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Fairhope officials hope to submit plans to the Alabama Department of Conservation this month for approval of sewer improvements, GulfCoastNewsToday.com reports. Mayor Sherry Sullivan said city officials have been working to acquire $10 million in Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act funds “to upgrade the…
MTC Logistics has opened its Mobile facility and has been honored by business-to-business publication Food Logistics for its role in keeping the global food chain moving, Business Alabama reports. It made the magazine’s list of top third-party logistics and cold-storage providers. Ernie Ferguson, vice president of sales at MTC, commented, “The recognition is appreciated and…
The Mobile Fire and Rescue Department (MFRD) recently earned national recognition for its efforts to improve treatment of individuals suffering serious heart attacks. The American Heart Association announced that MFRD received the Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Achievement Award because of improvements emergency medical services (EMS) personnel have made in responding to ST-elevation myocardial infarctions, which…
The Mobile County Recycling Center at 7450 Hitt Road in Mobile has reduced its operating hours to Monday-Friday at 7 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday at 7 a.m.-3 p.m. It is closed on Sundays. Manager Goodwill Gulf Coast, Inc., said usage has been exceeding capacity since mid-July, when other local recycling drop-off locations were closed due…
Clean Water Alabama, made up of Eastern Shore residents and officials intending to raise awareness of the importance of protecting Alabama’s abundant water resources, recently launched. Alabama Rep. Joe Faust of Fairhope and other local residents initially began the nonprofit earlier this year due to concerns over Weeks Bay’s cleanliness and healthiness, but the organization…
The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded researchers at the University of South Alabama (USA) College of Medicine two grants totaling more than $1.07 million to study the replication of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Dr. Mikhail Alexeyev, professor of physiology and cell biology at the college, is principal investigator of the studies. Natalya Kozhukhar, a research…
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently announced that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has amended its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund “that will help secure and protect sensitive wetlands along Mobile’s waterfront.” A $2-million award from the foundation will allow the city to finalize the purchase of 45 acres of wetland adjacent to the recently acquired…
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has commenced with an $8.135-million expansion of the Alabama Artificial Reef Program. One of the largest collections in the world, Alabama’s artificial reef zones recently got even larger with the addition of 110 mi.2 along the Gulf of Mexico bottom. The work is being funded by grants…
Filmmaker Theo M. Moore, II, made people, both historical figures and contemporary sources, the focus of his Africatown documentary Afrikan by Way of American, the latest project from Moore’s Hiztorical Vision Productions, an Opelika, Alabama-based nonprofit, according to AL.com. The 45-min. film will premiere this week via three online presentations beginning at 6 p.m. on…
The U.S. Navy has awarded Mobile-based Austal USA a sustainment execution contract to conduct repair, maintenance and modernization of all littoral combat ships (LCSes) with San Diego as their home ports, Yellowhammer News reported. According to GovconWire, Austal shares the $344.7-million contract with Epsilon Systems Solutions and Continental Maritime of San Diego. The award includes…
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