Mobile and Baldwin County News
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Rep. Neil Abercrombie said he would push to split the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker contract between Northrop Grumman-EADS and Boeing, a fight with enormous stakes for Mobile.
With municipal elections set for the summer of 2009, Councilwoman Connie Hudson announced a bid for a third term while challenger Ron Wallace scheduled his first community meeting in District…
U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced in February 2009 that he would not seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, ending months of speculation and clearing the field for other…
An anonymous website urged Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine to challenge Mayor Sam Jones in 2009. Nodine said flatly that he would not run, and his allies accused the mayor's…
The U.S. Air Force and Pentagon were expected to announce a decision Monday on the multibillion-dollar KC-X aerial refueling tanker contract, a competition with major economic implications for Mobile and…
Mobile Airport Authority leaders met with business and community representatives in 2009 to discuss fares, service and ways to draw more passengers to Mobile Regional.
David Randel of the Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau explained how the region courts conventions and meetings — at the club's last gathering before a holiday break that ran…
The construction of Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Atmore raised expectations in 2008 for tourism, interstate-exit development and new business activity near Interstate 65.
A newspaper interview in August 2008 seemed to say EADS would build commercial aircraft in Mobile whether or not it won the Air Force tanker contract. The company said that…
Real estate professionals reported growing outside interest in Mobile and Baldwin County property in 2008 as major industrial projects reshaped expectations for the region.