Projects & Initiatives

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS COMMISSIONED THE PRESSURE-WASH OF THE PASCAGOULA TUNNEL IN JULY 2024. WITH HELP FROM LOCKE WARD, AQUAMAN POWER WASH, AND SUPERIOR POWER WASHING, THE PROJECT TOOK ALL OF ABOUT TWO DAYS!

LONG OVERDUE, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAD THE PROS OUT BRIGHT AND EARLY ONE MORNING IN JULY OF 2024, TRIMMING UP AND BEAUTIFYING THE GIANT OAK TREES IN HISTORIC SMITH PARK. LOW-HANGING BRANCHES WERE REMOVED, AS WELL AS DEAD AND DISEASED LIMBS, RESULTING IN A LIFTED CANOPY THAT BRIGHTENS THE SIDEWALKS AND REFRESHES THE PARK.

THROUGH AN ANNUAL CONTRACT WITH TRISLER LANDSCAPING, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS MAINTAINS THE CAPITOL STREET FLOWER BEDS. EVERY OTHER WEEK, EACH SIDE OF THE STREET IS WEEDED, AND MULCHED SEASONALLY AS NEEDED.

MAY OF 2024, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HELD A DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP DAY, FOCUSING ON THE RAISED BEDS AT SMITH PARK. MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAME OUT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EFFORT. DRINKS AND SNACKS WERE PROVIDED FOR VOLUNTEERS. WE HAD A GREAT DAY WORKING ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE GOOD OF OUR … Read More

IN DECEMBER 2023, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS AND VISIT JACKSON TEAMED UP TO HOST A LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION LUNCHEON, FOR THE OFFICERS OF THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT, HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND CAPITOL POLICE. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THESE MEN AND WOMEN PUT INTO KEEPING OUR DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SAFE ON A DAILY BASIS.

TO COMPLETE THE CAPITOL STREET RENAISSANCE PROJECT, WHICH FINISHED UP IN THE FALL OF 2022, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS PURCHASED AND PLANTED SAVANNAH HOLLIES ALONG CAPITOL STREET, WITH PLANS TO INSTALL UP-LIGHTING IN THE NEXT SEASON. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TREES DID NOT SURVIVE THE DROUGHT OF THAT YEAR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THE FOLLOWING FALL. NONETHELESS, … Read More

In December 2022, Downtown Jackson Partners teamed up with Visit Jackson, Magnolia Sunset Markets, AIA Mississippi, the CIty of Jackson and other organizations to host the first ever Capital City Lights. The event continues to grow each year, adding partners and fun holiday activities including tours of historic state buildings and private businesses, a retail … Read More

In December 2022, Downtown Jackson Partners and Visit Jackson teamed up to purchase a 30-foot Christmas tree and drum that serves as the lighting component for the Capital City Lights Tree Lighting Ceremony, kicking off the Christmas season each year.

Downtown Jackson Partners was proud to commission “Dancer 12” for the 2023 USA International Ballet Competition. The 12-foot iron sculpture, designed and created by New York artist Jack Howard-Potter, was unveiled in October 2022 and permanently installed on the plaza of Thalia Mara Hall.

DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF 2022, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CONTRACTED WITH CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND WORKED HARD TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE OFFICIALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR NECESSITIES OF DOWNTOWN JACKSON. DURING THE SESSION, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE $2 MILLION FOR VITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THALIA MARA HALL, AS WELL AS … Read More

In October 2021, staff members of Downtown Jackson Partners teamed up with the First Lady of Mississippi Elee Reeves, Keep Jackson Beautiful, and Keep Mississippi Beautiful to clean up one of the gateway entrances into Downtown Jackson. We are happy to assist the efforts of others who work to beautify our beloved Downtown Jackson!

Downtown Jackson Partners and the DJP Downtown Ambassadors, along with the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, partnered with the Jackson Downtown Neighborhood Association, the City of Jackson, Keep Jackson Beautiful, and other community members for a Downtown Community Service Day at Union Station in July of 2021. The team successfully enhanced the exterior of the building by … Read More

ON MAY 7TH, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS AND VISIT JACKSON TEAMED UP WITH KEEP JACKSON BEAUTIFUL TO HOST A DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY! VOLUNTEERS WERE WELCOMED TO JOIN IN TO HELP BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATE A WELCOMING GATEWAY ENTRANCE INTO OUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. THE GROUP FOCUSED ON BEAUTIFYING THE PEARL/STATE STREET GATEWAY ENTRANCE BY PAINTING … Read More

