City of Mobile
Mobile-based Gulf Distributing has acquired the operating assets of Huntsville-based Supreme Beverage Co., AL.com recently reported. Gulf now reaches 62 of Alabama’s 67 counties, up from 44. Supreme Beverage will be operated as Gulf Distributing Co. of Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Distributing Holdings. Gulf calls itself “the oldest beverage distributor in the…
According to the MBA’s monthly newsletter, the following lawyers were admitted to the MBA in November: Charles Beene and Ayrn Sedore, employed with Slocumb Law; Haley Hancock, employed with Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse; Sarah Harden, employed with The Hernandez Firm; Koby Kirkland, admitted to the Texas State Bar in 2014 and Alabama State…
Russell Thompson Butler & Houston LLP (RTBH), a Mobile-based full-service CPA firm, added Christy Holmes as its office operations director in November. Holmes moved from Virginia to Mobile in 2007 to attend the University of South Alabama. Before joining RTBH, she was the office manager for one of the first e-commerce businesses to sell air…
A ribbon-cutting is underway now at the new USA Health University Hospital Fanny Meisler Trauma Center in Mobile. The 27,000-ft2 facility will nearly triple the amount of space in the current University Hospital emergency department. The center has 38 examination rooms, three trauma bays and CT and X-ray imaging. Those present include Gov. Kay Ivey,…
In the last year, Mobile-based Frios Gourmet Pops was able to successfully pivot its business in the face of the pandemic and see expansion. The company has signed franchise chains all year and recently hit 44, according to an email from CEO Cliff Kennedy. Frios embraced the need for mobile business and is now almost…
Mobile Ballet is performing The Nutcracker on December 18-20 at the Mobile Civic Center Theater but with a few modifications from usual. Seating capacity will be reduced, and seats and rows will be blocked to accommodate social distancing. Masks covering both nose and mouth will be required, and performances will be limited to approximately 1…
Alabama Medical Group welcomes Dr. Neil Billeaud to its practice. Billeaud has more than 23 years of experience in the areas of clinical neurology and sleep medicine, and he treats children ages 13 and up, specifically for epilepsy or seizures, while also treating adult patients for general neurology and sleep disorder issues.
USA Health recently completed several successful cases of the endolumenal functional lumen imaging probe (EndoFLIP) procedure at the Digestive Health Center in Mobile. This new procedure can help with difficulty swallowing and other esophageal motility disorders. Using the device allows physicians to see the dynamic movements of the esophagus and helps minimize patient discomfort. The…
Crow Shields Bailey PC recently hired Georgiana Patrasc as accounting services associate and Carianne Wright as staff accountant. Patrasc holds a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia, and an undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University. She also volunteers at several animal shelters. Wright is a graduate of the University…
The History Museum of Mobile at Colonial Fort Condé in Mobile is preparing to host several themed activities in December. December 5 will see a Colonial Wreath Making Workshop (cost: $45). The Sunday Holiday Market will be open December 6, when vendors will sell handmade crafts, desserts and other specialties at 1-5 p.m. (no cost).…
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