Bud Ratliff resigned as director of the Mobile Sports Authority amid questions over financial transactions, and the board quickly named former sports commission chief Danny Corte as interim director.
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.
Creola
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Creola and Saraland Explore a Merger, With Schools at the Center
Municipal leaders in Creola and Saraland quietly explored merging the smaller city into the larger, with access to Saraland’s school system and I-65 commercial property driving the discussion.
Mobile
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Port of Mobile’s Pinto Terminal Wins National Engineering Honor
The Alabama State Port Authority collected the top engineering honor from the American Association of Port Authorities for the technology deployed at the Port of Mobile’s Pinto Terminal.
Local News
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Twenty-Five Years On, Mobile Weighs Whether Its Convention Center Delivered
A quarter century after Mobile bet its downtown revival on a waterfront convention center, business and civic figures offered a candid, divided verdict on whether the gamble paid off.
Baldwin County
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Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores Lands $2.4 Million Federal Grant for Taxiways
The Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores was awarded nearly $2.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to build hangar access taxiways, an investment aimed at strengthening the coastal Baldwin County airfield.
Bayou La Batre
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Rep. Collier Steps Away From Bayou la Batre Consulting Deal
State Rep. Spencer Collier took a temporary leave from his consulting contract with the City of Bayou la Batre after the Ethics Commission advised him to step aside while BP oil spill money was moving through the state.
Local News
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Connie Hudson to Announce Bid for Mobile County Commission District 2
Mobile City Councilwoman Connie Hudson prepared to formally launch her campaign for the vacant District 2 seat on the Mobile County Commission, joining a Republican field forming quickly ahead of the July 13 special election.
Bayou La Batre
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Collier Signs the Bayou La Batre Contract, Citing a Gas Hub and 400 Construction Jobs
State Rep. Spencer Collier signed a one-year, $52,000 contract to coordinate economic development for Bayou La Batre and said he was already working on a natural gas storage hub that could bring 400 jobs.
Bayou La Batre
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Bayou La Batre Poised to Hire a Sitting Legislator, and the Mayor’s Cousin, for Development Job
State Rep. Spencer Collier was the front-runner for a $52,000-a-year contract to coordinate economic development for Bayou La Batre, a job to be awarded by Mayor Stan Wright, who is his cousin.
Baldwin County
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Allstate Canceled His Policy Too: Byrne Makes Coastal Insurance a Campaign Issue
Gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne, whose own homeowners policy was canceled, argued the coastal insurance crisis is a statewide economic issue as Allstate and Alfa moved to drop wind coverage.