Starkville commits additional $1.2M to TIF at old Garan site
Aldermen voted 6-1 Friday afternoon to increase the city’s tax-increment financing obligation for the redevelopment of the old Garan Manufacturing site from $3 million to $4.2 million.
Aldermen vote to save ‘at least some’ trees at Garan site
At least some of the 64 pine trees that have stood for decades at the intersection of Highway 12 and Industrial Park Road will be saved after aldermen voted narrowly Tuesday that they couldn’t all be removed.
64 trees likely to be removed for retail center at Garan site
Starkville’s landscape advisory board voted 5-1 on Wednesday to remove the 64 pine trees that tower over Highway 12 near the intersection with Industrial Park Road, where the Garan Manufacturing building will be replaced in about a year with a retail shopping center.
Aldermen OK retail center TIF to bring in ALDI, TJ Maxx
Starkville is one step closer to bringing in an ALDI grocery store and a TJ Maxx department store thanks to a tax-increment financing plan the Starkville Board of Aldermen approved Tuesday with a 5-2 vote.
Aldermen to consider TIF for retail center on Highway 12
The Starkville Board of Aldermen will vote Tuesday on a tax increment finance plan for a retail shopping center development project at the intersection of Highway 12 and Industrial Park Road.
College View, 550 Russell projects moving forward
Two new mixed-use projects at differing stages of development near Mississippi State University’s campus took steps toward becoming a reality in Starkville Thursday.
Castleberry recognized at Partnership banquet
During its annual awards banquet, the Greater Starkville Development Partnership honored Mark Castleberry.
Minor adjustment expected for Mill parking garage plan
Slight changes to the combined Mill project’s parking garage are expected after workers found a debris pile at the construction site, but developers say their portions of the significant retail development are moving forward with few issues.
New restaurants, hotel will complement Mill project
A $20 million development along Miss. Highway 12’s frontage area will soon hold a seven-space retail center and a full-service, 117-bed Holiday Inn, Cotton Mill Marketplace Developer Mark Nicholas confirmed Tuesday to aldermen.
Legislation expected to support Mill project
State lawmakers are expected to fast track special legislation preventing future governing boards from undoing provisions associated with The Mill at Mississippi State University’s long-term lease agreements.
Mill project gets OK from National Parks Service
Golden Triangle developer Mark Castleberry confirmed Thursday that The Mill project received a verbal, conditional approval from the National Parks Service for Cooley Building renovations, one of the final hurdles left to clear before construction begins.
IHL finalizes Mill plans; fed approval last hurdle
The Mill development moved another step toward becoming reality Thursday when the state college board approved a series of agreements finalizing the project’s plans.
What exactly are TIFs?
Tax increment financing plans — otherwise known as TIFs — have been used as a funding mechanism for large-scale infrastructure projects for decades, but the concept is gaining popularity with potential developments around the Golden Triangle.
Council to hold hearing for hotel financing request
A Nov. 4 public hearing has been set for a $3.8 million tax increment financing plan for infrastructure improvements on what will be two new hotels going up near 18th Avenue North and Sixth Street North.
Mill developers seeking green light from NPC
Developers of the long-awaited Mill at MSU project say an informal National Parks Service opinion bodes well for the overall application process for renovations to the university’s historic Cooley Building.
Aldermen approve Mill TIF proposal
Starkville aldermen approved a 15-year, $3.25 million-maximum tax increment financing agreement for Golden Triangle developer Mark Castleberry’s Mill development Tuesday.
Mill financing request not expected at aldermen meeting
An expected tax increment financing request by Columbus-based developer Mark Castleberry will have to wait at least one more month.
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman confirmed Monday Castleberry’s request would not be on today’s board of aldermen agenda.
Two firms under consideration for The Mill’s parking deck
Two firms emerged Friday as the frontrunners to handle architectural and construction plans surrounding an $8 million parking facility associated with The Mill development.
Seven firms in hunt for Mill parking contract
Seven entities have expressed interest in handling the architectural development of an $8 million Starkville parking facility tied to The Mill project, while two firms are vying for the project’s construction manager title, an email obtained by the Dispatch states.
Committee breathes new life into former CottonMill project
The much-delayed development formerly known as CottonMill will soon be given new life now that a committee has been established to oversee the approval of new designs and a new construction manager.