STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) President and CEO of the Mississippi State University Foundation John Rush, is looking over the plans for a big change to the Starkville/MSU landscape, hoping that it will make a difference.

“It is something that we are very excited about,” said Rush. “Quite honestly, this is something we began ten or more years ago as we began looking at land adjacent to our campus, and we thought about what was the best possible use for those?”

The Crossroads District will feature a 122-room Marriott hotel, with plans for additional dining and shopping. Rush said, This is all to attract more people to Starkville.

“We felt like doing this development right where it is.” “Will allow visitors of our community to go, ‘Oh my gosh, there is so much more in Starkville than I ever rea

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