Tag: Senate Appropriations Committee

Small aircraft parked near hangars at a regional airport

Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores Lands $2.4 Million Federal Grant for Taxiways

James Bullard, October 5, 2010

The Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores was awarded nearly $2.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to build hangar access taxiways, an investment aimed at strengthening the coastal Baldwin County airfield.

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A wireless communications tower standing over rural farmland

A $267 Million Federal Loan Promised Broadband to 29 Alabama Counties

James Bullard, April 8, 2008

Sen. Richard Shelby announced a $267 million USDA loan to Open Range Communications to bring broadband to 29 Alabama counties, including Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia and Monroe.