Subsidy Tracker Individual Entry
The value of the Tourism Tax Rebate is taken from: Jeff Amy, "Potential cost of tourism tax rebate balloons," Associated Press State & Local, February 10, 2014; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/10/potential-cost-of-touris.... The value of TIF, and job and investment data are taken from: Mary Perez, "D'Iberville goes with TIF bonds again in Galleria partnership," The Biloxi Sun Herald, October 16, 2013. Address and the project description are taken from the official website of the development: http://www.cblproperties.com/pag.nsf/AvailParcelsforWebCorp/B3C72BAF71C6...
CBL & Associates, developer of Gulf Coast Galleria mall, was approved for $96.3 million from Mississippi's Tourism Tax Rebate program, which returns 80% of sales tax collected at a development for 10 years or until the total collected revenue reaches 30% of the project costs. In addition to the state subsidy, the city of D'Iberville approved $17 million in Tax Increment Financing to build roads around the mall. Overlap with main Subsidy Tracker data: none.