Foley Main Street turns its Third Thursday event into a ‘Christmas in July’ celebration on July 16, with a summer Santa photo op, tropical elves and early holiday shopping downtown.
Tag: economic development
Coverage of economic development from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Mobile
Regions Arena Books Its First Announced Act as Mobile Counts Down to a Mardi Gras 2027 Opening
Comedian Matt Mathews will bring his ‘Not What I Ordered’ tour to Mobile’s Regions Arena in March as part of the venue’s grand opening celebration. Tickets go on sale July 16.
Baldwin County
Twelve New Businesses Fill Downtown Foley as Main Street Reports $44,000 in New Funding
Foley Main Street welcomed 12 new downtown businesses since November and secured more than $44,000 in grants, including money for decorative crosswalks and evening programming.
Baldwin County
Alabama Regulators Open Data Center Power Contract Review as Calvert, Prichard and Stockton Projects Loom
State regulators are rewriting how electric contracts for giant data centers get reviewed, with public comments due in August. The outcome could shape projects proposed in Calvert, Prichard and Baldwin County.
Mobile
St. Louis Street Rebuild Passes the Halfway Mark as Downtown Mobile Corridor Takes Shape
The $16 million St. Louis Street reconstruction has reached block eight of 17, rebuilding one of downtown Mobile’s busiest business corridors from the water mains up while keeping traffic moving.
Baldwin County
Gulf Shores Weighs Tax Rebates to Draw Restaurants and Boutique Hotels Into Its Walking Districts
After years of investing in parking, sidewalks and drainage near the beachfront, Gulf Shores is considering programs that would rebate up to half of new city taxes to developers who build high-quality projects in two priority districts.
Local News
Mobile Hosts Regional Summit on Bringing Passenger Rail Back to the Gulf Coast
Mayor Sam Jones hosted a regional summit in Mobile bringing together mayors, federal officials and rail advocates to press for the return of Gulf Coast passenger rail service lost after Hurricane Katrina.
Local News
A Greased-Pig Chase: Making Sense of Mobile’s Slippery Budget Fight
As dueling committees, a $29 million disputed deficit and shifting council alliances collided, Mobile’s budget saga looked to many residents like a greased-pig chase with the numbers impossible to pin down.
Local News
Airbus Euphoria Meets Hard Numbers as Mobile Budget Standoff Drags On
Mayor Sam Jones cast Mobile’s budget fight in a brighter light after the Airbus announcement, but Councilman John Williams said the good news changed nothing about the city’s need to live within its means.
Local News
Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard to Lead Regional Legislative Group; Mobile to Host in 2013
House Speaker Mike Hubbard was chosen to lead the Southern Legislative Conference, which announced it would hold its next annual meeting in Mobile, bringing lawmakers from across the South to the coast.