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November 2010 | Vol. XLI, No. 10Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce BUSINESS VIEW
BAE Systems Breathes NewEnergy in Mobile Shipyard
Chamber Chase Surpasses Goal
Local Property Designated to Attract Industry
THE MOBILE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 174TH ANNUAL MEETINGTuesday, January 18, 2011 | 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Mobile Civic Center | Tickets $50 or group of 10 tickets for $485 (Chamber members only)
$60 (potential Chamber members) | RSVP at 251.431.8606 or Email: cwilson@mobilechamber.com | www.mobilechamber.com
PRESENTED BY | SPONSORS BB&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Burr & Forman LLP, ExxonMobil, Gulf States Engineering, International Shipholding Corp., Jones Walker LLP, Mobile Airport Authority, Mobile Gas, One Coast Medical, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Thompson Engineering Inc., ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC, TORP Terminal, University of South Alabama, Whitney National Bank RESTAURANTS Atlanta Bread, The Battle House Renaissance Hotel & Spa, Bienville Club, The Blue Gill, Catfi sh Junction, Chef Rob & Co., Chris & Carla’s Catering, Clifton Morrissette Catering, Creative Catering, Don’s Catering, Felix’s Fish Camp, The Honey Baked Ham Co., Lassere’s Catering, Naman’s Catering, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q, Tyner ’s Catering, Greer ’s Catering | BEVERAGES AQUAlife Water & Coffee, Community Coffee, Kentwood Water, Royal Cup Coffee Service | FLORISTS All A Bloom Florist & Gifts, Blooming Dell’s Florist, The Rose Bud Flowers & Gifts, Zimlich Patio & Garden | DESIGNER Lewis Communications | PRINTER OSI | PHOTOGRAPHER Jeff Tesney Photography | Opening January 18, 2011 at the Mobile Civic Center
HEART-POUNDING ACTION. MIND-BOGGLING GROWTH.
AND A THRILL RIDE OF ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES. FROM THE CREATORS
OF OPPORTUNITY, AND THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU COOPERATION,
COMES A STORY 174 YEARS IN THE MAKING.
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4-6 NewsYouCanUse–Positiveupdates forareaandstatebusinesses
8 ReadtheChamber’spositionandget thefactsontheproposedbridgeover theMobileRiver
9-10 ETC–Organizationalupdatesand businessbriefs
13 EnvisionCoastalAlabama’sannual meetingfeatureseconomicdevelopment expertTedAbernathydiscussingpost-oil spillregionalchallenges
15 VeteransDayhonorsareasoldiers
23LocalSCOREcounselorshonoredfor servicetoolderAmericans 28 Chamberhirestwonewstaffmembers
CONTENT SO N T H E C O V E R
A D V E R T I S E R S
THE BUSINESS VIEWispublishedmonthly,exceptforthecombinedissueofDecember/January,
bytheMobileAreaChamberofCommerce451GovernmentStreet,Mobile,AL36602(251)433-6951
www.mobilechamber.com©2010
Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WinthropM.HallettIII Executive Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeighPerry-Herndon Managing Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . SusanRak-Blanchard Copy Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CoriYonge
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M O N T H LY F O C U SF E A T U R E S
6 Chambercoordinatesfirstlocal AdvantageSite,apropertyclassification makingiteasierforindustryinvestment
14-15 BAESystems,withatremendous internationalpresence,purchasesthe formerAtlanticMarine
17-20 ChamberChase,theChamber’stotal annualresourcecampaign,reaches newheights
Onthecover:BAESystemsrecentlypurchased AtlanticMarineontheeastsideoftheMobileRiver.Seestoryonpages14-15. Photo by Thigpen Photography Inc.
12 SmallBusinessoftheMonth: RolyPoly
22 SCORE:MakingSocialMediaand InternetMarketingWorkforyour SmallBusiness 25 BusinessSpotlightoftheMonth: Rodans+FieldsDermatologists
25 DiplomatoftheMonth: DianaSturm,TheDeltaInstituteLLC 27 InvestorFocus:AkerSolutions
29 BoardofAdvisorsProfiles
30 Chamber@Work
30 EconomicIndicators
31 Calendar
32-33 MemberNews
33 Anniversaries
34 NewMembers
TheMobileAreaChamberwasawardedafive-starratingbytheU.S.ChamberofCommerce,thehighestdesignationgiven.Ofthe6,936chambersintheU.S.,only301areaccredited,andofthoseonly43haveachievedfive-stardistinction.
TheMobileAreaChamberhasbeenaccreditedbytheU.S.Chambersincethedesignation’sinceptionmorethan40yearsago.
THE
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce BUSINESS VIEW
AlabamaOrthopaedicClinicPC................................10
BancorpSouth.............................................................27
BellingrathGardens.....................................................8
CoastalNeurologicalInstitute.....................................7
CoastSafe&LockCo.Inc..........................................32
CommunityBank.......................................................28
DEXImaging.............................................................. 21
ElwoodStaffing........................................................... 11
GrandHotelMarriottResort,GolfClubandSpa.....23
Gwin’sCommercialPrinting.....................................10
InterstatePrinting.......................................................26
Lagniappe....................................................................30
Local15.......................................................................29
LogicalComputerSolutions......................................16
MobileRegionalAirport.............................................35
OccupationalHealthCenter.......................................24
OnlinePayrollServicesInc..........................................6
PremierMedicalManagement..................................15
RBCBank....................................................................13
SafeArchives...............................................................12
UnitedWayofSouthwestAlabama...........................25
WAVENetTechnologies...............................................26
WhitneyNationalBank..............................................22
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NEWSYou Can Use Positive Business News When You Need It
“NopriorityfacingournationismoreimportantthanputtingAmericansbacktowork,”leadsarecentreportpublishedbytheU.S.ChamberofCommerce.
Whilecongressvotesonbailoutsandstimuluspackages,The State of World Tradeclaimsworldtradeistheanswer.“Wecannotrelyondomesticconsumptiontogeneratemoredemandforthegoodsandservicesweproduce,”thepublicationstates.
Tony van Aken,theMobileAreaChamber’sdirectorofinternationaltrade,agrees.Hesaysfreetradeagreementswithgrowingeconomies,suchasPanama,inthemidstofexpandingthePanamaCanal,arekeytotheeconomicrecoveryandsustainability.“Allyouhavetodoislookattheresultsfollowingotheragreements.Exportsincreased.Exportscreatejobs.Jobsincreased.Andanumberoflocalcompaniesaresuccessfullysellingtheirproductinnewmarkets.”
TheU.S.ChamberandtheMobileAreaChamberareworkingtobringadditionalfreetradeagreements(FTAs)totheforefrontofcongressionalaction.Hereareafewofthefactsusedtomaketheircase:
•SincethepassageofNAFTA,U.S.exportsincreasedby300percent,created40millionjobsandaccountformorethan$1.2millionoftwo-waytradeperminute.
•80percentofeconomicconsumptiontakesplaceoutsideoftheU.S.
•Exportsgeneratedtwo-thirdsoftheU.S.economicgrowthbetween2007and2008.
•TheU.S.istheworld’slargestexporter,andisapproaching$2trillion.
•50percentofworldtradeoccursthroughFTAswith385agreementsinexistenceworldwide.
Whatisneededtomaintainthecurrentexportingmomentum?“Simple,keepexporting,”saidvanAken.
Signingaleaseagreementfor25percentoftheGMBuilding,ownedbyRetirementSystemsofAlabama,earnedBancTrustFinancialGrouptherighttoadditsnametooneofMobile’soldestdowntownofficetowers.
NowcalledtheRSA-BankTrustBuilding,thebankwilloccupythefirstfloor,mezzanineandfloors25through31,oncerenovationsarecompletein2011.Currentlytheholdingcompany,BancTrustFinancial,islocatedat100SaintJosephSt.anditssubsidiarybank,BankTrust,at150NorthRoyalSt.
BancTrustFinancialistheholdingcompanyofBankTrust,theonlypubliclytradedbankholdingcompanyheadquarteredinMobile.
MovingUptheBlock
GoodNewsFoundinExportingStatistics
Pictured above will be a new entrance to the RSA-BankTrust building. The Royal Street view is ground level from the Battle House Hotel facing west. On the left is how the existing office tower will be redesigned.
Alabamaexportsarereboundingthisyearafteradramaticdecreasein2009,withperformancedrivenlargelybythestate’sautoindustry.
Alabamais27thinthenationforexportincreasesfromJanuarythroughJune2010,registering32.1percentgrowth,accordingtoWISERTrade,producedbytheWorldInstituteforStrategicEconomicResearch.Nationally,exportsareupby22.68percent.
Locally,cargothroughthePortofMobilecontinuestoimprove,albeitataslowpace,saidJudith Adams,marketingvicepresidentfortheAlabamaStatePortAuthority.
“Overall,volumesarebetterthanlastyear,whichwashithardbytheglobalrecession,”saidAdams.Shenamedseveralcommoditygroupsthathavesignificantlyincreasedoverthepreviousperiodexportsin2009:•Forestproductsexports,up17percent;•Coalexports,up18percent;
•Containerexports,up27percent;•Grainexports,up33percent;•Pipeexports,up50percent;and•Chemicalsexports,up70percent.
AccordingtoBill Rowan,vicepresidentofN-TronCorp.,exportsaccountfor25percentoftheMobile-basedcompany’sbusinessandareup35percentfortheyear.Rowanaddsexportshaveincreasedoverthelastfouryearsandheanticipateswillreach45percentbyyear’send.N-Tron’stopsellersareitsindustrialnetworkequipment,withChinadrivingthemajorityofthisincreaseandEuropeinwhatRowancallsa“distantsecondplace.”
“SinceoverseasmarketsarealsorecoveringfromtheworldwiderecessionweareseeingmanyofAlabama’straditionalexports,includingsoybeans,ironpipes,chemicalandforestryproducts,showingsignificantgrowthover2009,”saidHilda Lockhart,directoroftheAlabama
DevelopmentOffice’sinternationaldivision.
“WehavealongwaytogoafterseeingsuchahighgrowthinAlabamaexportsfrom2004to2008,”saidLockhart.
TradeistheAnswer
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OnetickettotheMobileAreaChamber’sannualmeetinginJanuaryhelpedJay Saiter withB-FastBolt&Supplysealathree-yearcontractwithThyssenKruppSteelmillrecently.SaitersaidthathenotonlyhadtheopportunitytomeetwithThyssenKrupp’sleadershipbutmanagersofvarioussuppliercompaniesaswell.
B-Fast’scontractisfortheVMI(VendorManagedInventory)ofallthreemills,includingthecoldrollmill,hotstripandhotdippedgalvanizedMill.
“Thecontactisasignificantadditiontoourcustomerbaseandwillcontributetoourgrowthandexpansionplans,”saidSaiter,whohandlesoutsidesalesandisaprojectmanager.Thecompanyrecently
hiredafewnewemployeesasaresultofthecontract,hesaid,adding“asthisprogramgrows,wedefinitelyanticipateexpansionofstaffwithsitemanagers,technical,salesandmaterialsupportpersonnel.”
TheproductsB-Fastwillsupplywillbeusedformachineryinstallation,facilitymodificationandupdatesandpreventivemaintenance.
B-FastBoltislocatedatBrookleyFieldandistheMobiledivisionofBirminghamFastener,aleadingmanufactureranddistributoroffastenersandvariousindustrialbolts.BirminghamFasteneranditsaffiliatedcompaniesemploymorethan250people.
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Overthelastdecademinoritybusinessesnearlydoubledfrom3millionto5.8million,registeringa46percentincreaseandoutpacingthegrowthofallU.S.firms,accordingtopreliminaryestimatesbytheU.S.CensusBureau.
ThesamegrowthtrendisbeingseenlocallysaidDarrell Randle,theMobileAreaChamberofCommerce’ssmallbusinessdevelopmentvicepresident.AccordingtoRandle,businessesareincreasingbymostsectorsincludingHispanic,Asian,NativeAmericanandAfrican-American.
“We’vemadegreatstrides,butweneedtodomore,”hesaid.“Thereareanumberofsmallbusinessresourcesdedicatedtohelpentrepreneursdevelopandgrowtheirprofit.”
Therearemorethan27millionU.S.firmsthatlogmorethan$30billioninsalesandreceipts.Thenumberoffirmsgrew18percentfrom2002to2007,while
salesandrevenuegrew34percent.
Accordingtothecensusbureau,thisistheonlycomprehensive,regularlycollecteddataforbusinessesandbusinessownersthatrecordsgender,minoritystatus,race,ethnicityandveteranstatus.Thesurveyincludesindividualproprietorships,partnershipsandallcorporationswithreceiptsof$1,000ormore.