IN FALL OF 2020, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS LAUNCHED THE EARTHPLANTER PILOT PROGRAM, REPLACING 12 OF THE STANDARD CONCRETE PLANTERS SCATTERED ACROSS THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT WITH EARTHPLANTER SELF-WATERING CONTAINER SYSTEMS THAT REDUCE UP TO 80% WATER USAGE. WITH THE INITIAL PILOT PROGRAM PROVING EXCELLENCE, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS MOVED FORWARD WITH REPLACING ALL 50 STANDARD CONCRETE PLANTERS … Read More

IN EARLY 2021, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS INTRODUCED AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR FY2019-2020, AN INITIATIVE DJP HOPES WILL BE RELEASED ANNUALLY IN THE YEARS TO COME. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH RUNS FROM OCTOBER TO SEPTEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WAS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, MUCH WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE … Read More

FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS AND STEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION REGARDING THE NEED TO HAVE OPTIONS, IN ADDITION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOR RESPONDING TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC OF 2020 ONLY INTENSIFIED THIS NEED AS PUBLIC SPACES AND OTHER ENTITIES CLOSED … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAS LONG BEEN A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. IN 2016, DJP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WAS ABLE TO REVIVE THE PROGRAM THROUGH 2020 AND RAISE THE ALLOCATION FROM $60 … Read More

IN MARCH OF 2021, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HELD A LIGHTING CEREMONY IN CELEBRATION OF THE NEW BISTRO LIGHTS DRAPING THE CANOPY OF SMITH PARK AND ADDING A TOUCH OF AMBIANCE TO ONE OF THE OLDEST PARKS IN AMERICA AND TO OUR CAPITAL CITY. OVER THE YEARS, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAS WORKED TO MODERNIZE SMITH PARK … Read More

THE DJP DOWNTOWN AMBASSADORS CONTINUE TO ENSURE A MEMORABLE AND WELCOMING EXPERIENCE TO THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THEY START AT 7AM EACH MORNING PROVIDING DIRECT, ON-THE-STREET CONNECTION SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, PROACTIVELY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT SERVICES INCLUDING SAFETY, HOSPITALITY, OUTREACH, CLEANING, AND BEAUTIFICATION. WHEN THE CORONAVIRUS … Read More

DESIGNED BY MARIS, WEST & BAKER ADVERTISING, GOOD FOOD IN GRATITUDE WAS CREATED AS A PAY-IT-FORWARD PLATFORM THAT ALLOWED BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THOSE AROUND THEM WHO WERE, THROUGH THEIR CHOSEN CAREER, SACRIFICING THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC OF 2020, ALL WHILE HELPING TO SUPPORT OUR … Read More

WHEN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SWEPT ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN BRAINSTORMING WAYS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION COULD ADAPT TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST AND FIRST PRIORITIES WAS KEEPING THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SAFE, INFORMED AND CONNECTED. TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, WE … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS UNDERWENT A COMPLETE BRANDING REFRESH, INCLUDING THE AMBASSADOR BRAND, WHICH ALLOWED DJP TO MODERNIZE ITS IDENTITY, FINE-TUNE ITS BRAND FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND REINFORCE ITS VALUE WITHIN OUR UNIQUE POSITION. THE BRANDING REFRESH CONSISTED OF A SHIFT IN COLOR PALETTE, GIVING DJP A MORE PROFESSIONAL TONE WITHOUT CHANGING THE LOGO DESIGN. THE … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FACILITATING THE PLACEMENT OF A MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & HISTORY HISTORICAL MARKER, RECOGNIZING THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE’S (SEC) FIRST-EVER, NON-CAMPUS OFFICE. THE OFFICE WAS LOCATED ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF THE STANDARD LIFE BUILDING ON ROACH STREET IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE MARKER WAS UNVEILED DURING A BRIEF CEREMONY … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS LAUNCHED THE 2020FOCUS COMMITTEE GROUPS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR 2020 IN AN EFFORT TO ORGANIZE A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS WITHIN SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, AND OFFER A PLATFORM IN WHICH DJP BOARD MEMBERS COULD GET MORE INVOLVED IN AREAS OF THEIR INTEREST. FIVE FOCUS AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE YEAR WHICH … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CAPITOL STREET RENAISSANCE PROJECT SINCE DAY ONE. THE PROJECT, COMPOSED OF THREE PHASES, CONSISTS OF A COMPLETE MAKEOVER OF CAPITOL STREET, WHICH RUNS RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DOWNTOWN JACKSON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS, THE GREATER JACKSON CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP, PARKWAY PROPERTIES, AND OTHERS RAISED … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS RELEASES THE FIRST-EVER, SEVEN-PIECE EDITION SUITE OF RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, VISITORS, AND DEVELOPERS OF DOWNTOWN JACKSON’S BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE SUITE CONSISTS OF A GUIDE FOR DOWNTOWN JACKSON RESIDENTS, FEATURING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVICING DOWNTOWN. THE RESIDENTIAL GUIDE ALSO INCLUDES BASIC INFORMATION ON LIVING DOWNTOWN, AMENITIES AND SERVICES … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS ANNOUNCES A NEW WEBSITE OVERHAUL FOR THE ORGANIZATION, FEATURING A LARGER ARRAY OF INFORMATION IN A MODERN-CONTEMPORARY DESIGN. DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, PROPERTY OWNERS, RESIDENTS, AND VISITORS COMING TO WORK OR PLAY WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THE NEW DJP WEBSITE, WWW.DOWNTOWN-JACKSON.COM, PROVIDES A … Read More

