Council: Take Any, All Action Regarding TCI

by Valerie Wells
Dec. 23, 2011

The TCI-owned land across from the Jackson Convention Center may soon belong to the city, depending on what action officials take.

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City Council Votes to Dissolve Relationship with TCI

It's about time. Here at the JFP, we've been writing for years now about the potential minefield that is a relationship with Frank Melton's buddies at Trans Continental Realty (connected to controversial Texas businessman Gene Phillips). No time to rehash now (putting out the second of two issues right now…

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JRA Rejects Two Bids for Convention Hotel

by Valerie Wells
Dec. 16, 2011

An Austin, Texas, developer publicly threw its hat into the convention-center hotel ring this morning with a presentation to the Jackson Development Authority. TCI, a Dallas-based company that currently owns the land across the street from the Convention Center, also…

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JRA Faces More Hotel Hurdles

CORRECTION: This is an updated version of the story referencing the law firm of Balch and Bingham. In an earlier version, we had the firm's name incorrect. We apologize for the error.

by Valerie Wells and Elizabeth Waibel
Dec. 14, 2011

With a…

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City Mulls Bond Deal

The City Council and city attorney have thick stacks of documents to review detailing the deal the Jackson Redevelopment Authority worked out to build a convention center hotel.

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City Can’t Afford to Divorce TCI

Plans are in motion to fund a convention center hotel downtown, with developers and city officials hoping to get everything togehter in time to get Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds for the project before they expire at the end of the year.

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Convention Hotel: Linchpin or Boondoggle?

by Lacey McLaughlin
October 26, 2011

A convention center and accompanying hotel may seem like a foolproof economic tool for many cities trying to boost tax revenue by bringing visitors to their downtown area. The idea is that if you build it, tourists will simply…

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Hotel Study Not Public, Yet

by Lacey McLaughlin
Oct. 13, 2011

The public can't see a recently commissioned study on the proposed convention center hotel yet because the figures need revisions, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority Board Project Committee determined yesterday.

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Questions Dog Convention Hotel Deal

by Elizabeth Waibel
October 5, 2011

Despite approving a financing agreement to build a convention center hotel downtown, Jackson City Council members want more details about paying $14 million for the land purchase.

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Lack of Details about Hotel Frustrates Council

by Elizabeth Waibel
Oct. 3, 2011

This article is a revision of the story distributed through JFP Daily in order to clarify several points. See a revision explanation below the story.

City Council members at a work session this morning said they need…

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Council Approves Hotel Financing Agreement

by Lacey McLaughlin
Sept. 26, 2011

Developers of a proposed convention center hotel said they could move forward on a $96.1 million project now that the Jackson City Council has approved a cost-sharing agreement for the development.

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Council Gets Hotel Details, Finally

by Elizabeth Waibel
September 21, 2011

Jackson City Council members finally got the details on a proposed convention center hotel Monday at a council work session, but some still had questions about the city's role in funding the project.

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Convention Center Hotel to Become Reality?

by Elizabeth Waibel
Sept. 20, 2011

Jackson City Council members finally got the details on a proposed convention center hotel Monday night at a council work session.

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The Convention Hotel Race

by Lacey McLaughlin
Aug. 17, 2011

City leaders are racing the clock to make a decision by the end of this month on whether to finance a convention center hotel.

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JRA Hires Consultant for Convention Hotel

by Lacey McLaughlin
Aug. 11, 2011

By the end of this month, city leaders should have an independent study to determine whether the city of Jackson should help finance a long-awaited convention center hotel.

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