Women-owned
Minority-owned
Hispanic-owned
Black-owned
Asian-owned
Native Hawaiian - and Other Pacific Islander owned
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned
White-owned
Sector Increase in Businesses revenue Increase
Minority-owned U.S. firms grew by 18 percent from 2002 to 2007, with sales and revenue increasing by 34 percent.
Below are the sectors and category growth.
Statistics were not available for veteran-owned firms, but the report offered receipts for the 2.4 million veteran-owned firms were $1.2 trillion. Source: The U.S. Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency
20 percent
27 percent
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B-FastofficialsmadetheirTKconnectionattheMobileAreaChamber’sannualmeeting.MakeyourplansnowtoattendtheupcomingeventonTuesday,Jan.18attheMobileCivicCenter.Seeadonpage2formoredetails.
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onUpwardTrend
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PropertyEarnsDesignationtoAttractIndustryAnindustrialdevelopmentsiteinnorth
MobileCountybecamethefirstintheareatojoinaselectgroupofpropertiesinAlabama.VirginiaStationPhase1,a168-acresitenearCreola,recentlyearnedanAdvantageSitedesignation.
LedbytheEconomicDevelopmentPartnershipofAlabama(EDPA)inBirmingham,theAlabamaAdvantageSiteprogramisavoluntaryindustrialsitepreparednesseffortcreatedtomakethestatemorecompetitive.Withmorethan400siteslistedontheEDPAstatedatabase,VirginiaStationisoneof23propertiestocurrentlycarrythedistinctivelabelandthefirstinMobileCounty.
Thesite’sapplicationwascoordinatedthroughtheMobileAreaChamber’seconomicdevelopmentdepartment,withstaffassistingwithdocumentationincludingasetofstandarddatarelatedtoownership/control,environmentalconditionsandinfrastructurestatus.GulfStatesEngineeringprovidedprojectmanagement,sitelayoutanddesignservices.“Thereisasignificantinvestmentincapital,timeandmaterialon
thelandowner’sparttosuccessfullycompletetheAdvantageSiteprocess,”saidHerman Tinsley,theChamber’sseniorproject
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managerofeconomicdevelopment.AccordingtoAl Ruffin,theChamber’s
researchmanager,theAdvantageSite
designationallowsformorefavorablemarketingopportunitiesandprovidespotentialindustrywithimmediateaccesstonecessarydocumentation,enablingcompaniestoreducedecision-makingtime.
Ruffinaddedthereareseveraladditionalsitesthatcouldqualifyandwhoselandownersareinterestedinpursuingthisdesignation.
PropertyownersapplyingfortheAdvantageSitedesignationthroughtheChamber’seconomicdevelopmentteammustcompletearigorousapplicationprocessincludingbothpaperandvisualinspectionstoensurethepropertymeetsrequirementsfortheclassification.Afterthedesignation,thesiteismarketedonthestateandlocallevelfortwoyears,provideditcontinuestomeetcriteria.Theclassificationcanberenewedatthecloseofthetwo-yearperiod.
FormoreinformationontheVirginiaStationPhase1siteoronhowtobecomeanAdvantageSitecontactRuffinat431-8656oraruffin@mobilechamber.com.
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Fiction:Thebridgecan’taccommodatethenewclassofcruiseships.
Thetallestcruiseshipintheworldfleetis208feethigh;the currentcruiseshipcallingontheAlabamaCruiseTerminalisthe Elation,at177feettall.Thebridgewillhave208-footclearance.
ChamberRemainsUndeterredinitsSupportofaBridgeAcrosstheMobileRiverOnMay28,2008,theMobileArea
Chamber’sboardofdirectorspassedapositionstatementaddressingI-10congestionandaproposedbridgeovertheMobileRiver.Init,theboardaskedtheAlabamaDepartmentofTransportationtoremovethesouthern-mostroutefromitsplansandencouragedthemtoreviewcurrentdataonthenorthernroute’scapabilitytomeettheproject’sstated“purposeandneed”ofalleviatingcongestionthroughtheI-10tunnel.
Finally,thepositionstatedthatifthenorthernroutedoesnotmeritfurtherstudy,thentheMobileAreaChamberanditsboardsupportabridgethatislocatednofurthernorththan“RouteA”andnofurthersouththan“RouteB.”
Today,theChamber’spositionremainsasitdidin2008–supportabridge,onlynowtheofficialnameoftheroutetheChambersupportsiscalled“B-Prime.”
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Fact:
Fiction: Thebridgewilldominatetheskylineandwillbevisiblefromthe gardendistrict.
WhileAlabamaDepartmentofTransportation(ALDOT)isworking withconsultingpartiesontheviewshedinMobile’surbanneighborhoods,itisimportanttorememberthehighestbridgepylonwillbe490feet;theRSATower(adjacenttoTheBattleHouseHotel)is745feetinheight.
Fact:
Fiction:BridgeconstructioncouldseverelydamagedowntownMobile’s historicstructures.
Potentialconstructionimpactsarebeingconsideredinthe environmentalstudiescurrentlyunderway.ALDOTwillusethemostcurrentconstructiontechniquestominimizeconstructionimpacttohistoricstructures.
Fact:
BridgeontheHorizon:vs.FictionFact
1-10BridgeClosesinonDesignOptions
InAugustandSeptember,theAlabamaDepartmentofTransportation(ALDOT)andtheFederalHighwayAdministrationinchedalittleclosertoconstructingabridgeovertheMobileRiverandalleviatingsomeofthetrafficcongestionalongInterstate10.Morethan200peopleattendedtwocommunitymeetingstolearnabouttheproposedbridgeroutesandspeakonbehalforagainstthebridge.DuringthesessionsinMobileandDaphne,membersoftheMobileAreaChamberofCommerce’sGovernmentalAffairsCommittee,TransportationCoalitionandEnvisionCoastalAlabamavolunteerswerevocalinshowingtheirsupportfortheroutedubbed“B-Prime.”
AninterestingfootnotefromthosetwosessionswastheamountofmisinformationcirculatinginthecommunityaboutthebridgeandtheimpactonMobile’sskyline.EditorsofThe Business ViewaskedALDOTandVolkert&Associates,thecompanyhiredtowritetheenvironmentalimpactstatementofthebridge,toclearupsomeoftherumors.
Pictured above is what people would see street level at Emanuel and Conti streets in downtown Mobile with the proposed bridge in the background.
UpdatedTimeline:
Spring 2011-DraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement(DEIS)released
Summer 2011-OpenhousepublichearingstoreceiveinputonDEIS
Spring 2012-FinalEISandrecordofdecisionisreleasedbyALDOT
Summer 2012-Bridgedesignprocessopens
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GraduationbytheNumbers
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NewMuseumHonorsHistoryoftheNorthRiverAreaTheLittleChurchinthePinesMuseumatChickasaboguePark
openedthissummer,depictingthetimeoftheNativeAmericansthroughthemodernperiod,whentheareabecamea1,100-acrerecreationalparkforlocalshipyardworkersandtheirfamilies.
OriginallyaMethodist-EpiscopalchurchbeforetheCivilWarandlaterthefirstschoolhouseinEightMile,theantebellumchurchmovedfromitsoriginallocationinWhistlerinthe1980sinanticipationofthemuseumopening.
“Ithastakenus30years,butlittlebylittlewehavepreservedthehistoryforalltosharein,”saidMobileCountyCommissionPresidentMerceria Ludgood.“Andwhatissogreataboutthismomentisthatwearestilllivinginthehistoryofthisplacethroughthefamiliesthatlivedandstilllivehere.Theygaveustheirchurchandpersonalpropertythattellthestory.”
Themuseumisfilledwithartifactsthatportraythehistoryandpeoplewhodevelopedtheareaandincludesaheavyconcentrationofartifactsfromthecolonialera,sinceitrepresentsthefirsttimethatEuropeans–inthiscase,theFrench–settledintheregion.
Themuseumisfreeandopentothepublic.
Mobile County Commission President Merceria Ludgood and Commissioner Mike Dean dedicate a new museum holding artifacts from the colonial era near Eight Mile.
Whilenationallythenumberofhighschoolgraduatesdecreasedby11,000,areportpublishedbyEducation WeekmagazineattributedAlabamawiththe12thhighestincrease.Diplomas Count: Graduation by the Numbersmeasuredresultsfrom1997to2007,thelatestdataavailable.
ForAlabama’sclassof2007,62.5percentofhighschoolstudentsgraduated,enoughtoregistera5.7percentincrease.In1997,itwas56.9percent.
Morestudentsarebeingeducatedtoahigherstandard,acknowledgedMobileAreaEducationFoundationChiefExecutiveOfficerCarolyn Akers,butsheisnotcontentwiththenumbers.“Whilewecelebratethegrowthwehavemadeasastate,wemustcontinuetodevelopnewpathwaysthatintegratecollegeandcareerpreparationandprovidetherigorandrelevancythatpreparesourstudentsforthefuture.”
Mobileleadsthestatewithinterventionstrategiestohelpstudentsgraduate,resultinginhundredsofstudentsgraduatinglastyearthatotherwisewouldnothave,saidAkers.
Conversely,Education Week’sreportestimates1.297millionstudentsfromtheClassof2010willnotgraduate,with24,328oftheminAlabama.“ThisisanunacceptablenumberofstudentsandgivesAlabamathe17thworstgraduationrateinthenation,”saidAkers.
Shebelievesthestateisontherighttracktoattackthisissue.“Alabamahasstoodoutasanationalleaderbyadoptingsomeofthemostrigorousgraduationstandardsinthenation.Yet,businessandindustrystillindicatethatthesestandardsarenothighenough,”explainedAkers.“Thus,wehavetocontinuetoraisethestandards,andthat’swhatwearedoinginMobile.”
Fiveofeighthigh-poverty,high-performingschoolsthroughoutthestatedesignatedasTorchbearerschoolsarelocatedinMobileCounty–andtheyholdtheNo.1throughNo.5rankingsforimprovedperformance,accordingtotheAlabamaDepartmentofEducation.
Theeducationdepartmentrecognizesschoolswhereatleast80percentoftheschool’sstudentsqualifyforfreeorreduced-pricedlunch;atleast80percentofthestudentsinelementaryormiddleschoolspassstandardizedreadingandmathtests;or95percentofstudentspassallfivesectionsoftheAlabamaHighSchoolGraduationExam.
InAugust,U.S.SecretaryofEducation,Arne DuncanvisitedTorchbearerrecipientGeorgeHallElementary,andpraisedtheschoolforimprovingfromoneoftheworstschoolsinAlabamatooneofthebestschoolsinthecountry.
Local2010recipientsare:•Collins-RhodesElementary(EightMile)•AnnaBoothElementary(Irvington)•CalcedeaverElementary(Mt.Vernon)•GeorgeHallElementary(Maysville)•IndianSpringsElementary(EightMile)
2010TorchbearerSchools
Mobile had the lion’s share of 2010 Torchbearer Schools, a distinction recognizing high performance. Media Specialist Kay Rogers is pictured working with a small group of first grade students at Anna Booth Elementary in Irvington.
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eTCTheTaxFoundationrecentlyreleased
ananalysisofhowtheexpirationoftheBush-erataxcutswouldaffecttheaveragemiddle-incomefamilyineachstateandcongressionaldistrict.Theorganization’sreportlooksattheaveragefamilyinthe
middle20percentoftheincomespectrumandcomparestheir
2011federalincometaxliability,ifallthetaxcutsexpire,totheirtaxbillifalltaxcutsareextended.
Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact,No.238,“EffectofExpirationofBush-EraTaxCutsonAverageMiddle-IncomeFamily,ByStateandCongressionalDistrict,”isavailableonlineat
www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/ 26581.html.
Nationally,thetypicalmiddle-incomefamilyhasamedianincomeof$63,366andwouldseeitsfederalincometaxburdenincreaseby$1,540iftheBush-erataxcutsexpire.
Theorganizationalsolaunchedacalculatoratwww.MyTaxBurden.org,todemonstratehowtheexpirationofthesetaxcutswouldaffectaspecifictaxpayerunderthreescenarios:ifallthetaxcutsexpirecompletelyattheendofthisyear,iftheyareallareextendedinto2011ormadepermanent,andifPresidentObama’s budgetisadopted,whichincludesacombinationofexpirationsandextensions.
AccordingtoScott Hodge,TaxFoundationpresident,thefateofthecutsputinplacebetween2001and2006andsettoexpireattheendofthisyear,isuncertain.“Regardlessofwhathappens,ourtaxcalculatoratMyTaxBurden.orgcanhelpgivetaxpayersabettersenseofhowthesepolicieswillaffectthem–whetheralltheBushtaxcutsareextendedorjustthoseaffectingfamiliesearninglessthan
$250,000ayear,orifallthetaxcutsexpire.”