IN 2017, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS BEGAN A PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE FOR DOWNTOWN JACKSON. BUILDING ON PAST PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES AND PROPERTY OWNERS INSTALLING BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ART, DJP PARTNERED WITH THE GREATER JACKSON ARTS COUNCIL AND GADOW|TYLER, PLLC, ON THE “WELCOME TO JACKSON” MURAL FOR OUR FIRST PROJECT. DJP CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE GREATER … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS IMPLEMENTED THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP PROGRAM IN SPRING OF 2018, WITH THE INITIATIVE OF AESTHETICALLY IMPROVING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PROMPTING INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY WITH US IN THIS INITIATIVE THROUGH COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT. BEING THE CAPITAL CITY AND THE HEART OF MISSISSIPPI, DOWNTOWN IS EVERYONE’S NEIGHBORHOOD WHETHER YOU LIVE, WORK, … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS IS ECSTATIC TO SEE THE OPENING OF THE MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. SINCE 2005, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAS ADVOCATED FOR THE PROPOSED CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM TO BE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON. IN 2007, THE GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM IN MISSISSIPPI ISSUED AN RFP FOR PROPOSED SITES. DOWNTOWN … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RESTORATION OF ONE OF THE OLDEST CITY PARKS IN AMERICA. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI GAVE SMITH PARK, A 2.4-ACRE PLOT OF LAND NOW LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, TO THE CITY OF JACKSON IN 1838 FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING ENJOYED AS A PARK BY … Read More

TEAM JXN IS A VOLUNTARY, DIVERSE COLLABORATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE CITY OF JACKSON, COMMITTED TO SHOWCASING THE GOOD THINGS OCCURRING IN OUR CAPITOL CITY. FOUNDED BY DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS AND OTHERS IN 2013, TEAM JXN FOCUSES ON ALL PARTS OF JACKSON TO HIGHLIGHT STORIES OR DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH SCHEDULED LUNCHEONS. FROM BUSINESS AND … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HOST WORKSHOPS TO PRESENT TOPICS OR INCENTIVES THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO DEVELOPERS, BUSINESSES, OR INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING DOWNTOWN. PROFESSIONALS ARE ABLE TO ATTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS THROUGH THESE INFORMATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS. SOME OF THE WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE:

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CONTINUES TO PRESENT THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN JACKSON TO THE PUBLIC. CONSTANTLY APPROACHED BY SOCIAL GROUPS, CHURCHES, DEVELOPERS, ASSOCIATIONS, OTHER COMMUNITIES AND CITIZENS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF JACKSON, DJP CONSISTENTLY UPDATES A PRESENTATION FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS CURRENT AND RECENT OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN, … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EVENTS THAT CONSTANTLY ATTRACT VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN JACKSON, SUPPORTING THE VITALITY OF THE CITY. DJP EVENT ASSISTANCE COULD INCLUDE DIGITAL PROMOTION, SOCIAL MEDIA BLASTS, EMAIL-NEWSLETTER MARKETING, ONLINE EVENT CALENDAR INCLUSION, SPONSORSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, AND MORE. SOME OF THE DOWNTOWN EVENTS OF WHICH DJP HAS SUPPORTED OVER THE YEARS INCLUDE:

