN
BILOXI, Miss. - This seaside gambling resort along a stretch of the Gulf Coast, sometimes called the "redneck Riviera," has 40 percent fewer hotel rooms and only two-thirds as many slot machines as it did before ...
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Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Seemann Composites Incorporated, Gulfport, Miss., is being awarded a $74,195,087 cost-plus-fixed-fee completion, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification to previously awarded contract (N00167-07-D-0007) for a Phase III Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) effort entitled “Non-Autoclave Composite Systems for Submerged Marine Components.” The contract will require the contractor to design, fabricate prototype components, support installation, perform ...
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Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) (a Northrop Grumman Corp., Co.), Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded an $86,254,072 firm-fixed-price contract for infrastructure improvements to NGSS shipyards in Pascagoula and Gulfport, Miss. and a $12,394,672 option for infrastructure improvements to NGSS shipyard in New Orleans, La., for a total firm-fixed-price amount of $98,648,744 ...
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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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Sunday, May 27th, 2007
Coast's recovery all about casinos
By ALAN SAYRE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LINK
BILOXI --The highway along the Mississippi Gulf Coast would be forlorn if not for the casinos, which are having their best year ever.
The devastation of Hurricane Katrina has proven to be little more than a temporary setback to the conversion of formerly ...
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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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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
BILOXI, Miss., May 16 -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. along with world-renowned singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, today unveiled plans for a new Gulf Coast destination; Margaritaville Casino & Resort on the shores of Biloxi. The Margaritaville project is expected to cost more than $700 million, representing the single largest ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Download Report: stateofthecity-0607%20web_all.pdf
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Previous Press release:
BILOXI, Miss., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET), along with world-renowned singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, today unveiled plans for a new Gulf Coast destination; Margaritaville Casino & Resort on the shores of Biloxi. The Margaritaville project is expected to cost more than $700 million, ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it planned to open a Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi, Miss., with songwriter Jimmy Buffett, which it said would be the largest development in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005.
Work on the $704 million project is expected to ...
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Friday, May 11th, 2007
In January 2007, PACCAR Inc announced plans to build a $400 million engine facility and technology center in the Southeast United States. The new facility will be constructed in Columbus, Mississippi. "PACCAR is pleased to locate its engine facility in one of the most dynamic ...
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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
Download announcement: overlaydetails.pdf
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
Download document: sotc-0607pg8-9.pdf
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
By Michael Nassar, New York Daily News
Download article nydailynews4-1-07.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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Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Article from Sun Herald
Download: sh-movin-on-up-0307.pdf
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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
Download statement: comfds2006-07xls.pdf
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Link to article
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
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 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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