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July 28, 2021

SALTER: State’s casinos showing record growth as pent-up demand drives overflow crowds

By: Sid Salter How ready were gamblers to return to Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos after COVID and the resulting shutdowns? Big time ready, it would seem. Back in 2007, as the Gulf Coast began to rebuild from Hurricane Katrina, one of the early signs of recovery was when the Coast casinos earned $124.7 million in…
Business  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 26, 2021

NFIB: Back-to-School Tax Holiday a Time to Support Small, Local Businesses

NFIB State Director Dawn McVea says the upcoming back-to-school sales tax holiday is a good opportunity for people who support local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 downturn. Mississippi’s tax holiday on clothes, shoes, and school supplies is July 30-31. “Our economy is better than it was last summer, but a lot of local stores still are still recovering,” McVea said. “Our hope is that people…