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Renasant name one of the world’s best banks by Forbes
Forbes has named Renasant Bank as one of the best banks in the world in its World’s Best Banks 2020 report. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to conduct a study of approximately...
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Malco Theatres to begin reopening locations on Monday, June 15
Memphis-based Malco Theatres has set Monday, June 15, as the targeted reopening date for an initial round of locations in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. Mississippi Malco locations reopening...
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Tupelo Regional Airport looks to add some covered parking, solar panels
If it lands a $550,000 multi-modal grant from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the Tupelo Regional Airport will add covered parking next to the terminal. In addition, it will add solar...
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Mississippi 30 Day Fund launches to help small businesses with forgivable loans
Small businesses in Mississippi can apply for as much as $3,000 through the newly formed Mississippi 30 Day Fund, which was created to provide immediate financial help to those battling through the...
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Second Fairpark Tower building plans for downtown Tupelo revealed
A proposed four-story building in Fairpark – part of the overall Fairpark Towers project in downtown Tupelo launched three years ago – will contain commercial and residential space. An earlier version...
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Jack’s opening second Tupelo location on South Gloster Street
Jack’s Family Restaurants has long been planning to build two locations in Tupelo, and the Birmingham, Alabama-based restaurant chain is following through on that promise. It opened its first location...
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Movie theaters to reopen in July as blockbusters roll out again
Moviegoers have been missing out on blockbusters since mid-March due to the coronavirus, but the nation’s biggest theater chains are working to reopen. Cinemark, the nation’s third-largest theater...
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JC Penney to reopen location at The Mall at Barnes Crossing next week
J.C. Penney is reopening its location at The Mall at Barnes Crossing on Wednesday, June 3, followed by SEPHORA on Friday June 5. There have been some fears about J.C. Penney reopening, as the retailer...
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Tuesday Morning files Chapter 11, to close 230 stores
Off-price retailer Tuesday Morning has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is closing nearly a third of its stores starting next month. The company had closed its stores, like so many other...
View ArticleDowntown boutique hotel, Hotel Tupelo, to open in December 2021
The four-story, 80-room boutique hotel to be built in Fairpark in downtown Tupelo has an official name: Hotel Tupelo, and it should be completed by December 2021. The Tupelo Redevelopment Agency and...
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Walk-On’s Sports Bistreux opening Starkville and Tupelo locations within four...
The franchisees for Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux locations in Starkville, Tupelo and Meridian say they plan to have the restaurants open within four years. The full-service restaurant and sports bar with...
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United Furniture/Lane hiring another 400 workers
United Furniture Industries and Lane Furniture is hiring an additional 400 workers across its plants in Northeast Mississippi. United Furniture Industries, which purchased the Lane brand in 2017, is...
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Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux names franchisees for Starkville, Tupelo
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux, a popular Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based chain, has more than 100 locations under development in 15 states, and Mississippi is one if its prime targets. Earlier this week,...
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The Mall at Barnes Crossing in Tupelo to reopen on Tuesday
After being closed since late March due to the coronavirus, The Mall at Barnes Crossing is reopening Tuesday, albeit on a smaller scale. The mall’s owner, Brookfield Properties, said the shopping...
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Community Bank to build third Tupelo branch on west side of city
Community Bank of Tupelo has closed on the purchase of property in the WestPark development on West Main Street in Tupelo across from Ballard Park, with plans to build its third location in the city in...
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Cooper Tire to start reopening plants next week
After being closed for five weeks, the COOPER TIRE plant in Tupelo will start the process of reopening next week. The plant, which opened in 1984, employs some 1,300 workers. Cooper officials announced...
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Old McAlister’s and Juva building coming down, making room for office building
Century Construction is tearing down the building that once held McAlister’s Deli and Juva in Tupelo, making way for a new two-story office building at the corner of South Gloster Street and Varsity...
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Jimmy John’s, Renasant partner to help feed kids in Tupelo/Lee County
Jimmy John’s and Renasant Bank have partnered to help feed kids during the extended break due to the coronavirus outbreak. Franchise owners Carolyn and Pat Brownson are taking donations to cover the...
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Tupelo named No. 2 micropolitan for 2019 and Mississippi micropolitan of the...
For the seventh year in a row and 11th time since 2005, the Tupelo region has been named one of the most active micropolitan for new and existing facilities for 2019. Another recognition came from the...
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Work on WestPark Pavilion in Tupelo moves along with framing of building
Construction of the WestPark Pavilion on West Main Street is moving along, with the steel frame and some of the siding and roofing in place. The 9,600-square-foot mixed-used retail center will be home...
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