Study: Columbus losing $1B in retail revenue to other areas
According to his calculations, there is $1.1 billion in retail trade Columbus is losing to other areas, Anthony Michelic told the Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce during its annual luncheon Wednesday at Lion Hills Center.
Starkville aldermen take aim at LINK
Tense relations between the Starkville Board of Aldermen and the Golden Triangle Development LINK came to a head Tuesday when Vice Mayor Roy A. Perkins said he was not impressed with the industrial development firm’s ability to attract retail investments and hopes to one day sever the city’s contract with the group.
Aldermen willing to discuss $11M retail project
Several Starkville aldermen and Mayor Parker Wiseman said they hope to discuss a pending $11 million, 65,000-square-foot retail project with the developer and Golden Triangle Development LINK officials at a future board meeting after the matter was removed from the agenda Tuesday.
$11M retail development in limbo
The fate of an $11 million, 65,000-square-foot retail project is unknown after Starkville officials nixed a closed-door discussion on a possible tax increment financing (TIF) package for the investment Tuesday.
Columbus retail corridors surge
Columbus is experiencing a retail resurgence and evidence of that continues to pop up along the Highway 45 North and 18th Avenue North corridors.
LINK: ‘Moderate’ response from retail effort
The Golden Triangle Development LINK is reporting “moderate” response from communities in the region to its reinvigorated retail development strategy.
Spec building in limbo as LINK eyes research park development
Plans to construct a speculative building to lure potential industrial developments to Oktibbeha County are on hold as Golden Triangle Development LINK officials research the feasibility and costs associated with developing a new research and development park near Mississippi State University, LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins confirmed Monday.
LINK, researcher working on ‘road map’ for counties
Area leaders and Golden Triangle Development LINK officials are working with an economic researcher on five-year plans for development for each of the three counties that comprise the LINK.
Our view: City, LINK should have learned from their break-up
Columbus City officials and LINK officials agreed Wednesday to work together in bringing retail development to the city, a partnership that can best be described an “off again, on again” relationship.
Columbus, LINK resume retail partnership
Thirty-three days after ending a 10-plus year partnership on retail development, the Golden Triangle Development LINK and city of Columbus have renewed those ties.
Planning commissioner: Redevelopment authority needed
The possible creation of a redevelopment authority that would work to renew blighted commercial and residential properties into tax-generating parcels will likely be put on hold until the city resolves its plans to secure a retail developer.
Downtown businesses open late on first Thursdays
Starting this month downtown Columbus businesses are staying open until 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month.
Higgins: Details on LINK future forthcoming
In September 2012, elected officials in Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties and senior staff with what was then known as the Columbus-Lowndes Development LINK announced a two-phase plan to establish the Golden Triangle Regional Development Authority.
Our view: Link, city spat could have been avoided
Like the drunk who picks fights with his wife as a pretense for storming out and heading for the corner bar, the Golden Triangle Development Link left Columbus in a huff Thursday.
Link, Columbus call it quits on retail partnership
The Golden Triangle Development Link is no longer responsible for retail development in Columbus.
Link officials confirmed Thursday that after more than a decade of that being part of the economic development recruiter’s goals, the responsibility is now the city’s alone.
Our view: A prudent strategy
Sometimes the best step forward requires taking a step back.
On Tuesday, the Columbus City Council appeared to be set to enter a three-year contract with a commercial consulting firm at the urging of Councilman Charlie Box.
Council tables retail marketing proposal
Columbus councilmen voted to table a proposal from commercial consulting firm Retail Strategies after Mayor Robert Smith suggested that elected officials discuss the idea with the Golden Triangle Development Link.
Council likely to approve retail marketing contract
Columbus councilmen will likely vote today for the city to enter into a three-year contract with a consulting firm that will recruit retail to city.
City considers redevelopment committee
Columbus may soon have a five-member redevelopment committee aimed at breathing new life into blighted properties.
Consumers’ big purchases lift hopes for economy
Americans ramped up spending at retail businesses in November, providing a boost to the economy just in time for the holidays.