Forexample,ifCongressfailstoacttoextendtheBushtaxcuts,thefederalincometaxburdenforamarriedcouplefilingjointlymaking$80,000withtwochildrenwouldbe$2,137higherin2011thanifallthetaxcutswereextended.
Taxpayerscanalsoenterbasicinformation–suchasfilingstatus,wageincomeandnumberofdependents–alongwithoptional,moredetailedinformation–suchascapitalgainsanddividendincome,stateandlocaltaxespaidandotheritemizeddeductions–anddeterminewhattheirfederalincometaxburdenwouldbein2011.
TheTaxFoundationisanonpartisan,nonprofitorganizationthathasmonitoredfiscalpolicyatthefederal,stateandlocallevelssince1937.
Editor’s Note: As of Sept. 30, Congress postponed the vote on the Bush era tax cuts until after the November elections.
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smallBusinessoftheMonthGotomobilechamber.com/awardstosubmitaSmallBusinessofthe
Monthnomination,orcontactDanetteRichardsat431-8652ordrichards@mobilechamber.com.
Whilethereare52sandwichesonthemenuboard,therearemorethan200differentvarietiesofsandwichesavailableatRolyPoly–evenmoreifyourearrangetheingredients.Locatedat3220DauphinSt.,RolyPolyistheMobileAreaChamber’sSmallBusinessoftheMonth.
OwnerandoperatorChris Harle launchedRolyPolyinMobileafterworkingintheaviationindustry.Lookingforachangeofpace,HarleresearchedandfoundRolyPoly,arolledsandwichfranchisestartedinAtlantain1996.Nationally,thebusinesshasgrowntoincludemorethan200storesin25states.“IchosethisfranchisebecauseitwasuniqueandIfeltitwoulddowellinthisarea,”hesaid.
Harlehasoperatedhisbusinessforthreeyears.Hehas12employeeswho,inadditiontoprovidingcounterservice,helpHarlemanageagrowingcateringbusiness.“Weoffercustomsandwichplattersforlunch,meetingsorwhateveryouneed,”saidHarle.
RolyPolyoffershotpressedsandwichesandcoldrolledsandwiches,whichHarle
saidshouldn’tbeconfusedwithwraps.“Technically,wrapshaveafoldononeend,wehaverolls,thusthename,RolyPoly,”heexplained.
Themenuboardconsistsofnumberedsandwichesorganizedbymeatselection–chicken,turkeybreast,roastbeefandsteak,hamandsmokedpork,andtunasalad.Otherofferingsincludevegetablesandwiches,saladsandoriginalrecipesoups.
Sandwichesarenumberedaccordingtowhentheywerecreated,likethe#3MonsterVeggie,whichisstillavailableinitsoriginalform.But,ifasandwichisdeemedunpopular,itisremovedfromthemenuboard.Still,there’snoneedtoconformtowhateveryoneelselikes,“Weofferallsandwichesreallysinceyoucanrollyourownwithyourchoiceofmeats,cheeses,vegetables,fruitsandnutsanddressings,”saidHarle.
Themostpopularsandwichisthe#30BasilCashewChicken,consistingoffreshbasilchickensalad,cashews,spicyThaisauce,lettuce,tomatoes,avocadoand
alfalfasprouts.ItwaschosenthebestsandwichatarecentTasteofMobile.
Witha$10minimumorder,deliveryisavailableduringbusinesshoursMondaythroughFridayfrom8a.m.to8p.m.and
Saturdaysfrom10a.m.to3p.m.TherestaurantisclosedonSunday.
Owner and operator Chris Harle of Roly Poly is ready to serve a sandwich at his Dauphin Street location.
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AbernathyservesasexecutivedirectoroftheSouthernGrowthPoliciesBoard,apublicpolicythinktankthatdevelopseconomicdevelopmentpoliciesfor13Southernstates.PreviouslyAbernathyservedasexecutivevicepresidentandchiefoperatingofficerfortheResearchTriangleRegionalPartnership,aprivatenonprofiteconomicdevelopmentorganization.Hehasalsoauthorednationally-recognized
strategicplansandreports,andspeakstomorethan150groupsannually.
AbernathyplanstoaddressthedifficultchallengesfacedincoastalAlabamapost-oilspillandhurricanes.Hismessageisexpectedtobeoneofhopeandinspirationtocommunityleadersadvocatingfortheregion’slong-termsustainability.
Inits13thyear,EnvisionCoastalAlabamarepresentsasuccessfulpartnershipformedbetweenMobileandBaldwincounties,setforthbyaunifiedvisionintendedtoguidethecommunity’sgoalsforabettertomorrow.
Eventregistrationbeginsat7a.m.,andthemeetingbeginsat7:30a.m.Thecostis$25andincludesbreakfast.Forreservations,contactAiley Arrow Shiraziat 431-8621orashirazi@mobilechamber.com.
O ne of the Southern region’s foremost economic
development experts, Ted Abernathy, will give the keynote address at the Envision Coastal Alabama’s annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 a.m. at the renaissance Mobile riverview Plaza hotel.
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With 423 acres and 650 employees, Mobile
is BAE’s largest shipyard for the ship
repair division.
Mobilehasanewwaterfrontpartnerthatquietlymovedintotownthissummer,butBAESystems’reputationisnotanythingtokeephush-hush.
Accordingtothe2010Defense News Annual Ranking,BAEisthesecondlargestdefensecompanyintheworldbasedon2009figuresandthefifthlargestintheU.S.Lastyear’ssales,tomorethan100worldwidecustomers,addedupto$36.2billion.
BAEsuppliesavarietyofproductsandservicestomilitaryforces,aswellasadvancedelectronics,security,informationtechnologysolutionsandcustomersupportservices.BasedinLondon,England,thecompanyemploys107,000globally,workingoutofthecompany’ssevenmarketsinAustralia,India,SaudiArabia,SouthAfrica,Sweden,UKandtheU.S.
HeadquarteredinRockville,Md.,BAE’sU.S.operationsareresponsiblefornearlyhalfofthecompany’semployeesandrecentlyaddedanother1,000toitsrosterwiththeacquisitionofAtlanticMarineHoldingCo.,propertiesinMayportandJacksonville,Fla.,MossPoint,Miss.,andMobile.
ThenewbusinesswasnamedBAESystemsSoutheastShipyardsandoperatesoutofNorfolk,Va.Underitspurviewisvesselmaintenance,repair,overhaulandconversion,marinefabricationandshipconstructionservices.
TheacquisitionwasdesignedtocomplementBAESystems’existingshiprepairandupgradecapabilitiestofurtherservetheU.S.Navyandothermaritime
customers.“TheMobileshipyardgivesusentryintotothecommercialsegmentinamuchbiggerandmeaningfulway,”saidDan Welch,vicepresidentofBAESystemsSoutheastShipyards.
With423acresand650employees,MobileisBAE’slargestshipyardfortheshiprepairdivision.And,Welchhashiseyeonthelong-establishedfabricationandbuildingcapabilitiesatthelocalfacility.
WhatwasparticularlyattractiveabouttheMobilefacilitywasits
location,givingBAEaccesstoanotherGulfmarketandtheopportunitytosupportoildrillshipsandoilrigs,Welchadded.
WithSignalrecentlyacquiringBenderShipbuilding,andAustalUSAnearby,
WelchbelievestheremaybeareaswhenBAEcanjoinforceswiththeseandotherareashipbuilders.“Inthisindustrywemaycompeteonedayandpartnerthenext.‘Competi-mates’isthetermweusedtodescribeit.”
CurrentlythecompanyhassteadyworkfulfillingthecontractsoriginallymadewithAtlanticMarine.“Wehavethesamefacilityandthesamepeople,sokeepingthesecontractswasneveranissue,”saidVic Rhoades,directorofSoutheastShipyards,Alabamadivision.RhoadesjoinedBAEin2002andmovedfromthecompany’sHawaiianoperationstoheadupMobile’sshipyard.Tocontinuedevelopingadditionalcommercialshiprepairandconstructioncontracts,RhoadesandhisteamarevisitingcustomerstomarketMobile’scapabilities.
A26-yearemployee,John CollwasassignedtohelpgettheMobile’soperationsupandrunning20yearsagowhenAtlanticMarine,thenownedbyGeorge W. Gibbs
BAEAddsItsNametoHistoricWaterfrontMarker
These BAE employees were all former Atlantic Marine employees. BAE, the second largest defense company in the world, purchased Atlantic Marine’s Southeast operations. The company is counting on the Mobile shipyard to expand its repair and construction services. Pictured from left to right with their craft are: Coung Nguyen, hull; Kevin Keith, pipe; Kizzie Butler, paint; Jonathan Hay, electrical; Virginia Harvey, warehouse; Paul Gridler, maintenance; Brandon Manac, carpenter; Bill Ankerson, dock; Jamie Skipper, rigging; Danny Foster, machinist; and Jessie Thompson, hull.
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TheMobileBayAreaVeteransCommissionwillhonoractressandsingerAnn-MargretasPatriotoftheYearaspartofitsVeteransDayluncheononThursday,Nov.11.TheeventisoneofseveralVeteransDayactivitiesorganizedbythecommissionasawayforMobilearearesidentsandbusinessestohonorAmerica’sveterans.ThecommissionworksinpartnershipwiththeMobileAreaChambertoproducetheannualcommemoration.
Swedish-bornAnn-Margret,whobecameaU.S.citizenin1949,willbehonoredforhercontinuousandconsistentsupportofU.S.militaryforces.Launchedintofameinthe1960swhilestarringinsuchfilmclassicsas“Bye-ByeBirdie”and“VivaLasVegas,”Ann-MargrettraveledtoVietnamwiththeUSO(UnitedServiceOrganizations)in1966and1969toentertainthousandsofU.S.combattroops.ThroughouthercareershecontinuedtosupportU.S.soldiersbyparticipatingin
eventssuchasOperationHomecomingforVietnamVeteransandOperationIraqiFreedom.
Activitiesbeginat10a.m.withtheannualVeteransDayparadethroughthestreetsofdowntownMobile.TheparadefeaturesseveralVeterans’organizations,activeduty
units,Reserve&NationalGuardunits,ROTCandJROTCunits,scoutsandnumerouslocalmarchingbands.
TheluncheonwilltakeplaceatFortWhitingArmoryatnoon,immediatelyfollowingtheparade.AFriendsofFreedomCelebrationwillbeginat3p.m.atBattleshipMemorialParkwithaMobilePopsconcertfollowingthecelebration.
Theparade,celebrationandconcertarefreetothepublic.Luncheonticketsare$15apersonor$120foratableofeight.TopurchaseticketsorformoreinformationaboutVeteransDayevents,contactAiley Arrow Shiraziat431-8621orashirazi@mobilechamber.com.
Ann-Margret
Premier Medical Physicians
ENT PhysiciansRONNIE E. SWAIN, MDW. CARTER BRYARS, JR., MDBARRY L. BROWN, MDJAMES R. SPIRES, JR., MDJOHN S. WILSON, MD, FACSJAMES K. PITCOCK, MDP. VAN. CROCKER, MDMARK R. GACEK, MDALFRED M. NEUMANN, JR., MDRONNIE E. SWAIN, JR., MDJ. MARK HARRISON, MDKIMBERLY ELLIOTT, MDMICHAEL LEE, MDRICHARD L. PALESANO, MD
AudiologyJIM MCDILL, PHDJENNIFER TAYLOR-GUY, AUD
Eye PhysiciansJAMES M. HARRISON, JR., MDCLAUDE M. WARREN, III, MDROLLINS L. TINDELL, JR., MDCHARLES R. SALISBURY, MDMATTHEW W. MOSTELLER, MDCHARLES S. MOSTELLER, MDRICHARD J. DUFFEY, MDH. CHRISTOPHER SEMPLE, MDANDREW P. TERRY, MDSTUART F. BALL, MDWILLIAM F. MURRAH, III, MDMARK J. DOUGLAS, MDCURTIS M. GRAF, JR., MDBEN F. KING, ODGREGORY R. JACKSON, ODROBERT E. EDGE, ODVALERIE L. VICK, MDJAY A. BROWN, MDCHARLES F. JONES, M.D.JEFFERY A. MORROW, O.D.CHRIS WALTON, MD
AnnMargretNamedPatriotoftheYearforVeteransDays
III,boughttheformerAlabamaDryDocksandShipbuildingCo.TheproductionsuperintendenthasalittleglimmerinhiseyewhenhetalksaboutthechangessincethetransitiontoBAE.Whatimpresseshimmostisthecompany’scommitmenttopeopleandteamspirit.“Relationshipsbetweensupervisorsandemployeesaremorepersonable,”saidColl.“Employeesaremadeawareofwhatprogresstheyneedtoachievetogettothenextlevel,andthecompanybacksitupwithtrainingandmentoring.”
