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UM Wins Numerous Marketing Awards

May 3, 2024
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A comprehensive, multifaceted “Experience the Difference” marketing campaign coupled with an internal “Exceptional Hospitality” initiative earned the University of Mobile (UM) a grand prize award for exceptional achievement in public relations and development from the Baptist Communicators Association. The Arthur S. Davenport Award grand prize was among multiple honors earned by the university’s office for…

Loxley To Develop City Center

April 26, 2024
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The City of Loxley is developing a new 45,000-ft2 City Center to accommodate its increasing population, according to Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based WHLC Architecture, Gulf Coast Media reports. The four-building complex includes a 19,434-ft2 city hall, a 10,620-ft2 utilities building, a 13,985-ft2 library and a museum located off the corner of First Avenue and Railroad Street.…

Thompson Engineering Opens Branch Office In Spanish Fort

April 19, 2024
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Thompson Engineering has opened a new branch office in Spanish Fort with staff providing engineering, surveying and ground penetrating radar (GPR) services. The Spanish Fort office is Thompson Engineering’s third office to open in Baldwin County in three years. Thompson Engineering opened an office in Daphne in 2022 and one in Orange Beach in 2021.…

AGC Mobile Section Presents Safety Awards At Annual Event

April 12, 2024
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The AGC (Associated General Contractors) Mobile Section recognized members who maintained an excellent safety record throughout 2023 at its 22nd Annual Alabama AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards on April 2 at the Country Club of Mobile. More than 130 members were in attendance as 34 of the Mobile area’s leading commercial, industrial and specialty contractors…

Contract For Escatawpa Hollow Park & Campground Renovations Awarded

April 5, 2024
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The Mobile County Commission awarded the bid for Escatawpa Hollow Park & Campground’s Phase 1B of construction to M.W. Rogers Construction Co. Phase 1B improvements include renovating the existing cabin into a café, general store and blackwater river system interpretive center, as well as the construction of a new playground and an elevated office/restroom facility,…

Baldwin County Is Nation’s 10th-Fastest-Growing Metro

March 29, 2024
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The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro is outpacing communities across the county. From 2022 to 2023, it was the 10th-fastest growing metro in the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, AL.com reports. Baldwin County added nearly 7,000 people from 2022 to 2023, growing by 2.8%. The county now is home to 253,507 people.…

Mobile Chamber Foundation Launches Ride-Sharing Pilot

March 22, 2024
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The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation has introduced MoGo Rideshare, an on-demand, app-based transit pilot program. The goal of MoGo is to enable citizens to reach employment, career training and other workforce opportunities in Mobile by expanding access to convenient, affordable transportation. The foundation said MoGo will use intelligent technology to provide transportation coverage…

Airbus Military Opens Hangar In West Mobile

March 15, 2024
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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…

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