Foley
The Foley City Council recently voted to increase funds to Foley-area schools from $200,000 to $250,000 for the upcoming year. The Baldwin County Public School System has agreed to match the funding. Last year’s inaugural financial support from the city increased test scores, performance reading, mathematics and other areas, the city said. English as a…
Attainable housing, improved public places and connectivity between areas of the City of Foley are some ways to prepare it for the future, according to a Design Alabama study that examined Foley’s needs and ways to meet upcoming challenges. Foley was one of the Alabama cities selected for the citizen-led not-for-profit’s Design Place program. As…
Work has begun on nine new pickleball courts and an access road to the property near the Foley Farmers’ and Fishermen’s Market off Miflin Road, the City of Foley reports. The first phase of the road project is being built by the Foley Public Works Department at a cost of $83,145. Bidding on asphalt will…
City of Foley officials have been studying the creation of an overlay district in the area of the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center (SBRMC), and the proposal was set to be discussed at this week’s city council meeting. A medical overlay district could encourage the expansion of medical services to meet the needs of a…
The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and Coastal Alabama Business Chamber are launching the Entrepreneur Program Impacting Communities (EPIC) this fall, Gulf Coast Media reports. EPIC is a yearlong interactive and educational business program that aims to teach students the fundamentals of starting a business, offer networking opportunities and grant resources and funding for student…
According to AL.com, McCarron Development has leased the 16th-floor penthouse office space in the Waterman-Smith Building at 61 St. Joseph Street in Downtown Mobile, according to Josh W. Hall of CRE Mobile, who represented the landlord. Jay D. Roberds II of CRE Mobile worked for the tenant. A.J. McCarron, a former University of Alabama quarterback,…
Chris Harle of White-Spunner Realty represented the landlords in two recent transactions in Foley: CET Inc. leased a 6,000-ft2 warehouse at 9365 Hard Drive, and Bluewater Exteriors leased a 6,000 ft2 warehouse at 9355 Hard Drive. Additionally, a 0.64-acre lot near Rouse’s along Highway 31 in Spanish Fort recently sold for $195,000 to an investor,…
C Spire has officially opened its Foley office and fiber technology warehouse at 11746 B Foley Beach Expressway. The company said the 17,000-ft2 facility will play an integral role in continued fiber expansion in Baldwin and Mobile counties. Part of a $500-million expansion to advance fiber to more residents and businesses across Alabama, it is…
OWA Parks & Resort in Foley has opened a $70-million expansion that includes a 30,000-ft2 outdoor wave pool, as well as a surf simulator, stage, restaurant and bar, Business Alabama reports. “Tropic Falls is currently the only indoor waterpark in the United States with both a retractable roof and sidewall adjoining an outdoor water park,”…
McAleer’s Office Furniture Co., Inc. opened its third location in Foley on February 27. The new showroom is located at 15479 Highway 59. McAleer’s has operated in the Mobile and Pensacola business communities for 44 years. The company says its new Foley showroom will help it better meet the needs of its Baldwin County customers.
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