Herschel Vinyard Jr.,BAE’svicepresidentofgovernmentaffairs,agrees,adding“BAEhasprovenitselfacompanythatholdsanumberofcorevaluesthatare
importanttoemployees.Theyputpeoplefirstandpartofthatisatoppriorityforsafety.”
WhatWelchbelievesBAEbringstotheMobileshipyardis“along-termvisionandwillingnessandthecapabilitytomakeaninvestmentinawaythatthepreviouscompany,whichwasaninvestmentgroup,couldnot.”
Thereisamulti-yearplaninplaceforupgrades.AlreadyBAEhasmadesignificantupgradesandrepairstoitsrigzoneforservicingoilrigs,cranes,drydocksandpiers,accordingtoRhoades.Colladdedthatthecleaningandupkeepoftheshipyardhascreatedasenseofprideamongemployees.
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ChamberChase,theMobileAreaChamber’sannualtotalresourcecampaign,hasnotonlycrossedthefinishlinebutexceededits$1.28milliongoalaswell.LedbyBB&TAreaExecutiveandSeniorVicePresidentEdward “Bubba” O’Gwynn,thecampaignkickedoffinMay,focusingonrecruitingnewmemberships,eventsponsorships,publicationadvertisementsanddonatedgoodsandservices.
Over16weeks,75volunteers,representing48companies,raised$1,315,025andrecruited48newmembers.Eightteamsexceededtheirgoals.
“Thisisour14thcampaignandeachyearourvolunteersandourmemberbusinessesdobetterthantheyearbefore,”saidCarolyn Golson,theChamber’svicepresidentofmembership.“Their
hardworkandcreativitymakeourorganizationbetterabletodotheworkthatwillkeepourregionmovingforward.”
O’GwynnsaidhisjobaschairmanwasmadeeasierbytheeffortsofChamberChaseparticipants.“Sincerecongratulationsareinorderforeachofthevolunteersforworkingsodiligentlyandexceedingourgoal,”headded.“Theemployersofthesevolunteersarealsotobethankedforlendingtheiremployeesandtheiremployees’timetothecampaign.”
ThevolunteersmarkedtheirsuccessatavictorycelebrationsponsoredbyWhitneyNationalBank.
Nextyear’sChamberChasewillkickoffinMay2011.O’GwynnbelievesChamberChaseisanidealprogramforcompaniestobecomemoreinvolvedintheChamber.
“Thecampaignoffersfabulousnetworkingopportunitiesforthevolunteers,afuncompetitivespirit,andagreatsocialoutletaswell,”hesaid.“TherealgoalistobringinnewmemberstotheChamberandraiseresourcesthatultimatelycomebackfullcircletothebusinesscommunitythroughtheworkoftheChamber.”
TolearnhowyourcompanycangetinvolvedinChamberChase,contactCarolyn Golsonat431-8622or cgolson@mobilechamber.com.
ChAMBErChASE ‘10
Campaign ChairmanEdward “Bubba” o’Gwynn,BB&T area executive and
senior vice president
Chamber Chase Rises to New Heights
FINALTOTAL
$1,315,025
Donations of Products/Services
$346,187
Trade/Sponsorships of Projects/Events
$536,186
Advertising in Chamber Publications
$101,399
Member Investments
$152,023
Board of Advisors
$175,130
Partners for GrowthCampaign
Contributions
$4,100
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AlabamaPowerCo.
$58,596
Mike Saxon Jerry Goldman Vice President CaptainMobile Division
JerryGoldman...........................$22,109SharonMurrill..........................$36,487
Tom Grimm Judy SmithPlant Manager Captain TerriOwler................................$34,358 JudySmith..................................$16,34
Terry HarbinCOO
DavidHagan.............................$21,039 TeamCredit..............................$17,790
Preston Bolt Greg JonesManaging Member Captain
GregJones...................................$2,500
Russ Ford Laura SearcyArea President Captain
LauraSearcy...............................$6,310
Clay Walden Kay WilliamsDistrict Manager Captain
KayWilliams.............................$17,700
Edward H. O’Gwynn III Janet JohnsonArea Executive and CaptainSenior Vice President DanGarland.............................$13,300 JenniferGontarski......................$9,000 JanetJohnson............................$36,554 ChrisJones..................................$1,215 CharleneReyes...........................$1,200
Tyrone Fenderson Rodney LeePresident and CEO Captain
RobynAnderson.........................$4,311
TOP PRODUCERS
ArkemaInc.
$50,682BankTrust
$38,829
BB&T
$69,308BlueCross/BlueShield
$17,700
Tom Bates Linda FaulknerPresident, North CaptainAmerica Region
LindaFaulkner.........................$42,641 EdFinch......................................... $310
CommonwealthNationalBank
$4,311
EvonikDegussaCorp.
$42,951HandArendall
$2,500IBERIABANK
$6,310
Erik Johnsen Sheila Dean-RosenbohmPresident Captain
SheilaDean-Rosenbohm.........$18,990
Jeff Tesney Elissa TesneyOwner Captain
ElissaTesney...............................$4,440
JeffTesneyPhotography
$4,440
Melissa MorrissetteCaptain
MelissaMorrissette...................$12,348
LLB&BInc.RealEstate
$12,348InternationalShipholding
$18,990
Chamber Chase Teams
TeamsOverGoalAlabama Power
ArkemaBankTrust
BB&TBlue Cross & Blue Shield of
AlabamaBoard of Directors Team
Regions BankWhitney National Bank
TopOverallProducersAngelaGrice...................................$136,508MarkSpivey......................................$60,663JoShannon.......................................$56,600LindaFaulkner................................$42,641HarrisOswalt....................................$41,683
TopCashProducersHarrisOswalt....................................$41,683TerriOwler........................................$34,358StephenSchlautman.......................$31,500JerryGoldman..................................$22,109SharonMurrill.................................$22,037
TopNewMemberProducersLindaFaulkner........................................... 8TerriOwler................................................... 4TrishBanker................................................ 3
TopOverallProducingTeamsRegionsBank.................................$185,624WhitneyNationalBank.................$179,514DiplomatTeam................................$97,436BB&T.................................................$69,308AlabamaPower................................$58,596
TopCashTeamsRegionsBank.................................$107,324DiplomatTeam................................$68,071BB&T.................................................$48,508WhitneyNationalBank...................$46,084MobileGas........................................$45,536
TopNewMemberTeamsDiplomatTeam........................................... 9EvonikDegussa........................................... 9RegionsBank.............................................. 7BB&T............................................................ 6Arkema......................................................... 5
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Top producing Chamber Chase volunteers were honored during the victory celebration. From left to right are Bubba O’Gwynn, BB&T; Jo Shannon, Regions Bank; Stephen Schlautman, Regions Bank; Michelle Cook, BB&T; Terri Owler, Arkema; Sheila Dean-Rosenbohm, International Shipholding; Jerry Goldman, Alabama Power; Sharon Murrill, Alabama Power; Judy Smith, Arkema; Linda Faulkner, Evonik Degussa; Trish Banker, Regions Bank; and Harietta Eaton, CorroMetrics.
Mike Fine Harris Oswalt President Captain HarrisOswalt.............................$41,683 MarcusStacey................................ $805
Matt WhiteWhite Spunner & Assoc.
Captain
ConnieArmbrecht......................... $450 OwenBailey................................$2,680 ScottDelaney................................. $450 PatriciaEsfeller............................. $100 FrankLott...................................$2,701 CeliaMannBaehr......................... $100 CarolineMcCarthy.....................$2,600 MikePayne.................................$5,000 DaveTrent..................................$2,000 MattWhite..................................... $450
Karyl Hanisch Captain
GaryAdams.................................$6,025 BrittanyBeckham......................... $300 MariaBladorn..........................$19,154 TerryDowns................................$1,275 HarriettaEaton.........................$10,500 KarylHanisch...........................$40,429 MillieSueHawk.........................$2,353 MichelleKerr................................. $310 Mamun.......................................... $300 LloydMeyers...............................$1,825 SheilaMurphy............................$1,966 NancyPeoples................................ $330 RyanPerdue.................................. $957 SatyPutcha.................................... $305 JanneaRogers................................ $800 DianaSturm.................................. $305 LeeTeague..................................$1,035 DonnaTurner.............................$2,957 KayWatson.................................$1,125
Cedric Hatcher Mike DennisRegional VP Commercial CaptainMarkets for Gulf Coast
CarlishaBagsby...........................$305 MikeDennis..............................$7,430 JessicaEllis...............................$2,370 HeatherGilbert.........................$8,500 JasonGross..................................$960
Joel Daves Mark SpiveySouth Alabama Area CaptainExecutive and Mobile/Baldwin City President TrishBanker...........................$13,600 AnnaBender................................$600 BrunerBinion...........................$5,100 LeeDzwonkowski.....................$2,500 StephenSchlautman..............$31,500 JoShannon.............................$56,600 MarkSpivey............................$65,194
John H. Baker III Dana Glass President Captain
DanaGlass..................................$6,850
Chuck Harmon Jamie LeDouxMarket President Captain JamieLeDoux...........................$14,700
Ellen Praytor WingardSVP, Managing Director
TeamCredit..............................$21,913
LewisCommunications
$21,913
Chamber Chase TeamsChamber Chase Teams
MobileAreaChamberBoardofDirectors
$23,946
MobileAreaChamberDiplomatTeam
$97,436
MobileGasServiceCorp.
$45,680RBCBank
$19,905
RegionsBank
$185,624ThompsonEngineering
$6,850WellsFargo
$14,700
G. Robert Baker Jr. Angela GriceSVP, South Alabama CaptainRegion President MaryCaronDowning...............$5,763 AngelaDunn.............................$1,080 AngelaGrice.........................$136,508 HarrisonHawke......................$16,300 JamieHorton..........................$11,500 JohnMcCrory............................$7,138 SpencerWiggins.......................$1,225
WhitneyNationalBank
$179,514
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EventSponsorsLunch & Learn:TheAmericanCafé
reward Sessions:Claire’sPlaceontheCreekMommaGoldberg’sDeliTheShedBBQ&BluesJointBB&TTheOriginalHoneyBakedHamCo.Chick-fil-AOutbackSteakhouseBuffaloWildWingsRegionsBankSonny’sRealPitBar-B-Q
Victory Celebration:WhitneyNationalBank
Chamber Chase Supporters:360cleanABetterChoiceMusic.comABMBEngineersAceFabricationAdams&ReeseAerotekAirbusMilitaryNAAirbusNorthAmericaEngineeringAirwindCreative/MyShotz.comAkerSolutionsAlabamaDevelopmentOfficeAlabamaOrthopaedicClinicAlabamaPowerAlabamaStatePortAuthorityAlabamaTelcoCreditUnionAlacareHomeHealth&HospiceAlecNamanCateringInc.AllABloomFlorist&GiftsAllCleanFiltersAllCleanJanitorialAllianceInsuranceGroupAlliedElectronicsAlliedWasteServices/BFIAltaPointeTheAmericanCaféAmericanFamilyCareAmericanRedCrossAlabama,GulfCoastChapterAmericanWeatherstarAmerica’sFirstFederalCreditUnionAnimalRescueFoundationAnytimeFitnessAQUAlifeWater&CoffeeServiceArkemaArmbrechtJacksonArmyAviationCenterFederalCreditUnionArtcraftPressAssist2SellAT&TAT&TAdvertisingSolutionsAtlantaBreadAustalUSAAzaleaCityDentalBAESystemsSoutheastShipyardsBancorpSouthBankTrustBarnhartCrane&Rigging
TheBattleHouseRenaissanceMobileHotel&SpaBayPaperCo.Inc.BaySecurityCo.BayFestBB&TBellingrathGardens&HomeBerneyOfficeSolutionsBienvilleClubBishopStateCommunityCollegeBit-WizardsCustomSoftwareSolutionsInc.TheBlakeatMalbisBloomingDell’sBlueCrossandBlueShieldofAlabamaBluegillRestaurantBNIBusinessResourceCenterBoys&GirlsClubsofSouthAlabamaBPEnergyBreakYourWayVendingBruno’sBuffaloWildWingsBurr&FormanBusinessPersonnelSolutionsCaféRoyalCallisCommunicationsCamelliaTrophyandSpecialtiesCammie’sOldDutchIceCreamShoppeCandlewoodSuitesMobile/DowntownCardiologyAssociatesofMobileCatfishJunctionCC2MCellularSouthCGRailwayCHFulfillmentServicesChat-a-WayCaféChefRob&Co.Chick-fil-AChildAdvocacyCenterChinaDollRice&BeansChiropracticLifeCenterChris&Carla’sHeavenlyRibsandCateringClaire’sPlaceontheCreekClarkPersonnelServicesClearChannelRadioClubSunTanningSalonCoastal AnglerMagazineCoastalBankandTrustCoastalCourierCoastalNeurologicalColonialLifeInsuranceComcastCommunicationComfortSystemsUSACommodoreSteelBuildingsCommonwealthNationalBankCommunityBankCommunityCoffeeCo.ComputerTechnologySolutionsCorroMetricsCORTFurnitureCourtyardbyMarriottCowles,Murphy,Glover&Assoc.Cream&SugarCreativeCateringCrowShields&BaileyCumulusBroadcastingCustomMonogrammingDadePaperCo.DailyAccessCorp.
