U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of Birmingham came to Mobile for a Dutch-treat luncheon with three dozen politically active locals, an introduction arranged as speculation about a future statewide run followed him.
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Coverage of economic development from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Ten Million Federal Dollars Headed to Choctaw Point and the State Docks Rail Terminal
The U.S. Department of Transportation agreed in February 2007 to release more than $10 million to the Alabama State Port Authority for the Choctaw Point Terminal and an intermodal rail facility.
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What a US Airways Takeover of Delta Would Mean at Mobile Regional Airport
With US Airways pursuing an $8 billion hostile bid for Delta in late 2006, Mobile Regional Airport’s marketing director weighed better connections against the risk of higher fares and less competition.
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Shelby Presses Senate to Restore Funding for Tanker That Could Be Built in Mobile
Alabama’s senior senator warned a Senate defense panel in July 2006 that cutting $203.9 million from the KC-135 tanker replacement program would delay a contract that could bring aircraft work to Mobile.
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Cruise Terminal Car Counts Showed Mobile Was Pulling Passengers From Across the South
Car counts from the Alabama Cruise Terminal in downtown Mobile showed nearly 27,000 vehicles in the first 11 months of cruising, with passengers driving in from more than 50 states and Canadian provinces.
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Mobile Regional Airport Awarded a 15-Year Food and Newsstand Concessions Contract
In February 2006, Mobile Regional Airport awarded a 15-year concessions contract for newsstands, restaurants and bars, promising travelers Quiznos, a Chart Room bar and a Carpe Diem cafe.
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A Campaign Strategist Called Mike Dow the Man to Beat, If He Ever Chose to Run for Governor
The consultant behind Sam Jones’ mayoral win said Mobile’s four-term former mayor would be the odds-on favorite in the governor’s race if he entered it. Dow, busy with a new venture, was out of town.
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Gov. Riley Appoints Juan Chastang to the Mobile County Commission
Gov. Bob Riley named Mobile teacher and Republican Juan Chastang to the county commission, filling the three years remaining on Sam Jones’ term after Jones became Mobile’s first African-American mayor.
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EADS Selects Mobile for Advanced Tanker Production Facility
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby applauded EADS North America’s decision to make Mobile the site of its KC-330 advanced tanker production facility, capping a five-month search.
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Brookley Field Lands the EADS Tanker Plant and Its Promise of 1,000 Jobs
Local lawmakers said Mobile’s Brookley Field was about to be named the winner of EADS North America’s nationwide search for a tanker program site, an aerospace prize starting with 200 engineers and holding the promise of 1,000 jobs.