Scurlock’s Donut Shop is giving Jacksonians a tasty destination
Since 2009, Scurlock’s has been waking up early to give downtown Jacksonians a tasty destination for breakfast and lunch. MBJ-TV goes into the kitchen for a behind-the-scenes look at this small...
View ArticleDowntown Jackson sees DOR move as key remedy to empty office space
CBD promoters keeping fingers crossed Department of Revenue will lease 200,000 square feet at Landmark Center Downtown Jackson’s office vacancy rate languished at 27 percent at the end of the third...
View ArticleAG opinions, legal precedent pose hurdles for deal to fund Jackson’s Westin...
Chancery Court hearing challenging to Hinds County, JRA co-signing for hotel bonds By TED CARTER A pledge of tax money as collateral for $30 million in bonds for a Westin Hotel in downtown Jackson...
View ArticleState High Court, attorneys general have addressed public backing of private...
By TED CARTER A decision to dunk out of a deal with a private gas company 71 years ago could sink the City of Jackson’s plans to co-sign a loan for construction of a downtown Westin hotel. Those long...
View ArticleChancery Court’s interpretation of ‘public use’ will guide ruling on Westin...
By TED CARTER How “public purpose” should be defined under Mississippi’s urban renewal laws is a question Hinds Chancery Judge Michael Singletary is thinking over. The question is at the heart of a...
View ArticleUPDATED: JRA won’t disclose new convention center hotel proposals
By TED CARTER Long known for its preference to keep its business out of the public eye, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority is refusing to release proposals it received for a convention center hotel by...
View ArticleConvention center hotel proposals ask for $41M in loan support
By TED CARTER Two of the three convention center hotel proposals presented to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority rely heavily on public-sector backing for development loans, though both forgo asking...
View ArticleJackson convention hotel proposer doesn’t see past troubles hampering bid
By TED CARTER The leader of a group vying to develop a Jackson convention center hotel says difficulties the team’s financial adviser had with the Securities and Exchange Commission should not hurt the...
View ArticleLaw firm’s planned City Centre exit gives owner convention hotel option
By TED CARTER The pending move of law firm Forman Watkins & Krutz from downtown Jackson’s City Centre has cleared the way for the new owners to convert the two-building office complex to a...
View ArticleJRA expected to hear Denver developer’s Farish St. proposal at special meeting
By TED CARTER The Jackson Development Authority has put the dormant Farish Street redevelopment on the agenda of a special meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The action follows a Hinds Chancery judge’s...
View ArticleWork on Jackson’s Capitol Art Lofts delayed
By JACK WEATHERLY HRI Properties announced in April that it had secured financing for a $10.4 million renovation of a historic block across from the King Edward hotel on Capitol Street in Jackson....
View ArticleAgency to get $9M loan to fund city’s part of hotel project
JACKSON — The Jackson Redevelopment Authority will get a $9 million loan to help fund the city’s portion of the downtown Westin hotel project. The Clarion-Ledger reports the agency will borrow the...
View ArticleCouple taking risk in creating cooperative workspace in historic downtown...
By LISA MONTI Attorney Matthew McLaughlin admits rehabilitating a historic building in downtown Jackson is a “pretty big leap of faith” for him and his wife, Shannon, to tackle. Shannon McLaughlin, an...
View ArticleJRA selects EDT as top choice for convention hotel developer
By TED CARTER Washington, D.C.-based Engineering Design Technologies has been named the preferred developer for a downtown Jackson convention center hotel. The selection of EDT’s $75.5 million proposal...
View ArticleJACK WEATHERLY — A nocturne for Smith Park
There are signs of life in Smith Park. Office workers stroll through the green space. A few pause for a while on the benches. It wasn’t that way a week or so earlier, before a host of dead or dying...
View ArticleHouse passes bill to help pay for Jackson infrastructure
The Mississippi House is advancing a bill that would spend an additional $20 million a year in state money for infrastructure improvements in central parts of Jackson. The House voted 99-22 Wednesday...
View ArticleLeader of downtown Jackson group convicted of misusing money
The head of a downtown Jackson development group has been convicted on a charge that he embezzled money from the organization. Ben Allen was found guilty Tuesday on one count of a 10-count indictment....
View ArticleJACK WEATHERLY — Downtown Jackson taking it one step at a time
Grand plans have been pursued for naught to revive downtown Jackson. In 2009, a spectacular proposal called Two Lakes would have turned downtown into a canal with sailboats, condos and a concert bowl....
View ArticleBaptist to bring 250 jobs to downtown Jackson
By JACK WEATHERLY Baptist Memorial Health Care will move 250 jobs to downtown Jackson, the hospital announced Thursday. Sixty of those jobs will be new and all of them will comprise the hospital...
View ArticleJackson convention center hotel proposal kaput
JRA drops developer EDT after it insisted on $60 million public contribution By TED CARTER Engineering Design Technologies is out as the preferred developer for a downtown Jackson convention center...
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