DelaneyDevelopmentTheDeltaInstituteDeltaSanitationofAlabamaDeltacomDoctorsLaboratoryDon’sCafe&CateringServiceDr.ChrisCorsentino&Associates,ChiropractorsDumasWesleyCommunityCenterEADSNorthAmericaEAPLifestyleManagementElaineSessions-RobertsBrothersElementsTherapeuticMassageELGHanielEnviro-CleanServicesEsfellerConstructionExpressEmploymentProfessionalsExxonMobilTheEzellHouseF&SEquipmentFamilySecurityCreditUnionFaulknerUniversityFelix’sFishCampFiveRivers-Alabama’sDeltaResourceCenterFlexiCrewStaffingFriendsoftheMobileAnimalShelterG.A.West&Co.Gardberg&ClausenPCGaylordC.Lyon&Co.GoodwillEasterSealsoftheGulfCoastGrandBandEntertainmentGrandHotelMarriottResort,GolfClub&SpaGreer’sCateringGulfCoastBioCleanGulfCoastCanteen/CoffeeServicesGulfCoastDermatology&SkinCareCentreGulfCoastExploreumScienceCenterGulfCoastOfficeProductsGulfCoastPintsGulfElectricCo.Inc.ofMobileGulfStatesEngineeringGwin’sCommercialPrintingH&RBlockHackbarthDeliveryServiceHadderAccountingHamptonInn&SuitesMobileDowntown/HistoricDistrictHamptonInn&SuitesProvidencePark/AirportHandArendallHarborCommunicationsHargroveEngineers+ConstructorsHarrisBusinessMachinesHeggemanRealtyHeritageCompoundingPharmacyHeritageHomesofMobileHeroManServicesPlantCo.TheHillerCos.HiltonGardenInnHiltonPensacolaBeachGulfFrontHixardtTechnologiesHoarProgramManagementHoneywellInternational
HumanaInsuranceCo.IKONOfficeSolutionsImpresarioPromotionalConceptsInfirmaryHealthSystemInformationTransportSolutionsInsphereInsuranceSolutionsInternationalAssuranceInternationalShipholdingITTTechnicalInstitute-MobileCampusJ.F.Pate&AssociatesContractorsJamesB.DonagheyJeffTesneyPhotographyJoeLewisMusicStudioJohnstoneAdamsBaileyGordonandHarrisJonesWalkerJuniorLeagueofMobileKangenWaterKarenRhodes,NAIFA-MobileKBRKentwoodSpringsKingdomCoachLamarAdvertisingCo.ofMobileLassere’sCateringLeroyHillCoffeeCo.LewisCommunicationsLifeSouthCommunityBloodCentersLocal15/UTV44/WeatherPlusLogicalComputerSolutionsLong’sHumanResourceServicesMamun-REMAXPartnersManpowerInternationalMarriottExecuStay/SuiteLivingInc.CorporateHousingMarshallA.McLeodPLS,LLCMasterPrintingMcAlistersDeliMcDowellKnightRoedder&SledgeMcGill-ToolenCatholicHighSchoolMcKean&AssociatesMcPhersonOilCo.MDLInnovationsMediaServicesMerchantsFoodserviceMerrillLynch/TheWhitingGroupMetLifeMH3PrintingMicheBagsoftheGulfCoastMississippiExportRailroadMitsubishiPolysiliconMobileAirportAuthorityMobileAreaWater&SewerSystemMobileBayAreaApartmentAssoc.MobileBayBearsMobileGasMobileMechanicalMobileMemorialGardensMobileOperaMobilePaintManufacturingCo.MobileScreenPrint&Embroidery/AdSpecialtiesMobileSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsMobileSymphonyMommaGoldberg’sMr.ElectricofSouthAlabamaMr.RooterofSouthwestAlabamaMusic4UMutualofOmaha
NationalTaxCreditofMobileNationwideInsuranceDownsAgencyNavigatorCreditUnionNorthropGrummanNudraulixOccupationalHealthCenterOfficeDepotBusinessSolutionsDivisionOmegaPropertiesOneCoastMedicalOpteraCreativeInc./IdentitySignsOracleRealEstateTheOriginalHoneyBakedHamCo.OriginalOysterHouseOrionEngineeringOfficeSuppliesInc.(OSI)TheOrthopaedicGroupOutbackSteakhousePage&JonesPaniniGrillParkerAdultFosterHomePerdidoBeachResortPersonnelStaffingInc.PhelpsDunbarLLPPhoenixFitnessPilotCatastrophePlanetCellularPollman’sBakeShopPPMConsultantsInc.PremierMedicalManagementPremierWindowoftheGulfCoastPrichard,Dewberry&HodgesPrincipalFinancialGroupPrismSystemsProfilingSolutionsProvidenceHospitalTheQualityGroupQualityValveQuickShotTruckingInc.Radio2PhoneCommunicationsRadneyFuneralHomesRBCBankRecordMaxMobileReedFabricatorsRegionsBankReliableStaffingRemingtonCollegeRenaissanceMobileRiverviewPlazaHotelResourcesforIndependenceRidgway’sRobertJ.BaggettInc.Rodan&FieldsDermatologistsRolyPolyRonReams-CompactDiscJockeyRon’sCateringRoseBudFlorists&GiftsRoyalCupCoffeeRuth’sChrisSteakHouseS.S.Nesbitt&Co.SafetyPlusInc.D/B/ASafeWorkerAllianceSafetySourceSB&TBankScotch&GulfLumberSeniorCitizensServices-ViaProgramsServerCorpsTheShedBBQ&BluesJointShellChemicalsSignalInternationalSilverKingGolfClub
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MakingSocialMediaandInternetMarketingWorkforYourSmallBusiness
sCOReThe Mobile Chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is a part of the national nonprofit organization of more than 10,500 volunteer
business counselors who provide free, confidential business counseling and training workshops to small business owners.
WonderinghowtoaddFacebook,TwitterandYouTubetoyoursmallbusinessmarketingstrategy?Larry Bailin,author&chiefexecutiveofficerofSingle Throw Internet Marketing,discussesnavigatingthecompetitiveworldofInternetmarketing.
Q How time-consuming is building a social media presence?
A Ittakestimeattheoutset,butyouhavetorollupyoursleevesandjustdoit.Inthebeginning,
considerwritingablogentry,Facebookpost,orTweetatleastonceaday.Asyoubuildafollowing,youcanslowdown.TherearealsoapplicationslikePing.fm,YoonoandTweetDeckthatpostthesameitemtomultipleplatforms.Forexample,youcanTweetandautomaticallyupdateFacebookstatus.
Q How can an entrepreneur shape a strong online strategy for branding and building
sales?
A Understandthepowerofrelationships,valuepropositions,salesprocessesandpsychology
–thefundamentalsofbusiness.Ensurethatyou’vecoveredallthebasesandhavearock-solidbrand,messageandstrategy.
Q Is local search the wave of the future?
A Geo-targetinghelpspeoplefindthingsintheircommunities,orwheretheyhappentobe
traveling.Andit’slesscostlytomarketlocallythanglobally.Themajorsearchengines–Google,BingandYahoo–already
havelocalsearchoptions.Goforit.Optimizeyourlocalprofileoneachone.
Q Is there an “ideal” frequency of posts or Tweets per day?
A Itdependsonyourusersandthe“shareworthy”informationyouhave.Ifyouhavesomethingto
share,shareit. Butusecommonsense.Ifyoubecomeannoying,withmultiplepostsorTweetsaday,peoplewillblockyou.Findanapproachandsystemthatworksforthewayyouoperate.Entrepreneurstypicallycomeupwithhundredsofideas.Wouldyouratherbeorganizedandbeabletoactonideasimmediately?Orrisklettingopportunitiespassbecauseyoucan’tfindwhatyouneed?
Q What is your best advice for finding creative ways to use social media?
A Continuallytrytoinspireyourselfbyfollowingotherlike-mindedpeople.Itmaybeyour
favoriteauthororvideosontopicsyou’reinterestedin.Educateyourselfandgetideasforinformationorinsightsofyourowntosharewithothers.
Larry Bailin is the founder of the Internet marketing company Single Throw and best selling author of the book, Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From? He can be reached at www.singlethrow.com. For additional guidance on marketing your small business or to schedule a confidential one-on-one counseling session at no charge, contact the Mobile SCORE chapter at 431-8614.
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RyanandMitchellJoinAlabamaSeniorCitizensHallofFame
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T wo local SCorE (Service Corp of retired Executives) counselors were recently
inducted into the Alabama Senior Citizen’s hall of fame. Mobile’s DorothyI.Ryan and Daphne’s LynnMitchellreceived the honor at the hall of fame annual awards ceremony in August. Both individuals work from the SCorE office housed at and supported by the Mobile Area Chamber.
ThehonorrecognizeslivingAlabamaresidentsprovidingsignificantcontributionstothelivesofolderAmericans.Permanentmembershipisbasedonanextendedperiod
ofdedicatedserviceandisthehighesthonorawardedbytheAlabamaSeniorCitizensHallofFamecommission.RyanwasnominatedbyDr. Harold Dodge,retiredsuperintendentofMobileCountyPublicSchoolSystem.MitchellwasnominatedbytheSouthAlabamaRegionalPlanningCommissionAreaAgencyonAging.
Sincesellingherbusiness,CreditBureauofGreaterMobile,Ryan,affectionatelyknownasMs.Dot,hasbeenanactivecommunityvolunteer.ShevolunteersintheadministrativeofficesofALACAREandVIA!SeniorCitizenCenterwheresheisalsointheGrandfriendsProgram.Additionally,Ryancoachedandcounseledcurrentandpotentialentrepreneurs(manyofthemseniors)forthelast13yearsthroughtheMobilechapterofSCORE.Ryanservedas
chapterchairfor12yearsandcurrentlyservesassecretary.
ThoughnewtotheGulfCoast,Mitchellimmersedherselfinvolunteering,workingwiththeSouthAlabamaRegionalPlanningCommissionAreaAgencyonAgingtoassistseniorswithbenefitandassistanceprograms.MitchellalsocounselsjobseekersonfindingandretainingemploymentthroughalocalemploymentcenterandisaSCOREcounselor,workingwithownersofsmall-andmedium-sizedbusinessesonwaystooperatetheirbusinessesmoresuccessfully.
ThelocalSCOREofficehasvolunteers,includingRyanandMitchell,whogivefree,confidentialadviceinpersonaswellasbyphoneandInternet.Call431-8607foranappointment.
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Independent consultants, pictured left to right, Kariene Fortner, Aimee Schrems, Pam Coggin and Shawna Whistsett assist clients with skincare solutions and provide Proactiv® Solutions products for purchase. The multi-med therapy skin care products are not available in retail settings.
Owners:Dr.KatieRodanandDr.KathyFields(KarieneFortner,independentconsultant)
Location: 1156SturbridgeLoop,Daphne Member since: 2010
Brief description of business: Rodan+FieldsDermatologistscreatedProactiv®Solutionskincareproductstargetingacne,sundamagedandsensitiveskinandananti-agingsolutionaswellasskinenchantments.IndependentConsultantKarieneFortnerpartneredwithRodan+FieldstoofferclientsProactivproducts,knowledgeandresourcesforskincaresolutions.
What is unique or innovative about your business?AccordingtoFortner,itisanopportunitytopartnerwithtworecognizeddermatologistswithabrandnamelegacy.Thecompanyoffersa60daymoneybackguaranteeonallproducts.
Most significant challenge:Fortnerexplained,it’schallengingbeinganewcompanyandabusinesspartneratthegroundfloorandeducatingpeopleontheproductlineandresourcesavailableforimprovingskincare.
