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Boom Jackson now on Smartphones

Need to access BOOM Jackson quickly — but don’t have a print copy nearby? Now you can view the same “flipbook” version of BOOM you see on this site right on your Google Android smartphone. (iPhone app is coming soon and there are tons of other fun magazines to enjoy.)

Here’s how it works:

1.) Visit m.issuu.com on your smartphone.
2.) Download the Issuu reader.
3.) Launch the reader on your phone and search for BOOM Jackson.

You can then read BOOM Jackson and bookmark it for later use. Enjoy!

Boom Jackson 2009 now available

BOOM Jackson 2009 is on the streets, in local hotel rooms and in our partners’ hands with a look at how the economic is affecting Jackson’s development, what downtown living is beginning to look like in the Capital City and new features on local tourism, Jackson’s museums and activities for kids. Also, 2009’s business visionary profiles and a look at the developers who are making Jackson’s improvements happen.

Click the Need Copies link at the top of the site if you’d like copies of BOOM for your own distribution needs including for local meetings, recruiting or other purposes. All requests are welcome while supplies last!

[Verbatim Release] JACKSON, MISS. November 6, 2008 – The Mississippi Main Street Association’s 2009 Board of Directors retreatedto the capital city of Jackson October 28-30 to finalize the association’s strategic plans for 2009.

The 2009 Board officer slate is as follows: Chuck Ueltschey, Mississippi Power Company, is Board President; Randy Burchfield, Bancorp South, is Board President-elect and Treasurer; and Suzanne Smith, Renasant Bank, is Chairman and immediate Past President.
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Local rap artist, activist and now developer Kamikaze is conducting semi-monthly tours of the Farish Street District and the King Edward renovation. E-mail kamikaze601@hotmail.com to get on the waiting list for tours. Downtown Jackson Partners is renting the Fondren Trolley to move people around the downtown venues.

Story by Ronni Mott
Photos by Roy Adkins

For many urban planners and economic developers, the “Rise of the Creative Class” by Professor Richard Florida is a bible of sorts. The book, first published in 2002 and updated in 2003, put substance to the notion that the most significant change driving American culture today is “the rise of human creativity as the key factor in our economy and society.”

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