Archive for February, 2008
Winner of the $40 Billiion Airforce Contract to be Announced Soon
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Today may reveal who the winner of the $40 billion contract for the Airforce’s new jet-refueling tanker. Northrop Grumman Corp with EADS and their Mobile airbus plant are competing against Boeing Co. to ... Read more..Mobile Annexation May pull in More Revenue Than Expected for the City
Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Last year’s Schillinger Road Annexation to the city of Mobile Alabama may be bringing in a larger annual revenue for the city than Mayor Sam Jones had expected. The predicted $10 million a year ... Read more..Bill To Help With Hurricane Repair in the Gulf Coast
Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
For all of the Gulf Coast residents affected by past hurricanes such as Katrina and Rita, there may be some good news in the form of a bill. U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., ... Read more..ThyssenKrupp’s Steel Mill Receives 8,765 Applicants
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
With nearly 8,800 applicants for the ThyssenKrupp steel mill, officials must now sort through resumes to select only about 500 to start this year. This first group of workers is expected to be hired ... Read more..Newly Renovated Building in Foley AL houses Publishing Company
Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Foley Alabama’s old Presbyterian Church building that has been empty for 8 years is once again part of the community, but not as a church. The church building located at West Violet Avenue and ... Read more..Another Baldwin County Waterway Considered for State Protection
Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Baldwin County Alabama has a number of waterways that are key to the communities around them; that’s why officials and residents alike would like to add another waterway to the list of ... Read more..New Chamber Building for Baldwin County to Improve Community Services
Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The Central Baldwin Chamber will enjoy a new building in the near future. Supporters of the Chamber came out on a frigid February 1st morning to see the ground breaking ceremony for the new ... Read more..Fairhope’s new Public Library Provides Economic and Social Benefits to the City
Friday, February 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Fairhope’s new public Library opened for use on January 22, 2007, but the hefty loan from the project is another story. Baldwin County Now reported that another payment was made on the loan ... Read more..Gulf Shores City Council puts Two Development plans on hold
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
In a recent meeting, Gulf Shores City Council decided to table a few development projects for a later time. The amending of a zoning ordinance to move The Colony at Fort Morgan development ... Read more..Fairhope’s Community College Expands with new Science and Allied Health studies Building
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Last Wednesday, state and local officials announced construction plans for Faulkner State Community College in Fairhope Alabama. Faulkner State CC will shortly see a $14 million Science and Allied Health studies building that will ... Read more..