Phone number: 214-5183 Web site: www.kfortner.myrandf.com
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ServingasaChamberdiplomatiswideningDr. Diana Sturm’s viewofMobilebusinessesaswellasprovidingsupportforhercompany,shesays.“Throughthediplomatprogram,IhaveanopportunitytomakeconnectionswithpeopleIwouldnotnormallygettomeet.”SturmistheMobileAreaChamber’sDiplomatoftheMonth.
SturmistheexecutivedirectorandfounderofThe Delta Institute LLC,acenterpromotingtheimprovementofpersonalperformancethroughtheuseofenergypsychologyandlifecoaching.Energypsychologyisarelaxationtechniqueallowingclientstoreleasenegativeemotions,relievepost-traumaticstressdisorder,eliminatephobiasandincreasetherateofhealingforseriousillnesses.
TheonlycertifiedpractitionerforenergypsychologyalongtheGulfCoast,sheisalsoanadjunctinstructorattheUniversityofSouthAlabama,onamedicalresearchcommitteeforUSACollegeofMedicineandisasmallgroupfacilitatorfortheWomen’sBusinessCenter.
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Aker Solutions produces equipment for the oil and gas industry, including subsea umbilicals, with a typical section shown above.
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PartnersforGrowth(PFG)istheMobileAreaChamber’slong-termeconomicandcommunitydevelopmentprogram.FormoreinformationcontactShelly Mattingly,theChamber’sinvestorrelationscoordinator,
at431-8655orsmattingly@mobilechamber.com.
AkerSolutions
Company officials: Marc Quenneville,vicepresident,NorthAmerica;Mike Headley,projectdirector;Pete Willemoes,projectdirector;Spencer Powell,projectdirector;andJames Altieri,manufacturingmanager.
Years in business: SeveninMobile
Brief company description: AkerSolutionsisaglobalmanufacturerofsubseaequipmentfortheoilandgasindustry.
Why are you located in Mobile? “Mobileprovidesanaccessiblelocationforourproducttobeefficientlyproducedandeasilydistributed,”saidQuenneville.
Why do you support the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partners for Growth initiative? “Whenpeopleworktogethertowardacommonvision,greatthingshappen,”saidQuenneville.“Forme,the‘PartnersforGrowthInitiative’isanopportunityforacollectionofmindstoworktowardgreatthingsforMobile.”
What do you see as Mobile’s greatest potential?“ThepeopleofMobileprovideitsgreatestpotential,”saidQuenneville.“Mobilianshaveapropensityforworkingwelltogethertogetthingsaccomplished.Whetheritisrecoveringfromahurricaneorgloballymanufacturinghighlycomplexequipment.”
Length of Chamber membership: Since2003
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Ifyouwererecentlycontactedtoupdateyourmembershipprofileorforagoodwillcall,chancesareyoutalkedwith Jade Cunningham,theChamber’snewmembershipservicesrepresentative.Cunninghamisresponsibleformaintainingcommunicationwithmembersincludingrenewals,membershipdirectoryverificationcallsandvariousothermembercontactsviamailande-mail.
SecondincommandattheChamber’shelpdesk,thequiet-naturedcollegeseniorgetsquiteabitofphoneaction.“Thisisreallyagoodopportunityformetoconversewithmorepeople,”saidCunningham.“AndIlikebeingabletoassistthemwiththebenefitsoftheirmembership.”
CunninghamispursuingapoliticalsciencedegreeatSpringHillCollegeandwillgraduateinMay2011.Herfutureplansincludeanadvanceddegreeincommunityredevelopment.CunninghamisamemberofthepoliticalsciencehonorsocietyPiSigmaAlpha,thepolitical
scienceclubandAlphaKappaAlphaSororityInc.
“JaderepresentstheChamberwellwhensheisworkingwithourmembers,”saidKim Perrone,theChamber’sdirectorofcustomerservice.“Shehasquicklylearnedaboutthebenefitsofmembershipandtheimportantroleweplayinthebusinesscommunity.”TocontactCunningham,call431-8617ore-mailjcunningham@mobilechamber.com.
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Matthew HarielwasnamedtheMobileAreaChamber’snewdirectoroffinanceandoperations.HereplacesCharlotteBuffington,whoretiredrecently.
HarieloverseestheChamber’saccountingrecords,administerspayroll,preparesmonthlyfinancialstatementsandmanagespaperworkfornewemployees.Inaddition,HarielhandlesallfinancialrecordsfortheMobileAreaChamberFoundation.
AnativeofGulfport,Harielearnedabachelor’sdegreeinaccountingfromtheUniversityofSouthAlabamaandholdshiscertifiedpublicaccounting(CPA)license.PriortojoiningtheChamber,heworkedinthemaritimeandtransportationindustryandtheliquidbulkstorageindustry.
HarielsaystheChamberwasatthetopofhislistforemployment.“AnyoneinvolvedinbusinessshouldknoworbeawareofwhattheChamberdoesinthecommunityandforbusinesses,”hesaid.“Iknewitwouldbeanexcitingandfulfillingplacetowork.”
ChamberemployeesareequallyascomplimentarytoHariel.“MattbringstousabroadprospectiveofbothpublicandprivatecompanyaccountingexperiencetohelptheChambermaintainitsfinancialandoperationalgoals,”saidJoe Mareno,theChamber’schieffinancialofficer.
TocontactHariel,call431-8625ore-mailmhariel@mobilechamber.com.
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Self RadcliffisseniorvicepresidentandaninvestmentmanagementconsultantwithMorganStanleySmithBarney,providingcustomizedwealthmanagementservicessince1992.Histeam,TheRadcliffGroup,adviseshigh-networthindividualclientsandfocusesoncorporateretirementplananalysis,designandimplementation.RadcliffgraduatedfromTheUniversityofAlabamawithabachelor’sdegreeinfinance.HeisamemberoftheboardofdirectorsatSt.Paul’sSchool.
J. Judson Sanders ispresidentofJamesB.DonagheyInc.,mechanicalcontractors.HeisagraduateofMcGill
InstituteandtheUniversityofSouthAlabama,andservedinUnitedStatesArmy.UponleavingtheArmyin1972,SandersjoinedJamesB.Donaghey,wherehehasbeenemployedhisentirecareer.
Chester Vrocher isorganizationaldevelopmentmanagerforBoisePaper,Alabamaoperations.AMobilenative,VrocherworkedintherestaurantandrestaurantsupplybusinessfornineyearspriortojoiningthepaperindustryinClarkeCountyin1980.A30-yearemployeewithBoisePaper,Vrocherworksfull-timeinlocal,regionalandstatewideworkforcedevelopmentandgovernmentalaffairsefforts.Vrocherearnedabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessfromTheUniversityofAlabama.BoisePaperisaPartnersforGrowthInvestor.
J. Kenny Crow Jr. ismanagingshareholderinCrowShields&BaileyPC,anaccountingfirmestablishedin1986withlocationsinMobileandGulfShores.Crowearnedabachelor’sdegreeinaccountingfromTheUniversityofAlabama.HeisamemberoftheAmericanInstitute,AlabamaSocietyandlocalchapterofCertifiedPublicAccountants.Crow’scivicinvolvementsincludetheSeniorBowlcommittee,DistinguishedYoungWomenFoundation(formerlyAmerica’sJuniorMiss)board,RonaldMcDonaldHouseofMobile,theMcGill-ToolenCatholicHighSchoolFoundationandStadiumboards,theUACapstoneCouncilandtheUniversityofSouthAlabamaGiftCouncil.CrowShields&BaileyisaPartnersforGrowthInvestor.
T. Ben DuhonisrelocationdirectorforColdwellBankerCharlesHayesRealEstateInc.AnativeofNewOrleans,DuhoncametoMobilein1996.Hehasworkedinrealestateformorethansixyears,mostrecentlyasclosingagentforReliTitle.DuhonisamemberoftheHomebuildersAssociationofMetroMobile,andcurrentlyservesasco-chairmanofitsprofessionalbusinesscommittee.
Frank J. Lott IIIispresidentofHeritageHomesofMobileInc.,afamily-owned,Mobile-basedbusiness.Lottjoinedthecompanyin1999andwasnamedpresidentin2007.HeritageHomesisascatterlotbuilderofpre-soldhomesin12countiesthroughoutMississippi,AlabamaandFlorida,withofficesinMobileandPensacola.LottgraduatedfromTheUniversityofAlabamawithabachelor’sdegreeinfinance.HecurrentlyservesontheboardsoftheHomeBuilder’sAssociationofMetroMobileandGoodwillEasterSeals.HeritageHomesisaPartnersforGrowthInvestor.
Loka Mistretta isgeneralmanagerforCintasCorp.OriginallyfromNewOrleans,MistrettaandhisfamilyrelocatedtoMobiletwoandahalfyearsago.Hehasabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessandamaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationwithaconcentrationinstrategicmanagementfromTheUniversityofAlabama.MistrettaisamemberofTheRotaryClubofMobile.
Makeda Nicholsisacertifiedlifeunderwriter,agencyownerandregisteredrepresentativeforStateFarmInsurance.ShewasborninDjibouti,FrenchSomalia,raisedinEthiopiaandeducatedinGermany.NicholsmovedtotheUnitedStatesin1974andworkedasachemistbeforestartingherinsuranceagencyin1984.ShespeaksFrench,GermanandAmharic.SheearnedherCharterLifedesignationin2002.NicholshasvolunteeredwithYWCA,HabitatforHumanity,GirlScoutsandBayFest,andiscurrentlychairandsponsorforOurSister’sCloset’sannualfundraiser,PurseWithPurpose.
Maynard OdomisboardchairoftheMobileAreaWater&SewerSystem(MAWSS).OdomservesasenrollmentmanagerandadvisortointernationalstudentsatBishopStateCommunityCollege(BSCC).Heearnedanassociate’sdegreefromBSCC,abachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofSouthAlabama,amaster’sdegreeinmanagementfromtheU.S.SportsAcademyandiscurrentlyadoctoralstudentatNovaSoutheasternUniversity.OdomisamemberofMobileUnited,LeadershipMobileandischair-electforregionVIIofNAFSA:AssociationofInternationalEducators.MAWSSisaPartnersforGrowthInvestor.
Lott
AdvisorsFeatured Profiles The Mobile Area Chamber is proud to salute members of the board of advisors.
These business leaders represent companies whose significant dues investment lead the way in funding the Chamber’s programs and initiatives. for more
information contact Katrina Dewrell at 431-8611 or kdewrell@mobilechamber.com.
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Vrocher
Radcliff
Duhon
Sanders
Odom
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HomesSold⌦Mobile County
2442010
3142009
EmployedMobile/Baldwin counties
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BusinessLicensesCity of Mobile
2452010
2462009
$136,8152010
$145,7832009
AverageSellingPriceMobile County
ValueofBuildingPermits
$20,710,2262010
$30,194,1892009
241,2372010
243,2152009
24,8622010
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9.5%201010.3%2009
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hamber@WorkCCMemberGrandOpeningsandRibbonCuttingsTalecrisPlasmaResource,DEXImaging,NouVeauSalon&DaySpa,PaniniGrillandPURErecentlyheldgrandopeningsandribboncuttings.Ifyourbusinessisamemberandyouwouldlikeassistancewithplanningagrandopeningorribbon-cuttingevent,contactKim Perroneat431-8649orkperrone@mobilechamber.com.
AVoiceintheChamber’sLegislativeAgenda
InSeptember,Chambermembersweregivenanopportunitytocompleteanannualonlinesurveyaimedathelpingtheorgan-ization’sCommunityandGovernmentAffairsdepartmentandtheChamber’sGovernmentalAffairscommitteesettheannuallegislativeagendafortheyear.Morethan10percentofChambermembersrespondedtothisyear’ssurvey,andmanyoftheitemsofinterest–blightedproperties,schoolsystemfunding,thesizeofthecountycommission,etc.,couldappearasactionitemsonthe2011agendathatwillbepresentedtotheChamber’sboardofdirectorsforapprovalthismonth.ThecompleteagendawillappearintheDecember/JanuaryissueofThe Business View.
employmentlaw,post-January2009lawchangesandstrategicpartnerships.
OffshoreAlabamaCollaboratingwithUSA
TheChamber’soilandgastaskforce–OffshoreAlabama–iscollaboratingwiththeUniversityofSouthAlabama’sMitchellCollegeofBusinessanditsMBAstudentstoproduceastrategicmarketingplanhighlightingthearea’scapabilitiestoserveandsupporttheoilandgasindustryintheGulfofMexico.HavingthisinformationwillpositionOffshoreAlabamatotakeadvantageoffutureindustrygrowth.Tolearnmoreaboutthiseffort,visitwww.offshore alabama.com.
