Louisiana firm receives Mississippi aquarium contract
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – The Gulfport Redevelopment Commission plans to hire a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, firm to market The Mississippi Aquarium, slated to for a downtown space across from Jones Park.
Commission Chairwoman Carole Lynn Meadows tells The Sun Herald MESH Integrated Marketing and Advertising scored highest of six finalists.
Meadows says MESH will be responsible for the marketing campaign to raise money for the $65 million aquarium, launch the project and, during the aquarium’s first year, work on funding to sustain it.
The ambitious campus that will incorporate the coastal environment and its marine life, from fresh water to saltwater, is under design and is supposed to open in early 2019.
