Tag: development

A tidal creek winding through coastal marsh grass

Flooding, Muddy Runoff and Sewage That Cannot Keep Up: Baykeeper Brings Its Baldwin Growth Findings to Fairhope Thursday

James Bullard, July 14, 2026July 15, 2026

Mobile Baykeeper will present its smart growth policy recommendations at a community meeting Thursday evening in Fairhope, following a year of listening sessions across Baldwin County.

Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan Residents Weigh Incorporation to Shape the Peninsula’s Future

James Bullard, July 8, 2014

With a long court fight over annexation settled, the Fort Morgan Civic Association weighed whether to incorporate as a city, seeking local control over development along the narrow Baldwin County peninsula.

Spring Hill

Historic college campus building with trees

Spring Hill College Hires Veteran Fundraiser to Lead Advancement Efforts

James Bullard, June 15, 2014

Spring Hill College named Fred Salancy, a longtime fundraising leader from Florida State University, as its vice president for advancement, bringing 25 years of development experience to the Mobile campus.

Baldwin County

A large apartment complex of the kind sold in the Delaney portfolio

$98 Million Apartment Portfolio Sale Tops Mobile Bay Real Estate News

James Bullard, May 20, 2013July 14, 2026

An out-of-town firm paid $98 million for five Mobile apartment complexes in what may be the city’s largest real estate sale, as new restaurants and a Foley entertainment complex drew fresh interest.

Baldwin County

Rainwater running across a paved street toward a storm drain

Baldwin County’s Stormwater Amendment Faces an Uphill Vote Amid ‘Rain Tax’ Backlash

James Bullard, October 13, 2010

Baldwin County leaders asked voters to approve a stormwater management measure on the November ballot, but a wave of anti-government sentiment and a ‘rain tax’ label left the proposal facing a difficult path.

Local News

Commercial buildings in a downtown skyline

Second Gulf Coast Commercial Real Estate Summit Convenes in Downtown Mobile

James Bullard, March 11, 2009

The second annual Gulf Coast Commercial Real Estate Summit and Market Review was held at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, organized by University of South Alabama professor Don Epley.

Baldwin County

Congested highway traffic crossing a bridge over a bay

Baldwin County’s Sages Named the One Problem They Would Fix First: The Traffic

James Bullard, April 18, 2008

Asked to name the single problem in Baldwin County that could be corrected with relative ease, business people and civic figures answered with near unanimity: the roads, the bridges and the growth filling them.