NewChamberDiplomatsElizabeth Stanford,Innerspaice
ArchitecturalInteriors;Charlie Crocker,MetLifeReverseMortgage;andKathy Summers,DeasConstructionInc.,werenamednewdiplomatsfortheChamber.DiplomatsareagroupofvolunteersfrommemberbusinesseswhoassisttheChamberwithavarietyofprojects,includingeventregistration,membervisitsandribboncuttings.Tolearnmoreaboutthisgroup,contactKim Perroneat431-8649orkperrone@mobilechamber.com.
WorldTradeConferenceDatesSet
Alabamawillhostnextyear’sWorldTradeConference,producedbytheChamber.ScheduledforMay1-3,2011,attheGrandHotelMarriottResort,GolfClub&Spa,theannualconferenceisforanybusinessowner,manageroremployeewithaninterestininternationaltradeandcommercewhoislookingtonetworkwithothersinthesamefield.AttendeescomefromAlabama,Florida,LouisianaandMississippi.Tolearnmoreabouttheconference,contact Christina Stimpsonat431-8648orcstimpson@mobilechamber.com.
Chamber’sNewBoardofAdvisors
TheBoardofAdvisorsrepresentskeybusinesseswhosesignificantduesinvestmentleadsthewayinfundingtheChamber’sprogramsandinitiatives.Todatethereare242companieswhomakeuptheboard.Newadvisorfirmsare:Adams&Associates,elgHANIEL,JamesB.DonagheyInc.,McGill-ToolenCatholicHighSchool,MerrillLynch/TheWhitingGroup,OracleRealEstateandStateFarmInsurance-MakedaNichols.
ComparativeEconomicIndicators
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The Mobile Area Chamber’s research division collects a variety of statistics each month.
CommunityServiceAwardDeadlineNears
TheCorporateCommunityServiceAward,presentedannuallybytheChamber,HandsOnSouthAlabamaandEnvisionCoastalAlabamaisacceptingnomineesthroughFriday,Nov.5at5p.m.TheawardispresentedtoalocalChambermemberbusinesswhosecompanyiscommittedtosupportinglocalnonprofitsnotonlyfinancially,butbycreatingacorporatecultureforvolunteering.Tolearnmore,contactShayla Jones Beacoat 431-8628.
LegalEaseforSmallBusinessesMorethan40peopleattendedthe
Chamber’sannuallegalseminaronsmallbusinessandemploymentlaw.FacilitatedbyDavid C. Hannan withJohnstoneAdamsBaileyGordon&HarrisLLC,presenterswere:Kim BellandCelia J. Collins,JohnstoneAdamsBaileyGordon&HarrisLLC;Alvin Moon,Hudgens&Associates;Bob Galloway,Galloway,Wettermark,Everest,Rutens&GaillardLLP;andMichael Patterson,BlueCrossBlueShieldofAlabama.TheseminarincludedtopicsdeemedmostimportantbyChambermembersmallbusinessowners–healthcarereform,IRS,EEOC(EqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission),
ExecutiveRoundtable
TURNINGDATAINTO INFORMATION#2 CashManagementTime: 11a.m.-1p.m.Place: MobileAreaChamber 451GovernmentSt.Cost: $20formembersand$25for potentialmembers,includeslunchContact: Brenda Rembertat431-8607 or brembert@mobilechamber.com
EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE *Members Only
Time: 8-9a.m.Place: MobileAreaChamber 451GovernmentSt.Cost: FreeContact: Brenda Rembertat431-8607 or brembert@mobilechamber.com CHAMBER CLOSED Thanksgiving TURNINGDATAINTO INFORMATION#3 EffectiveUseofFinancials
Time: 11a.m.-1p.m.Place: MobileAreaChamber 451GovernmentSt.Cost: $20formembersand$25for potentialmembers,includeslunchContact: Brenda Rembertat431-8607 or brembert@mobilechamber.com
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TURNINGDATAINTO INFORMATION#1 Forecastingvs.BudgetingTime: 11a.m.-1p.m.Place: MobileAreaChamber 451GovernmentSt.Cost: $20formembersand$25for potentialmembers,includeslunchContact: Brenda Rembertat431-8607 or brembert@mobilechamber.com
ENVISION COASTALALABAMA ANNUALMEETINGTime: 7:30-9a.m.;registrationstarts at7a.m.Place: RenaissanceMobileRiverview PlazaHotel,64S.WaterSt.Cost: $25,includesbreakfastContact: Ailey Arrow Shirazi at431-8621 orashirazi@mobilechamber.com See story on page 13. CONTACTSAND CONTRACTSTime: 5:30-7p.m.Place: MobileAreaChamber 451GovernmentSt.Cost: FreeContact: Brenda Rembertat431-8607 or brembert@mobilechamber.com
NETWORKING @NOON *Members OnlyTime: Noon-1:30p.m.Place: OutbackSteakhouse 901MontlimarDr.Cost: $10,includeslunchContact: Missy Hartleyat431-8638 or mhartley@mobilechamber.com
VETERANSDAY LUNCHEONTime: Noon-1:30p.m.Place: FortWhiting,BrookleyComplex 1620S.BroadSt.Cost: $15perpersonContact: Ailey Arrow Shirazi at431-8621 orashirazi@mobilechamber.com See story on page 15.
BUSINESS AFTERHOURSTime: 5:30-7p.m.Place: SpringhillPrimaryCare 3715DauphinSt.,Ste.7ACost: $5formembers/$10for potentialmembersContact: Missy Hartleyat431-8638 or mhartley@mobilechamber.com
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Onlyonerepresentativepercompany.Thecostis$10andincludeslunch.PaymentisdueatthetimeofreservationandmustbemadenolaterthanMonday,Nov.8.ReservationsnotcancelledbyNov.8mustbehonoredtocoverthecostoflunch.ContactMissyHartleyat431-8638ormhartley@mobilechamber.com. *Members only
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AllseminarswillbeheldattheMobileAreaChamber,451GovernmentSt.,from11a.m.to1p.m.Thecostforeachworkshopis$20formembersand$25fornonmembersandincludeslunch.Participantsmaychoosetoattendoneorallseminarsinthisseries.ThelastseminarwillbeTuesday,Dec.14.Formoreinformation,contactBrenda Rembert at431-8607orbrembert@mobilechamber.com.
#1–Forecastingvs.Budgeting
Thisworkshopwillexplorethebenefitsofusingarollingforecastversusanannualbudgetintermsofbetterunderstandingyourcompany’sfinancialoutlookandavoidingunexpecteddisruptions.ItisscheduledforTuesday,Nov.2.
#2–CashManagementThissession,slatedforTuesday,
Nov.16,willcoverthestructureandbenefitsofusinga12-weekcashforecasttobettermanageyourcompany’scashreserves.
#3–EffectiveUseofFinancials
OnTuesday,Nov.30.learnhowthelinkbetween“businessdrivers”andfinancialperformanceandpredictability,increasesmonetaryinsightandimprovesdecisionmaking.
#4–ProcessManagementDoyouunderstandwhyyoudowhat
youdo?ThisworkshoponTuesday,Dec.14willexploretheuseofprocessmappingandkeyperformanceindicators(KPIs)toimproveproductivityandreducewaste.Learntoidentifywasteinyourcompany’sprocesses,whatit’scostingyouandyourcustomers,andhowtoeliminateit.
Joinbusinessprofessionalsfrom5:30to7p.m.atBusinessAfterHoursonThursday,Nov.11,atSpringhillPrimaryCare,3715DauphinSt.,Ste.7A.Priortotheevent,startingat5p.m.,Stephanie Knight,coachingconsultantwithTheStoryGroup,willofferstrategiesfornetworktrainingincludinghowtocreateamemorableconnection,engagebusinessownersandmaximizeyourtimeatnetworkingevents.ThisisoneoftheChamber’sbestopportunitiestointroduceyourselfandyourbusinesstoothermembersandmakenewcontacts.Thecostformembersis$5and$10forpotentialmembersandincludeshorsd’oeuvresandbeverages.Reservationsarenotnecessary.
ContactsandContractswillbeheldThursday,Nov.4,attheMobileAreaChamber,451GovernmentSt.,from5:30p.m.to7p.m.TheMobileAreaChamber’squarterlybusinessdevelopmentnetworkingeventforsmallbusinessownersandentrepreneurswillfeatureDeWayne Vaughn,MobileHousingBoard’sinterimdirector.Hewilldiscusshowtodobusinesswithhisorganization,includingsupplierneedsandbiddingprocedures.
Thereisnochargetoattend,butreservationsarerequested.Formoreinformation,contactBrenda Rembert at 431-8607orbrembert@mobilechamber.com.
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Suellen Clausheide waspromotedtoregionalvicepresidentforCLK MultifamilyManagementinMobile.Clausheidehas22yearsofexperienceinthemultifamilyindustry.
White-Spunner Construction Inc.wasawardedtwomajorcontractsrecently.Thecompanywillbuilda71,000-square-footstoreforAcademySports+Outdoorssportinggoodsretailer.The$2.9millionprojectisinWeslaco,Texas.
Thecompanywillalsobuilda32,000-square-footfurnitureshowroomandsalesfacilityforROOMSTOGOinGulfport,Miss.Theprojectisvaluedatnearly$3.5million.
XMulti Staffing services Inc.isnow
Elwood Staffing.HeadquarteredinColumbus,Ind.,thecompanyhas45branchofficesin10states.Formoreinformationcallthelocalofficeat343-3259.
X WALA FOX10debutedStudio10,a
lifestyleandentertainmentprogramgivingviewersaccesstoanarrayoftopicsoflocalinterest.TheprogramishostedbyCherish Lombard andJoe EmerandfeaturessegmentsproducedbyChasity ByrdandDerica Williams.
TheCondé-Charlotte MuseumwasspotlightedinthesummerissueoftheAlabama Heritagemagazine.Thearticletitled“Soldiers&Captives,Boarders&Brides”coversthehistoryofthemuseum.
XJoseph M. Stewart,risk
managementcoordinatorfortheMobile County CommissionwasrecentlynamedInternationalRiskManagementProfessionaloftheYearbyNAIW
(International)AssociationofInsuranceProfessionals,recognizinghisknowledge,educationandleadership.
XDavid DexterofWhite-
Spunner and Associateswasselectedtoserveontheeditorialadvisoryboardoftheindustrypublication,Commercial Property Directory.Dexteristhevice-
presidentofleasing/propertymanager,arealestatebrokerandcommercialspecialist.
Dr. Carlo ContreraswasrecentlyappointedasassistantprofessorofsurgeryattheUniversity of South AlabamaCollegeofMedicine.Contrerasearnedhisunder-graduatedegreeinbiochemistryandmolecularbiologyfromtheUniversityofWisconsininMadison,andhismedicaldegreefromNorthwesternUniversityFeinbergSchoolofMedicineinChicago.
ThecollegealsoappointedDr. Melanie Helene Clarkasassistantprofessorofradiology.SheearnedherundergraduatedegreeinbiomedicalengineeringandhermedicaldegreefromTulaneUniversityinNewOrleans.
XWilkins Miller
Hieronymus LLC,accountingandconsultingfirm,promotedJing Yu CPAtosupervisor.YugraduatedfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,withabachelor’sdegreeinaccountingandholdsamaster’sdegreeineducationfromNewMexicoHighlandsUniversity.
XEllen Dunnwas
promotedtoassistantvicepresidentatNew Horizons Credit Union.Sheholdsabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationfromtheUniversityofMobileandhasbeenemployedwiththecreditunionfor19years.
XCrow Shields Bailey PC,anaccounting
andconsultingfirm,promotedKristi B. Daughtery CPAtomanagerofthetaxteam,and Colleen A. Kelleher CPA tomanageroftheauditteam.Daughteryhasworkedforthefirmfornineyears.Kelleherhasbeenwiththefirmformorethan20years.
XMarlo Andersonwas
namedaprogrammanagerfortheWomen’s Business Center.AndersonmostrecentlyservedastheexecutivedirectoroftheThomasvilleChamberofCommerce.
Mobile Works appointedLynn G. Kruegerasjobtrainingcoordinator.Kruegerwillworkwithbusinessesandindustriestosecuretrainingopportunitiesforcompaniesinterestedinhiringdisplacedworkers.
XReliable
StaffingnamedtwonewaccountmanagersfortheMobilearea.Stephanie McKinnellistheaccountmanagerfortheclerical/medicaldivisionandDiana Canadywillbemanagingthenewtechnicalservicesdivision.
