Mobile and Baldwin County News
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 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…
A long-discussed passenger rail line linking Mobile to New Orleans did not receive a share of the $8 billion in high-speed rail grants the White House announced in late January…
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…
A Mobile woman's call for weekly prayer meetings tied to the city's Air Force tanker bid, complete with a warning about rising floodwaters, reached Mayor Sam Jones, who said he…
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…
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.
Northrop Grumman told the Pentagon it could not bid on the $40 billion aerial refueling tanker program unless the request for proposals changed, threatening the aircraft plant planned for Brookley…
Senior Bowl officials and the Ladd-Peebles Stadium board reached a proposed long-term agreement in October 2009 to keep the annual game in Mobile through 2018.
A proposed hybrid-vehicle plant in northeast Bay Minette drew attention in September 2009, though questions remained about financing for the multibillion-dollar project.
Forbes placed Mobile among its top U.S. cities for recession recovery in 2009, citing projections, housing, income, unemployment and the region's diverse industries.