Natchez welcomes second casino, new businesses and attractions

The Mississippi Business Journal | July 5, 2004| | Copyright

NATCHEZ - It's currently a mixed bag businesswise for this historic city that majestically sits 200 feet above the Mississippi River on the highest promontory north of the Gulf of Mexico. Community leaders are optimistic and concerned at the same time.

Two years older than New Orleans, Natchez is the commercial, retail and medical center for a 50-mile radius. The city has a diverse economy with tourism, manufacturing and the oil and gas industries. The opening of a second casino will bring 300 to 400 jobs, but recent closings of the International Paper and Johns Manville plants meant the loss ...

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