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New Super-Shopping Center Breathes Life Into Madison

Posted by: Brenda Meyer
Thanks to: Brenda Meyer
11 June 2005 - 11:00am

The small Mississippi town is beneffiting from a unique business approach.

"Prior to Wal-Mart Supercenter opening in July 2003, there was little shopping in the area around the I-55 exit in Madison. There were no big box stores, and retail shops in Madison mainly were locally owned.

Lowe's Home Improvement Center, scheduled to open June 21, will be the third major retailer to open near the interchange. A movie theater is also under construction and will open by the end of the year. Several shopping centers are nearing completion as well."

Full Story: Madison paves way for progress, prosperity
Source: Clarion Ledger, June 9, 2005
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The areas where we have severe blight and indications of more blight to come are basically the same as they ever were. How in the world are we ever going to move our community development selves into an alternative future that thinks differently about the challenges we face in our cities and low-income suburban and rural communities?
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