JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Since October 2012, fundraising for Jackson’s Vision 2022/One Voice — a private sector-driven, long-range economic plan — has reached $3.4 million. Duane O’Neill, president of Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, tells The […]
Jackson State University’s recently announced plans to build a domed stadium could effectively kill an effort to build a downtown arena.
The city and other arena backers have spent or pledged $180,000 in recent years to study building an arena to host concerts, sporting events and other entertainment, The Clarion-Ledger reported.
The key factor in the city of Jackson supporting the university’s plans is that it would only have to pay $10 million toward the university stadium, Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. said. A feasibility study in January estimated that a 9,000-seat arena would cost the city $115 million. […]
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