City wants to take ownership of old plant site
BROOKHAVEN — By the end of the year, the city of Brookhaven hopes to have taken full ownership of all buildings located on the former Stahl-Urban Manufacturing plant property. The city currently owns...
View ArticleCouncil offers tax exemptions to developers
HATTIESBURG — The Hattiesburg City Council has given prospective developers another incentive to invest in dilapidated downtown properties. During its final meeting of the year, the council changed...
View ArticleCity buying downtown properties for redevelopment
TUPELO — The city of Tupelo plans to buy three downtown properties in a $376,000 investment it hopes will result in a park or residential development. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports...
View ArticleCity Council approves development plan for Centennial Plaza
GULFPORT — The City Council has voted to support a plan to develop Centennial Plaza. The Sun Herald reports council members had questions about the length of the lease and the development plan for 60...
View ArticlePartners plan for redevelopment of warehouse row
CORINTH — A block of old warehouse buildings is getting a makeover in a redevelopment plan by a partnership in Corinth. The Daily Corinthan reports Trey Albright and Stuart Green recently acquired the...
View ArticleOfficials hope designation kicks off redevelopment wave
Greenville’s downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places last month, and officials there are hoping it spurs a wave of redevelopment for the area. The entire process took more than...
View ArticleCompany wants tax breaks to redevelop LeTourneau site
VICKSBURG — A company that proposes to redevelop the former LeTourneau Technologies site says it needs a tax exemption on up to $41 million in equipment and buildings. A representative for Cameron...
View ArticleMall redevelopment will mean massive demolition
GAUTIER — The redeveloped Singing River Mall will be an open-air shopping center that requires demolition of about 250,000 square feet of existing space. That’s according to an agreement on the city...
View ArticleOld bowling alley getting new life as retail center
VICKSBURG — Crews are clearing away the old Red Carpet Lanes bowling alley to make way for a retailing center on Clay Street. The Vicksburg Post reports the sale of the property closed last week. The...
View ArticleRedevelopment underway in Delta of low-income housing
YAZOO CITY — Construction has begun on the redevelopment of Magnolia Crossing, an 86-unit housing development of single-family homes and duplexes for low-income families in Yazoo City. The Federal Home...
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