Cruisers, Officials Celebrate Carnival’s Planned Return to Mobile
News that Carnival Cruise Line plans to return to Mobile sparked excitement among longtime cruisers, hoteliers and tourism officials across Alabama.
USA economist Donald Epley says ‘buy local’ could keep $21 billion in Mobile region
Buying local could be worth more than $21 billion a year to the Mobile-area economy, according to a University of South Alabama economist who recently laid out the region’s “importing”…
Airbus Mobile Assembly Line On Track as First European Components Set to Arrive
Airbus says its Mobile A320 assembly plant remains on time and on budget, with major aircraft components expected to arrive by ship as early as June.
Orange Beach Weighs New Deal to Keep SEC Soccer Championship
Orange Beach officials are considering sportsplex lighting upgrades in hopes of continuing to host the SEC Women's Soccer Championship beyond 2015.
150th Battle of Mobile Bay Commemoration Aims for Education and an Economic Boost
With thousands of visitors expected at Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, organizers of the three-day 150th Battle of Mobile Bay commemoration hoped the coastal event would deliver both an economic…
Surveys Show Broad Support as Gulf Shores Nears Vote on Hangout Fest Permit
With a June 30 vote approaching on a five-year Hangout Music Fest permit, Gulf Shores officials heard survey results and public testimony showing broad support for the beachfront festival.
Baldwin County Declines to Fund 2015 Alabama Bass Trail Event at Live Oak
Baldwin County commissioners declined to help fund a 2015 Alabama Bass Trail tournament at Live Oak Landing, but the trail's director said she still planned to bring the event to…
One in Three South Mobile County Residents Say They’d Leave After BP Oil Spill, Poll Finds
Nearly a third of residents in southern Mobile County say they would move away from the area if they could, according to a new poll measuring the lasting effects of…
Mobile Sports Authority Weighs BP Claim for Lost Bass Tournament
The Mobile Sports Authority prepared to consider filing a claim against BP after the Gulf oil spill forced the cancellation of a major bass fishing tournament projected to bring more…
Mobile Chamber Joins Legal Brief Backing End to Offshore Drilling Moratorium
The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce is among the business groups that joined a legal brief backing a federal court decision to lift the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deepwater…