Baldwin County
Gafford Construction Services LLC recently announced its new office at 26148 Capital Drive, Suite E in Daphne. It also has a new phone number, 251-529-7557. Its email remains the same. Gafford Construction is a local, licensed Alabama home builder that specializes in custom remodels and additions. “I wanted to do things differently by establishing trust…
Gulf Shores International Airport was selected as one of 144 airports nationwide to receive funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Airport Terminal Program. The city said the $5-million grant will significantly support the construction of a new commercial terminal, which will provide direct commercial air service to Gulf Shores. “This grant represents a…
The City of Foley has announced that a national study by GOBankingRates found that Foley is the most cost-effective retirement location in the U.S. The study analyzed 100 cities in the country with a large population of adults 65 or older. The cities were ranked based on factors such as the average home value, property…
Sustainable aluminum rolling and recycling provider Novelis Inc. has announced updates to its plans for a low-carbon recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette. Project costs have escalated more than 60% above original projections to $4.1 billion, a recent earnings report revealed. There has also been a delay of its completion date to the “second…
Work is underway for Foley’s newest hotel, a four-story facility with 73 rooms next to the Foley Farmers’ and Fishermen’s Market. The Cobblestone Inn will be located at the northeast corner of Miflin Road and Koniar Way. The Foley Planning Commission voted in 2023 to approve the project. The city and company representatives recently held…
Village Park at Daphne now offers personalized training for scheduling at its “Training Ground.” One-on-one sessions, small-group training and other options are available to rent the game field or mini-pitch cage. Village Park’s grass pitch and soccer cage are now only available by reservation. Village Park offers a variety of soccer leagues and training for…
The 406 winners of the Best of Baldwin 2024 awards were celebrated at the third-annual Best of Baldwin Red Carpet Event at the Orange Beach Event Center on February 15. Nominations were held in nearly 400 categories from September 13 to October 11, 2023, with a record-breaking total of more than 200,000 nominations made. The…
The City of Gulf Shores has approved a construction contract for $131 million to build a new high school, WKRG reported. Gulf Shores Board of Education Vice President Kevin Corcoran said of the project that “three-plus years of hard work has gone into this planning stage, and the city council appreciates what we are doing,…
The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce has announced the joint Baldwin County Career Expo, hosted by the Chamber Coalition, on March 20 at 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Baldwin County Coliseum in Robertsdale. The event is open to the public for straight-to-work opportunities, and 11th and 12th grade students can attend to explore their college and…
Alabama Gulf Coast beaches are expecting some changes, including beach renourishment projects at the East End of Dauphin Island and in Baldwin County from west of Little Lagoon Pass to the Florida-Alabama line, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. The engineered beach renourishment projects involve pumping more than 3 million yd3 of…
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