Myer Marine Services Announces $5.5 Million Expansion, 50 New Jobs in West Mobile
Myer Marine Services is expanding its west Mobile steel fabrication facility by more than 50 percent, adding 50 jobs through a $5.5 million investment.
Former Mobile Toys R Us property sold to self-storage developer
MOBILE, Ala. — The former Toys R Us property in Mobile has been sold to Swintstorage, a self-storage developer based in Savannah, Georgia, for $2.7 million. The developer plans to…
Chicken Salad Chick, the Auburn-Born Chain, Acquired by California Investment Firm
Chicken Salad Chick — the fast-casual chain founded in Auburn, Alabama — has a new majority owner. Los Angeles-based Brentwood Associates, whose portfolio includes Orange Theory, Blaze Pizza and MD…
Chatom Dealership Ends Bible, Shotgun and Flag Promotion After Ford Steps In
A Washington County car dealership has pulled a Fourth of July promotion that offered every buyer a Bible, a 12-gauge shotgun and an American flag, after Ford Motor Company asked…
Walmart plans about $69 million in Alabama store renovations, including Mobile and Bay Minette
Walmart expected to spend an estimated $69 million in Alabama during 2019, remodeling 14 stores and expanding several customer-focused services across the state. The investment ranked among the larger single-year…
Amazon Confirms First Alabama Facility: Sortation Center Coming to Theodore
Amazon has confirmed its first Alabama facility, a sortation center in the Theodore area, that officials say could create as many as 500 jobs.
Parlor Vapes keeps West Mobile vaping personal and local
MOBILE, Ala. — Vaping has become a mainstay rather than a passing trend, and for newcomers the world of e-liquids and hardware can be daunting. In West Mobile, one independent…
Mobile Chamber Joins Legal Brief Backing End to Offshore Drilling Moratorium
The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce is among the business groups that joined a legal brief backing a federal court decision to lift the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deepwater…
Toomey’s Mardi Gras Unveils Mint MoonPie for 2010
Toomey’s Mardi Gras, the downtown Mobile shop known for its Carnival throws and candy, has announced its new MoonPie flavor for 2010: mint. Shop owner Stephen Toomey said the new…
County Commission Chief Tells Business Leaders: Hiring a Consultant Is Not a Rebuke
Mobile County Commission President Mike Dean assured a gathering of Forward Mobile that a $45,000 contract with an Atlanta consulting firm was not a repudiation of the area chamber of…