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Green light from Jackson voters on election day, now what?

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 29-NOV-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Green light from Jackson voters on election day, now what?(Focus: meetings & conventions)

Article Excerpt
Now that two-thirds of Jackson voters have approved raising hospitality taxes to build the $61-million Capital City Convention Center, hoteliers and restaurateurs are preparing for the tax levies, effective January 1: a 1% restaurant tax, a 3% hotel tax, and later, a 3% tax on catering in the convention center.

"I don't think the tax increase will have much impact on our bookings," said Steve Bohannon, manager of the Jackson Hilton, who opposed the tax increase. "We have pretty solid bookings for the next year or two, and it'll be a blip on the screen."

Jeff Good, owner of Bravo! restaurant and...

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