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Former gaming employees seize business opportunities in Biloxi.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JUN-04
Format: Online - approximately 855 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Former gaming employees seize business opportunities in Biloxi.(Retirement & Relocation)

Article Excerpt
BILOXI -- Kay Shafer came to the Coast in 1989 because of gaming, but that's not what's keeping her here. She stays because she thinks the business climate is fantastic.

"I'm not going anywhere," she said. "The future for Biloxi is so bright, if you looked at it bead on, it would blind you."

She and husband Chuck Shafer are the owners of a restaurant, Thai Passion, and 15 rental houses. She says they are currently thinking about four other ventures and will continue to look at business ventures here.

Shafer, a Panama City, Fla., native, worked on cruise ships before moving here. On the Coast, she worked for the passage of the fast dockside gaming campaign and was a card dealer on the Southern Elegance that...

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