Mobile County
After being closed for more than 15 years, the Linksman Golf Course in West Mobile is getting closer to reopening, FOX10 reports. Recently, Mobile County Commission officials awarded a $13.7-million contract to Mid-America Golf & Landscape to kickstart construction. This funding, sourced from district resources and American Rescue Plan Act money, will be used to…
Bienville Bites Food Tour has been nominated for the USA TODAY 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards in the “Best Food Tour” category. This nomination follows the tour’s second-place finish in 2023. Bienville Bites says it is Mobile’s first and only food tour company. “This nomination not only acknowledges the hard work and dedication of our…
Airbus Military Aircraft, which specializes in maintaining, repairing and overhauling military aircraft, has expanded its operations at the Mobile Regional Airport, AL.com reports. A new hangar adding nearly 18,000 ft2 is now open for the division, which now has 65,000 ft2 at the West Mobile airport. The operation has doubled its workforce in the last…
Infirmary Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI) completed its 300th case utilizing the latest-generation Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure Device. Dr. Mina Jacob, an interventional cardiologist with Diagnostic & Medical Clinic, successfully completed the 300th case at Mobile Infirmary. The Watchman FLX is an alternative to the lifelong use of blood thinners for…
The City of Mobile has overhauled its event services application process to simplify organizing events hosted at city facilities or that require public services. The new webpage is intended as an all-in-one center for individuals and organizations planning events that require an event services application. Such events can include large gatherings on city property or…
Armbrecht Jackson LLP Partner M. Kathleen Miller is serving as the 2024 chair of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (SEALI). Miller has practiced law with Armbrecht Jackson in Mobile since receiving her JD from the Tulane University School of Law in 1980 and was managing partner of the firm from 2009 to 2018. A member…
North Baldwin Infirmary (NBI), an affiliate of Infirmary Health, has received a 2024 Women’s Choice Award for obstetrics. The award signifies that NBI is in the top 13% of the 4,728 U.S. hospitals offering labor and delivery services. The Women’s Choice Award aims to educate all women on where to receive the best care and…
Cardiology Associates has been named a 2023 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey. This award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top hospitals, health systems and medical practices in the country according to performance in patient experience. As a winner of the Press Ganey HX Guardian of…
USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital has named Mindy Kirk as director of Women’s Services. Kirk will oversee departments involved with women’s health, including general obstetrics and gynecology, high-risk obstetrics, labor and delivery and mother/baby. She will also oversee programs supporting improved patient outcomes. A graduate of the University of South Alabama (USA) and University…
United Airlines will offer direct service from Mobile Regional Airport to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., starting on June 27, the Mobile Airport Authority reports. As a United hub, Dulles provides connections to more than 50 domestic and 20 international destinations. The twice-daily flights are “a game-changer for our entire region,” Mobile Mayor Sandy…
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