City of Mobile
According to FOX10, the Mobile City Council recently adopted an ordinance regulating the operation of food trucks. Some highlights include: food trucks must locate at least 150 ft away from the seating area of a restaurant in a permanent building; operators must contain and collect all trash generated by the food truck sales; loud speakers,…
Saraland’s EZN Storage Detail & Retail and Mobile’s Auto Lighting of Alabama have partnered to bring boats to the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in the inaugural Boat Show on the Bay on March 5-7. The organizers expect high attendance and more than 30 vendors providing food, entertainment and activities. It will be open 12-6…
Alabama recently became home to the newest National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) chapter, NAWBO recently announced. Dr. Valerie James, chief leadership, learning and efficiency officer at VisionSpot Consulting Group, LLC of Mobile, has been working with peers to make connections with other women entrepreneurs in Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. Now that…
Dr. Laura T. Cepeda, chief medical officer of the Mobile County Health Department, was chosen as a member of the Region IV Public Health Training Center at Emory University’s inaugural Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI) cohort. Cepeda competed with 144 other applicants to become one of three PHLI fellows from Alabama. The cohort is a…
Amtrak is to resume passenger service along the Gulf Coast early next year, AL.com recently reported. The service is to connect New Orleans and Mobile with four stops in Mississippi: Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula. Breaking a 16-year hiatus of passenger train service in the region, the decision is the fruit of yearlong…
WKRG reports Mobile International Speedway has a new operator and will hold racing this year at the half-mile oval in Irvington. Gina Schild-Knowles reached a lease purchase agreement with longtime track operator Ida Fields. Schild-Knowles, who is general manager at the Houston Motorsports Park, has planned four races this year and a full schedule for…
Merrill P. Thomas Co., Inc. of Mobile recently reported its handling of property sold at 17516 County Road 16 in Foley next to Hidden Lakes. Its agents/brokers Pratt Thomas and Daryl Cleworth facilitated the sale of 35 acres from John D. Flowers to Turnberry Development, LLC for $450,000. Construction has commenced on the land, which…
University of South Alabama (USA) President Tony Waldrop recently announced his retirement following a seven-year tenure the school’s trustees said was “marked by substantial growth and enhancements to USA’s mission of education, healthcare, research and service.” Under his leadership, USA implemented a five-part strategic plan aimed at improving student access and success, enhancing research and…
Women’s Health Alliance of Mobile recently announced the recent affiliation of Dr. Jessica Jones. Jones has more than five years of experience serving women on the Alabama Gulf Coast, specializing in obstetrics, adult gynecology, adolescent gynecology and gynecological surgery. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical School and completed her residency with…
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