City of Mobile
The first graduates of the new FlightPath9 training program (Aerospace Exhibition, Education Center Opens) joined the Airbus workforce in Mobile this month, the company announced. Designed as a nine-month program for high school seniors, COVID-19 forced it from in-person to virtual and extended its length by nearly 100%. However, 17 graduates succeeded, then received additional…
This year’s Festival of Flowers will be held at Cathedral Square in Mobile on March 12-13 in “LoDa Style.” Normally held at Ascension Providence, the fundraiser for the Providence Hospital Foundation will benefit the purchase of critical care monitors for the hospital’s Cardiac Care Unit. A community event open to the public through a donation…
The Mobile Arts Council has announced it will be moving forward with Mobile’s newest mural at St. Michael and Conception streets. A tribute to biologist, naturalist and writer E.O. Wilson, who spent some of his youth around Mobile and reported the first colony of fire ants in the U.S. near the port, will be painted…
USA Health has developed an online tool for people to show their interest in receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. When eligibility for certain groups is approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health, and when USA Health has enough vaccine to begin giving the shots to those who are eligible, the information collected through this registry…
The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce has rescheduled its 2021 annual meeting from February (Mobile Chamber Announces Annual Meeting) to May 27 at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Still at the Mobile Convention Center and socially distanced, the event was delayed so it could be “the safest option” for attendees, the chamber announced. “It’s our hope that over…
Mobile-based Oyster Shell Strategy has hired Mallory Higgs as its director of creative and strategy. Higgs is tasked with leading strategic branding efforts with the goal of helping businesses of all sizes with a creative approach to brand management and strategy. She was previously vice president of marketing and advertising at Spanish Fort-based holding company…
The Child Advocacy Center of Mobile is holdingCuisine for Kids, a fundraising event encouraging participants to dine out and donate, on January 26. The following local restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds from the day to help victims of child abuse: Atlanta Bread, Bake My Day, Briquettes, Bone and Barrel, Butch Cassidy’s Café,…
Beaumont, Texas-based Conn’s HomePlus opened its fifth store in Alabama and first in the South Alabama region at 3250 Airport Boulevard in Mobile on January 8, it announced. The 145-plus-store retailer specializes in selling a variety of furniture, home appliances, televisions and more from the 46,410-ft2 space. A grand opening event is expected to be…
Xante’ recently announced that its year-over-year sales growth for fourth-quarter 2020 exceeded the same previous period in 2019 by greater than 20%. It said the growth was credited, in large part, to a 40% sales increase in X-16, X-32 and X-33 UV flatbed signage products. Without in-person events, Xante’ has been using “virtual roadshows” to…
Alabama AGC’s Mobile Section Board and Construction Leadership Council (CLC) hosted its Annual Board Meeting and Installation of Officers and Directors at the Country Club of Mobile on January 14. Seth Smith, vice president of Rolin Construction Inc., will serve as the 2021 president. Smith succeeds Allan Gustin of Dunn Building Co., who will continue…
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