2008 Forecast Put Mobile Among Fast-Growing U.S. Metro Areas
A 2008 forecast cited by WKRG projected Mobile would lead U.S. metro areas in growth of gross metropolitan product from 2007 through 2012.
Semmes Residents Debated Incorporation in 2008
In 2008, Semmes residents debated whether forming a municipality could improve local services and keep tax revenue in the growing community.
2008 Report Described Growing Investor Interest in Mobile and Baldwin Counties
A 2008 WKRG report said investors from around the country were looking at property in Mobile and Baldwin counties amid major industrial-development expectations.
Southwest Alabama Communities Prepared for ThyssenKrupp Growth in 2007
Archived WKRG coverage described a Chatom meeting on how southwest Alabama communities could prepare for growth tied to the planned ThyssenKrupp mill.
Daphne Curbside Recycling Grew in 2007
Daphne's curbside recycling program kept more than four million pounds of material out of landfills in 2007, according to WKRG.
2007 Report Looked to Hyundai’s Impact as North Mobile County Prepared for Growth
Archived WKRG coverage examined how Hyundai's growth in central Alabama could foreshadow changes expected in North Mobile County.
2007 Tour Captured Saraland’s Growth and Small-Town Character
Archived WKRG coverage from 2007 highlighted Saraland's parks, new subdivisions, civic projects and growth plans.
Stan the New Man: A 30-Year FBI Veteran Takes a Seat on the Fairhope City Council
Dan Stankoski spent three decades at the FBI supervising violent crime, domestic terrorism and civil rights cases. Now he's on the Fairhope City Council worrying about the next bottleneck on…
Small Talk in Daphne: The Quiet Newcomer Who Toppled a Political Regime
Daphne's new mayor runs a convenience store, quietly bankrolls a Catholic school, kept every city official he inherited and says his only agenda is controlling the growth barreling toward the…