The Business View - October 2012 by Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

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United Way “Partnering with United Way allows Alabama Power and our associates to help bring together the right resources at the right time in the right place to meet the needs of others. It is comforting to know that during difficult times, United Way is there to help friends and neighbors right here in Southwest Alabama. United Way’s focus on education, health, financial stability and essentials helps build a stronger and better community for everyone.” - Mike Saxon, Division Vice President, Alabama Power

“Airbus is partnering with the United Way because we share the same aspirations: youth empowerment, employee involvement, leadership development and global engagement; and we both believe that EDUCATION leads to a successful adult life. The United Way is a well-known global philanthropic organization with solid experience in the field of education, so it was a natural choice for us as a global aircraft manufacturing company to select the United Way as a key partner in our youth development activities.” - David Trent, Site Director at Airbus Americas Engineering

“Corporate social responsibility is integral to AT&T’s culture and we continually engage in initiatives that enrich and strengthen our communities. Giving to United Way is really a no-brainer. The United Way does all of the heavy lifting to assure its donors that their money is being spent where it is needed most. Supporting United Way helps insure the services people need are here for our community now - and in the future.” - Gigi Armbrecht, Regional Director, AT&T Alabama

“We enjoy partnering with the United Way to make a positive difference in the community. Of all the ways we can give back, there is one way to address the most important issues that affect us all. An investment in United Way will advance the common good by creating opportunities in the areas of Education, Income and Health. These are the building blocks for a good life. By investing in this fund, we are addressing the most pressing issues in our community” - Todd Visscher, Plant Manager, Kimberly-Clark Mobile Operations

“Our community’s support for United Way is a strong indicator of how we see ourselves. Through the United Way and its agencies, Mobilians continue to reach out to those in less fortunate circumstances. The Chamber is a consistent 100% giving organization, which means all of our employees see the value of and participate annually in the United Way campaign. We encourage every company in our region to fully support this important effort.” - Win Hallett, President, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

“By supporting the United Way, our employees can give back to the organizations who are actively trying to make a positive difference in the communities we serve. Giving monetary support is just part of the equation, we also believe in volunteering our time to help support these efforts.” - Brian R. Willman, Area President, Regions Bank

“USA’s employees are proud to give back to the community through the United Way’s annual campaign and Day of Caring. Our employee’s enthusiasm for these efforts reflects the complementary relationship between United Way’s engagement in building a better community and USA’s mission of service to our region.” – V. Gordon Moulton, President, University of South Alabama To find out how you or your company can help support United Way in building a better community please contact our office. United Way of Southwest Alabama • 218 St. Francis St., Mobile, AL 36602 • P: 251-433-3624 • F: 251-431-0120 • www.uwswa.org

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October 2012 News You Can Use – Positive updates for area and state businesses

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Chamber cheers minority businesses on Oct. 18

Small Business of the Month: Fisherman’s Legacy SCORE: Small business resources are ready to assist veterans

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What a Difference a Decade Makes: Comparing 2002 to 2012 Investor Focus: DEX Imaging of Alabama LLC

Cover

Alec Naman with Naman’s Catering was selected to cook for Olympians during the 2012 games held in London this summer. See story on page 5. Cover photo provided by BP

CEO Profile: Phil Savage Jr., Mobile Arts and Sports Association/Senior Bowl

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Ambassador of the Month: Rob Hanner Business Spotlight of the Month: Devin Ford Photography

Meet Kelly Navarro in the Chamber’s membership department

Board of Advisors: Leigh Ward Breal, Richard Green, Russell P. Miles

the business VIEW is published monthly,

except for the combined issue of December/January, by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce 451 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-6951 www.mobilechamber.com ©2012 Publisher.....................................Winthrop M. Hallett III Executive Editor................................Leigh Perry-Herndon Managing Editor....................................... Jennifer Jenkins Copy Editor............................................Michelle Matthews

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The Mobile Area Chamber was awarded a five-star rating by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the highest designation given. Of the 6,936 chambers in the U.S., only 301 are accredited, and of those only 43 have achieved five-star distinction. The Mobile Area Chamber has been accredited by the U.S. Chamber since the designation’s inception more than 40 years ago.

