Cornerstone Park again part of Link development strategy
Cornerstone Park, an industrial site located south of the Miss. Highway 12 and Miss. Highway 25 bypass, has been submitted for at least two economic development projects after inventory and logistical analysis revealed 4-County Electric Power Association can commit more electricity than developers once believed.
Boomtown for butterflies: Have you noticed? There’s a lot of feasting and fluttering going on in downtown Columbus
If ever there was a case of “build it and they will come,” the Lowndes County Master Gardeners found it. What they built is a 4,000-square-foot butterfly garden at the Columbus Riverwalk. And, indeed, the winged insects have come, clad in brilliant coats of autumn amber, ultramarine and buttercup yellow. The pipevine swallowtails, eastern tigers and little skippers, the Gulf fritillaries and monarchs. Cloudless sulphurs, buckeyes, too.
Council authorizes MDB loan for Trotter
The Columbus city council approved a loan from Mississippi Development Bank to finance the cost of Trotter Convention Center renovations Tuesday.
City chooses Major Design Studio as Trotter architect
City leaders Tuesday gave the contract to renovate Columbus’ downtown convention center to Major Andrews IV, a local architect who started Major Design Studio earlier this year.
City remains in negotiations for Trotter job
Before the Trotter Convention Center can receive its face lift, the facility’s committee must approve an architect for the job.
That has yet to happen, according to committee member and Columbus Chief Operations Officer David Armstrong.
Officials unveil city hall design
City officials unveiled design plans for Starkville’s new city hall Tuesday and said they expect the multi-story facility to be completed in 2014.
Trotter Center ready for her facelift
Trotter Convention Center’s long-awaited renovations will soon be underway, with $2 million in improvements planned for the aging facility.
Work to begin on $2-million Trotter renovation
A more than $2-million renovation project for the Trotter Convention Center will begin later this year, with some work possibly beginning as early as May, city officials said Thursday. The project to renovate the city-owned facility could take up to two years to complete.