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Downtown Jackson filling its heart with Soul.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-MAY-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Downtown Jackson filling its heart with Soul.(Meetings, Conventions & Tourism 2007)

Article Excerpt
Not too long ago, downtown Jackson was gathering dust. Renovation proposals for the King Edward Hotel and other historic landmarks were stagnant, and folks were moving out, not in.

Few Central Mississipplans were enthusiastic about the prospect of truly revitalizing the heartbeat of Metro Jackson But like in the "Field of Dreams," local leaders proved that if you build it, they will come.

The Mississippi Telecommunications Conference & Training Center, discounted as a bad idea by some of the top telecommunications leaders at the time of conception, is rolling into its second year, surpassing its first-year booking goal by 8%. The Capital City Convention Center, another idea that some scoffed at as excessive, is generating booking buzz as it is being built next to the TelCom Center. Both facilities will create the Capital City Convention Complex, a concept-turned-reality that has piqued investors' interests. Government construction and renovation projects--local, state and federal--have complemented an infusion of private capital investment. And more economic...

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