XRed Square Agency
hiredMichael Cooper asproofreader.Cooperhasabachelor’sdegreeinEnglishfromTheUniversityofAlabama.Hepreviouslyservedaseditor-in-chiefofOracle,theUniversityofSouthAlabama’sfineartsreview,andcopyeditorfor Marr’s Field Journal,TheUniversityofAlabama’sundergraduateliteraryartmagazine.
XDr. Mark Taylor,
associateprofessorofphysiologyattheUniversity of South Alabama(USA)CollegeofMedicine,wasappointeddirectoroftheuniversity’sBioImagingCoreFacility.Taylorreceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinbiologyfromtheUniversityofAlabamaandhisdoctoratedegreeinbasicmedicalsciencesfromUSA.
XTheUniversity of Mobilewelcomed
newfacultymembers:Debra Chastang,Kenn HughesandDr. Larissa Parsley.ChastangisanassociateprofessorofnursingandaUniversityofMobilegraduatewithabachelor’sandmaster’sdegreeinnursing.Hughesjoinedthefacultyasassistantprofessorofmusic,directorofinstrumentalstudies,anddirectorofRamCorps.Hughesreceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinmusicfromtheUniversityofOklahoma,andhismaster’sinmusiceducationfromWichitaStateUniversity.
Parsleyisassistantprofessorofbiology.Sheearnedbothabachelor’sofartsandbachelor’sofsciencedegreesfromWilliamCareyUniversity,andadoctorateinbiologicalsciencesfromAuburnUniversity.
XTheComplete Skin Care Spanamed
therapistAutumn Oakstoitsstaff.
Candlewood Suites - MobilenamedTeresa Floyd,generalmanagerofitsNorthRoyalStreetlocation.Shewilloverseeanddirectthehotel’soperationsandadmin-
istration.Floydhasmorethan18yearsinthehospitalityindustryandmostrecentlyservedasgeneralmanagerofLaQuintaInninMobile.
XColdwell Banker,
United REALTORSMobileofficewelcomednewagentLisa Little.
XDelta Process
EquipmentnamedLouis FeirmanmunicipalsalesengineerintheMobileoffice.Feirmanreceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinmechanicalengineeringfromTheUniversityof
Alabamaandhasmorethan10yearsofexperienceinwaterandwastewaterindustryproducts.
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Junior League of Mobile (JLM)isofferingaBluePassdiscount-savingscardforholidayshoppers.BluePassisafundraisertohelpavarietyofJuniorLeaguecommunityprograms.Thepassis$30andearns20percentoffpurchasesatlocalmerchantsintheMobileBayareafromNov.12-21.Acompletelistofretailers,purchasinginformationandmoredetailscanbefoundatwww.juniorleague mobile.org orbycalling471-3348.
AlsoJLMwillpresentthe26thannualChristmasJubilee,Nov.11-13attheGreaterGulfStateFairgrounds.Featuringmerchantsfromaroundthecountry,eventhoursareNov.11from11a.m.to8p.m.;Nov.12from9:30a.m.to8p.m.;andNov.13from9:30a.m.to6p.m.Generaladmissionticketsare$6inadvanceandareavailableatwww.juniorleaguemobile.org.
XSpring Hill Collegewasawardeda
$25,000grantfromtheJ.L. Bedsole Foundation of Mobile tosupportthepurchaseofnewequipmentinthecollege’snursingdivisionnowofferingamaster’sdegreeinclinicalnurseleadership.Theprogramisdesignedtoassistregionalhealthcarefacilitiesbettermanagethenationwidenursingshortage.
XHabitat for Humanity inMobile
Countywasawardedfundingtobuy,rehabilitateandsellforeclosedpropertiestoqualifiedlow-incomebuyers.TheprogramisinconjunctionwiththeU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment’sNeighborhoodStabilizationProgramPhase1.Threefamiliesrecentlyqualifiedfornewlyrenovatedhouses.
XUniversity of South
Alabama (USA) alumnusandlocalartistJosh Ashley,donatedasculpturetoUSAlibraries.Theartistusedanassemblageofdebris,defuncttools,instrumentsandpersonaleffectstocreate“#10(theCan-CanGirl).”ItwillbeonpermanentdisplayinthefirstflooratriumofUSA’smainlibrary.
Mobile’s Society of Human Resource Management announcedfournewlycertifiedmembers.Rene Farmer,Vickie Hinman andGinny Turner earnedcertificationasaProfessionalinHumanResources(PHR)andScott DwelleearnedhiscertificationasaSeniorProfessionalinHumanResources(SPHR).
XDr. Frank S. Pettyjohn,
professorofmedicineandchairofemergencymedicineattheUniversity of South AlabamaCollegeoftheMedicine,wasthefirstrecipientoftheJohnErnstingAwardforhisworklinkingscienceandtheclinicalpracticeofaerospacemedicine.Pettyjohnisboardcertifiedininternalmedicine,cardiovasculardisease,preventivemedicineandemergencymedicine.
Andinothernews,theNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)awardedDr. Joseph W. Brewer,associateprofessorofmicrobiologyandimmunologyattheUniversity of South AlabamaCollegeof
Medicine,afour-year,$1.2million,federally-fundedresearchgrantforcellresearch.
XSales
associatesMary CarpenterandJoy SullivanofPrudential Cooper & Co. Inc. REALTORS passedtheAlabamarealestatebrokersexam.Theyarelocatedinthecompany’sHillcrestRoadlocation.
XTyler Elyse Gaston,afourth-year
medicalstudentatUniversity of South Alabama,receivedtheEranandN.Q.AdamsEndowedScholarshipinNeurology.Gastonreceivedherbachelor’sdegreeinchemistryandpsychologyfromVanderbiltUniversityinNashville.
Submission deadline for Member News is two months prior to publication. News releases should be one or two brief paragraphs. Photos must be professional headshots,
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25YEARSRADMJ.L.AbbotJr.USN(Ret.)SusieCleveland(HomeBuildersAssociationofMetroMobile)
20YEARSHenryCrawfordJamesB.DonagheyIIDMDPCJeromeC.OlsenCPAPC
15YEARSCarpeDiemCoffee&TeaCo.Inc.SignProSouthernRecyclingSpotofTeaTeamOneCommunicationsInc.
10YEARSAustalUSACellularSouth
5YEARSBarrowFineFurnitureBaySecurityCo.LLCBlankenship’sUniversalGlassCo.Inc.Brown-KeaheyStarter&GeneratorServiceInc.DadePaper&BagCo.DNCofMobileInc.FirstCommandFinancialPlanningElizabethPalmerHillDMDPC
1-4YEARSA&WLightingCorp.AerotekAffordableSecurityandProtectionAlabamaSmallBusinessCapitalAmerican-GermanBusinessClubofMobileAnimalRescueFoundationBellMicroLPGAClassicBennettPointeHomesBoisePaperBruno’s&FoodWorld#8821BusinessLinkCameronValve&MeasurementCellularSouthChandlerPackagingInc.ChefRob&Co.ChinaDollRice&BeanInc./DixieLilyFoodsCompleteMedicalEquipmentDrivenEngineeringInc.EmeraldCoastBuildingMaterialsEnvironmentalResourceManagement(ERM)EstesHeating&AirFergusonEnterprisesInc.
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1st American StoragePennyLong902MagnoliaRd.Mobile,AL36606251-479-9005www.1stamericanstoragemobile.comStorage-Household/Commercial
Airdyne Lafayette Inc.WayneHebert112LaffertyDr.Broussard,LA70518337-837-3251www.airdyne.netWinches
AL-Trans Service Inc.ChrisStrobel2441WolfRidgeRd.Mobile,AL36618251-304-0906Truck & Trailer Repair
America Insurance & Tax ServiceGiovanaRodriguez808DowntownerBlvd.,Ste.AMobile,AL36609251-378-8965Insurance
Antioch Church of God in ChristRev.NormanLockett5925St.StephensRd.EightMile,AL36613251-456-7898Churches
Bar-B-Quing with My HoneyGlendaMarksWitherspoon19170Hwy.43N.Mt.Vernon,AL36560251-829-9227Restaurants-Barbecue
Ron Bookman & Associates Inc.RonBookmanP.O.Box82Mobile,AL36601251-725-6330www.ronbookmanandassociates.comMarket Research & Analysis
Conscious Mile Center for Spiritual LivingRev.SherrieQuander1230MontlimarDr.Mobile,AL36609251-343-0777www.cmspiritualcenter.orgChurches
Creative Gems & JewelryM.LonnieLedwell4456-BOldShellRd.Mobile,AL36608251-408-3999www.creativegemsandjewelry.comJewelry
CreopixWilliamBunce3408PeytonCt.Mobile,AL36695251-622-6482www.creopix.netGraphic Designers
Down Syndrome Society of Mobile CountyDoraHarding10WestminsterWayMobile,AL36608251-342-3122www.dssmc.orgNonprofit Organization
Drury & Associates LLCCharlesW.Drury4266CottageHillRd.,Ste.2Mobile,AL36609251-662-6004Marine Consultants
Employee Testing & Health ServicesBarryGaston4367DowntownerLoopN.,Ste.CMobile,AL36609251-343-8005www.eths.bizDrug Screen & Program Management
Four Point Staffing LLCToryMcKean300StateSt.Mobile,AL36603251-300-6900www.fourpointstaffing.comTemporary Staffing
G. Harvell Men’s ClothierGregHarvell2534-BOldShellRd.Mobile,AL36607Phone:(251)344-4200www.gharvell.comMen’s Clothing & Furnishings
Greer’s CateringLucyGreer2850W.MainSt.Prichard,AL36612251-457-8655www.greers.comCaterers
Gulf States DirectoriesJamesGrigsby1775OldShellRd.Mobile,AL36604251-338-4205www.gsdpages.comAdvertising-Directory & Guide
Haskell Slaughter Young & RedikerRomaineScott312LibertySt.Fairhope,AL36532205-305-7829www.hsy.comAttorneys
MacManus Efficiency ConsultingDermotMacManus20271MarionCt.Fairhope,AL36532251-622-6353www.mmecounsel.comBusiness Consultants
McGill-Toolen Catholic High SchoolRev.W.BryShields1501OldShellRd.Mobile,AL36604251-445-2900www.mcgill-toolen.orgSchools-Private-Secondary
Panera BreadRichardLittle10200EasternShoreBlvd.SpanishFort,AL36527251-625-4445www.panerabread.comRestaurants
Panera BreadTimBallinger750SchillingerRd.S.Mobile,AL36695251-634-9604www.panerabread.comRestaurants
Panera BreadMikePatterson3691AirportBlvd.Mobile,AL36608251-342-5101www.panerabread.comRestaurants
Performance Diversified Services LLCBrendaGableSpencer6770StoneridgeCt.Mobile,AL36695251-639-0716Janitorial Service
Planet FitnessSarahSeaweard5363Hwy.90,Ste.BMobile,AL36619251-660-1700www.planetfitness.comFitness Centers
PUREThomKaz271AzaleaRd.Mobile,AL36609251-342-4701www.purenightlifemobile.comEntertainment Facilities
Sunbelt Building ProductsYvetteFarris30864BryarsLn.SpanishFort,AL36527251-621-2144www.sunbeltbuildingproducts.comHome Improvements
Supreme Cleaning Inc.AltoviseBarnes818WesternAmericaDr.Mobile,AL36609251-445-8097www.supremecleaninginc.comCleaning Service
Tech Wave LLCSkipKrause501SherwoodLn.Daphne,AL36526251-680-9002www.techwavellc.comTechnology Consultants
Total Safety Inc.JerryLocklier5237HallsMillRd.,Bldg.JMobile,AL36619251-666-4103www.totalsafety.comSafety Equipment & Supplies
Wetlands Solutions LLCTeckieHinkebein14231SeawayRd.,Ste.7007Gulfport,MS39503251-442-7848www.wetlandssolutions.comEnvironmental Consultants
Wilkins Miller Hieronymus Information Technologies LLCAndyOdle2800DauphinSt.,Ste.101Mobile,AL36606251-476-5500www.wmh-it.comComputer Service/Training/Maintenance/Cabling
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Lorie GaillardBaldwin Transfer Co. Inc.
200 EmployeesMember Since 1991
Lorie Gaillard believes Mobile’s and Baldwin Transfer’s success stems from partnership and teamwork between local governments, community organizations and businesses. She’ll tell you, “It can’t be done, alone.” That’s why she supports the Chamber and its economic development program, Partners for Growth. As one of 2,400 Chamber members, Lorie has access to resources, exposure and networking to grow her business and make it thrive – and the Chamber’s partnership lightens the load for everyone.
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