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CREATED JACKSON NOW TO SHOWCASE THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN JACKSON. UNDER THE BANNER OF JACKSON NOW FORMULATED BOTH A DAILY ONLINE NEWSLETTER AND A MAGAZINE PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN JACKSON’S DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. FROM 2010-2011, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERWRITE THE PUBLICATION PRODUCED BY PORTICO JACKSON MAGAZINE, WHICH … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CREATED DOWNTOWN AT DUSK, A SERIES OF MONTHLY EVENTS HELD FROM APRIL TO AUGUST, IN 2010. DOWNTOWN AT DUSK WAS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT FEATURING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND STREET VENDORS SERVICING AND ENTERTAINING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS ORGANIZED 12 SPONSORS TO UNDERWRITE THESE FESTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTING MANY DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS, … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS ORGANIZED THE VERY FIRST LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT, WHICH FEATURED BILLY MCCOY, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AND PHIL BRYANT, OUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ON JANUARY 28, 2010. THE ENTIRE LEGISLATURE WAS INVITED TO THE JACKSON CONVENTION COMPLEX WHERE PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE BY MAYOR HARVEY JOHNSON, THE JACKSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS. THIS … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO MARKET DOWNTOWN JACKSON. THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS USED BY DJP PROVIDE A DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AS WELL AS AN AVENUE TO PRESENT NEWS AND IMPORTANT REMINDERS TO FOLLOWERS. THE DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS FACEBOOK PAGE … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS IMPLEMENTED THE DOWNTOWN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM FOR THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN 2009, TO EXPAND THE ALREADY-ESTABLISHED CLEAN AND SAFE PROGRAM WHICH HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN 1996. THROUGH A CONTRACTURAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BLOCK BY BLOCK, DOWNTOWN AMBASSADORS SERVE AS A WELCOMING PRESENCE, ASSISTING DOWNTOWN EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS, WHILE WORKING TO KEEP THE DOWNTOWN … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS PLEASED WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE JACKSON AUTHENTICITY TRIBUTE AND AWARDS CEREMONY, AN EVENT HONORING LELAND SPEED, BENEFITTING THE JACKSON POLICE ACADEMY. AUTHENTICITY WAS HELD AT THE JACKSON CONVENTION COMPLEX ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2009, WITH FEATURED COCKTAILS AND A SEATED DINNER. THE BLACK-TIE-OPTIONAL AFFAIR HONORED BUSINESS LEGEND LELAND SPEED FOR HIS … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS DEVELOPED THE DJP MARKETING CENTER TO TELL THE STORY OF DOWNTOWN TO DEVELOPERS, BUSINESSES, AND VISITORS OF THE CAPITAL CITY. THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARKETING CENTER BEGAN IN EARLY 2009, AND WAS COMPLETED LATER THAT YEAR. THE MARKETING CENTER PROVED TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET. FROM 2009-2018, IT WAS USED … Read More

FROM 2009-2011, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS TOOK THE LEAD ROLE IN PURSUING THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A MAJOR (16,000+ SEAT) ARENA IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON. WITH THE BELIEF THAT IT WOULD BE A MAJOR JOB AND ECONOMIC GENERATOR ATTRACTING BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS TO DOWNTOWN, IT WAS BELIEVED THAT AN ARENA WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST THE QUALITY OF LIFE … Read More

THE DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARKING STUDY OF 2009 WAS ORGANIZED BY A COALITION OF DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS, PRIVATE CITIZENS AND THE CITY OF JACKSON TO FULLY FUND AND IMPLEMENT. THE STUDY CHARTED ALL PARKING GARAGES, SURFACE LOTS, AND ON-STREET PARKING SPACES WITHIN THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND PROVIDED DATA OF THE EVALUATION FINDINGS. THE EFFORTS OF … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS THE INITIATING PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLETE RETAIL STUDY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF JACKSON. THE BUXTON GROUP WAS CHOSEN TO ASCERTAIN THE DIFFERING RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS THAT MATCH UP WITH THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN THE CITY, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED AND TURNED OVER TO THE … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS INSTRUMENTALLY INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF THE JACKSON DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (JDNA), AND WORKED TO DEVELOP THE ASSOCIATION IN 2008. TO THIS DAY, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE JDNA, AND THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SERVES ON THE DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE JDNA WAS FOUNDED TO COMMUNICATE … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS COMMISSIONED THE TAX-EXEMPT PROPERTIES STUDY. FOR YEARS, THE CITY OF JACKSON REQUESTED CONSIDERATION FROM THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FOR THE INORDINATE NUMBER OF TAX-FREE PARCELS IN THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF JACKSON. IN ORDER TO QUANTIFY THE EXACT NUMBER OF TAX-FREE PARCELS, IN 2008 DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CONTRACTED … Read More

IN ADDITION TO PRINT PUBLICATIONS, FROM 2007-2011, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WORKED WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS TO HOST MULTIPLE RADIO PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE JACKSON-METRO AREA. FROM 2007-2008, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HOSTED THE DOWNTOWN HOUR ON WLEZ 100.1FM. FROM 2009-2010, DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS CO-SPONSORED AND CO-HOSTED THE HEARTBEAT OF JACKSON HOUR ON WJNT NEWS TALK 1180 AM WITH … Read More

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS HAS SPONSORED TRIPS TO SISTER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. OUR GROUPS IN THE PAST HAVE CONSISTED OF MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE JACKSON AREA, WHO HELPED TO BRING VARIOUS OPINIONS TO THE TABLE. AS OF THIS DATE, THE TRIPS HAVE INCLUDED VISITS TO CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE; BATON … Read More