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Nov. 2 - 15, 2019 • Vo. 41 No. 36 • 32 pages

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Shuckers, M-Braves expected to avoid minor leagues’ 2021 sweeping changes — Page 4

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Insurance & Employee Benefits {Section begins P16} » Many elements factor intoũ wh(!' employee benefits areũ most valued

{The List P20} » Third Party Adnministrators

Real Estate & Construction {Section begins P21} » Jackson Ready Mixed Concrete, now Delta Industries » Mississippi could lead region, country in applications of mass timber building technologies

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Courtesy of Thompson Placemaking

Expedition Point will be developed as a lakeside community to include approximately 180 private residential lots, a variety of amenities, and access to the public boat landing area located near Hwy. 43.

Expedition Point receives final approval to begin development By LYNN LOFTON mbj@msbusiness.com A new waterfront community in the metro Jackson area, Expedition Point, will move forward now that final approval has been received from the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. Managing partners Frank Perkins and Mark Frascogna are working with civil engineers and other public agencies to begin work on the land. “I’m happy to say that the vote by the PRVWSD board to approve the agreement

was unanimous,” Perkins said. Located at the intersection of Highway 43 and the Natchez Trace Parkway in Madison County, the 123-acre Expedition Point will include approximately 180 private residential lots, a variety of amenities, and access to a public boat landing area. The boat landing will have direct access to the Natchez Trace and the recreational activities of the 33,000-acre Ross Barnett Reservoir. Citing the appeal of being on the water, Perkins said, “The Reservoir is the largest lake in Mississippi and provides the area with

tourism and water recreation. The metro area has very few large lakes not already developed. More and more people want expansive views in a resort-style setting, and Expedition Point offers the best solution. The site becomes a destination in itself.” Perkins says Expedition Point is close to schools, restaurants, shopping, and sporting activities on both the east and west sides of the Reservoir. “The development is approximately 15 minutes from North Jackson and 15 See EXPEDITION, Page 6

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