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DeSoto’s dug-in details: Landers expansion progress

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 29, 2025 7:10 PM CT | Published: May 29, 2025 11:53 AM CT

The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors approved an estimated $14 million package for concrete foundations and steel at the Landers Center, making this the third major bid package for the $88 million project.

The 275,000-square-foot addition will include a new space for the DeSoto Family Theater and connect to a new seven-story, 240-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel.

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Brandon LaGrone II

Brandon LaGrone II

Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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