Excitement is building over a new development primed to bring jobs and more entertainment to the Coast.
Attending- excitment is building over a ne- development - primed to bring jobs and more - entertainment to the coast.
- news 25's grant chighizola has- more from today's official- announcement.
- - standup-- "state, local, and county - officials gathered at the bilox- visitor's center for an - - - - announcement that mayor gilich- says can be transformational fo- the city of biloxi."- sot-mayor fofo gilich - "how do i feel?
You know me.- enthusiastic and excited, they- are understatements."
- along with atlanta and orlando,- biloxi will be home to a- - - - u-music resort at the site of - the historic broadwater - hotel and marina.
- the 1.2 billion dollar project- is a partnership between dakia- u-ventures and universal music- group.- developers say the 266-acre - property will feature next- - generation technology - throughout.
- sot-robert lavia, chairman, - dakia u-ventures- "from virtual reality to- augmented reality to artificial- intelligence and holograms and- much more, wherever you look, - you'll be wowed."
- featuring a large indoor concer- venue, casino space,- golf course, and hotel rooms- featured in the development,- state leaders are confident it- will help with job creation and- more revenue for the coast.
- sot-governor tate reeves- "2500 permanent jobs in phase - one alone, more than 1,000- construction jobs,- more than 1.15 billion dollars- in capital investment.
That's - the kind of bold project- that we need here in our great- state and on this beautiful - mississippi gulf- - - - coast."
- while there's a lot of work to- be done ahead of the start of - - - - construction in 2021 and- projected completion in - 2023, mayor gilich and others - are hopeful the site will play- an- important role in the - entertainment scene for biloxi.- sot-fofo gilich - "the team has studied a lot of- the pros and cons and i'm - confident that things will move- forward."
- sot-tate reeves - "and this resort will not just- be a great tribute to - mississippi's legacy, it will b- a - tremendous resource for our - future."- in biloxi, grant chighizola,- news 25.- - -
Now to a new development in a story we brought you back in June. The City of Biloxi will soon be home to a brand new $1.2 billion..