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Revive "Disney's America" in Virginia!

Riley wrote 18 hours ago: In 1994, plans for “Disney’s America,” the proposed American history-based theme … more »

Tags: Beyond PWC, General Topics

TRA chairman to resign Thursday

tupelobizbuzz wrote 1 day ago: Chris Rogers, who has served in the volunteer position of chairman of the Tupelo Redevelopment Agenc … more »

Tags: Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association, Fairpark District, General Business, Northeast Mississippi, Tupelo, Tupelo Redevelopment Agency

Pratt Center Examines Problematic Downtown Brooklyn Rezoning

LT wrote 1 day ago: In 2001, the City approved an extensive rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn. The Pratt Center for Communi … more »

Tags: city planning, rezoning, Accountable Development, Downtown Brooklyn, Pratt Center for Community Development

Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Tribal Tax Policy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 day ago: Go Del! From Indianz: The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 22, to ad … more »

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, legislation, Taxation, indian taxation, Crow Tribe, Del Laverdure, SEnate Finance Committee, Indian Employment Tax Credit

Buy local-online seminar scheduled

smallwanderer wrote 3 days ago: Photo by Keith Pomakis This conference call is free and open to the public.  Please share your thou … more »

Tags: small towns, Seminar, smallwander.com, Shopping, Merchants, buy local

Tupelo named best small market3 comments

tupelobizbuzz wrote 3 days ago: Southern Business & Development magazine in its most recent issue named Tupelo the South’s … more »

Tags: Tupelo, General Business, Toyota, Northeast Mississippi, Community Development Foundation, manufacturing, Employment

Goodbye Simon

Ann Treacy wrote 3 days ago: I’m kind of in mourning. Simon Delivers will make its final run in the next two weeks. About 8 yea … more »

Tags: broadband applications, Education, MN, Rural

Dependency Theory and Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI)

jd wrote 4 days ago: PBS broadcast a tremendously informative series called Commanding Heights, which took a look at the … more »

Tags: Political Economy, State-Autonomy, State-Capacity, Foreign investment, plsc240, foreign trade, World Bank, GeoPolitics, O'Neil-Chapter 9

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Booming... but for Whom?

LT wrote 4 days ago: Three grassroots organizations have released a new report, “Boom for Whom? How the Resurgence … more »

Tags: Community Benefits Agreements, bronx, Community Development, Social Justice

Robbins Oil fine-tuning Fairpark location1 comment

tupelobizbuzz wrote 4 days ago: The gas storage tanks have been sitting at the corner of Elizabeth and Main streets for a few weeks, … more »

Tags: Tupelo, General Business, Fairpark District, Northeast Mississippi, Retailing

California's take on losing to Mississippi4 comments

tupelobizbuzz wrote 1 week ago: Here’s what the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about Mississippi manufacturing the Prius, despi … more »

Tags: Auto Industry, Blue Springs, Economy, General Business, manufacturing, Northeast Mississippi, Prius, Toyota, Tupelo

Prius coverage from the Journal

tupelobizbuzz wrote 1 week ago: Boy oh boy. We were writing machines yesterday. In case you missed the Daily Journal’s print c … more »

Tags: Tupelo, General Business, Toyota, Gas prices, Northeast Mississippi, Community Development Foundation, Tishomingo County, manufacturing, Auto Industry

Congratulations Chichen Itza!

arizbe wrote 1 week ago: Esperanza and Mercado La Paloma are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of Chichen Itza, a res … more »

Tags: health, News

Workers affected with Toyota changes

tupelobizbuzz wrote 1 week ago: Excerpts (full text) from the AP story about the U.S. manufacturing changes Toyota announced today: … more »

Tags: Auto Industry, Blue Springs, Economy, Gas prices, General Business, manufacturing, Northeast Mississippi, Prius, Toyota

Toyota press release about Prius move

tupelobizbuzz wrote 1 week ago: From: Toyota Pressroom Date: July 10, 2008 8:18:02 AM CDT Subject: Toyota to build Prius in U.S.High … more »

Tags: Auto Industry, Blue Springs, Economy, General Business, manufacturing, Northeast Mississippi, Prius, Toyota

"Nameless Neighborhood"

arizbe wrote 1 week ago: This part of South L.A. (former South Central) was once the heart of jazz and African American cultu … more »

Tags: housing, Personal Stories

Eutaw wins Oxford airport contract

tupelobizbuzz wrote 1 week ago: From the AP: OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Aberdeen-based Eutaw Construction Company has won a $4.8 million … more »

Tags: General Business, Oxford, Northeast Mississippi, Transportation, Aberdeen

Gov. Bill Ritter travels to Spain to meet with renewable energy companies

Jlbrice wrote 1 week ago: As a follow-up to the Spanish trade mission that visited the state last February, Gov. Bill Ritter  … more »

Tags: renewable energy, abengoa solar, Bill Ritter, Clean Energy, Foreign investment, Iberdrola Renewables

NeMiss stars on state Web site

tupelobizbuzz wrote 1 week ago: The Mississippi Development Authority is promoting the Toyota site near Blue Springs on the front of … more »

Tags: General Business, Toyota, Northeast Mississippi, Economy