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‘Driving Persistence’ Pays Off for

" BAE Shipyard

e have a strong backload of work and are offering good jobs at a good wage,” emphasizes Vic Rhoades, director and general manager of BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama.

The company recently won a contract to build two platform supply vessels to serve Houston-based GulfMark Americas’ offshore drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico and two dump scows, vessels used for dredging operations, for Chicago-based Great Lakes Dock & Dredge Co. This is the third new construction contract announced by BAE in 12 months. Rhoades attributes the company’s success to “the driving persistence in pursuing new construction.” Since purchasing Atlantic Marine, BAE has established its Mobile reputation, to take on new projects, acquire the needed infrastructure and build a talented group of employees.

Chamber Supports

Forever Wild

Urges ‘Yes’ Vote

Currently, there are 650 full-time employees on site and 200-plus temporary workers, in addition to contractors. Rhoades says BAE will hire another 275 full-time employees, with annual wages of $40,000 to $60,000, by the end of the year. Because they are competing for the same skill sets as Austal USA and Huntington Ingalls, Rhoades says to win employees the company is mining talent from BAE’s other U.S. operations and recruiting from the Avondale facility in New Orleans. Northrop Grumman owns Avondale and plans to consolidate its operations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast sometime next year. Each of the vessels in the new contracts qualifies under the Jones Act, a federal statute requiring goods transported in U.S. waters to be constructed in the United States and owned and crewed by U.S. citizens. GulfMark ships will measure 288 feet long and 62 feet wide, and the contract includes the option for two

he Mobile Area Chamber’s board of directors supports re-authorization of Forever Wild. A constitutional amendment will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot as Statewide Amendment 1. As passed in 1992, Forever Wild must be reauthorized every 20 years.

For 20 years, the Forever Wild program has protected and maintained the natural resources of Alabama. Created in 1992 by public referendum, Forever Wild is responsible for purchasing lands for general recreation, nature preserves and additions to wildlife management areas (WMA) and state parks. To date, the program has purchased 91 tracts of land, totaling more than 200,000 acres and resulting in 220 miles of new recreational trails, 21 new recreation areas and nature preserves, 10 state parks and 17 WMAs.

additional ships. The dump scows for Great Lakes Dock & Dredge Co. will measure 262 feet. Earlier this summer, BAE teamed with Mid Ocean Tanker Co. and Alterna Capital to complete the American Phoenix chemical tanker. At 616 feet long and 105 feet wide, it is the largest vessel ever built and launched in the state of Alabama. BAE Systems has also begun construction on the MV Magdalen, a trailing suction hopper dredge scheduled to be delivered in 2014. Rhoades expects to announce more significant contracts. “We are continuing to build a backlog of work. That security allows us to stabilize the workforce and refine our processes.” London-based BAE has six full-service shipyards in the U.S. – Mobile; San Francisco and San Diego, Calif.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Norfolk, Va.; and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Throughout the state, and especially in Mobile and Baldwin counties, outdoor recreation opportunities abound, enhancing quality of life and drawing visitors from across the country. Bill Oppenheimer, president of Enveloc Inc. and a Chamber board member, supported the board’s decision. “Continuing Alabama’s Forever Wild program will help preserve the beauty and economic strength of Alabama’s beaches, parks and natural areas for future generations and for all Alabamians,” he said. Funded solely by a portion of the annual interest earnings of the Alabama Trust Fund, Forever Wild contributes directly to Alabama’s ecotourism economic engine. According to the 2006 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and WildlifeAssociated Recreation, $2.2 billion is spent annually in Alabama on wildlife recreation.

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Naman Takes ‘Spirit of the Gulf’ T

In London at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Alec Naman with Naman’s Catering and seven other Gulf Coast chefs participated in a BP-sponsored “Spirit of the Gulf.” Naman is pictured above left with U.S. Track and Field Sprinter LoLo Jones (left), U.S. Gymnast Jonathan Horton (right) and below with the several of the other chefs and U.S. Bobsledder Steve Holcomb.

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he Gulf Coast claims the best seafood and the finest chefs to prepare it. At the Summer Olympic Games in London, the best athletes in the country had a taste of the South, thanks to the BP-sponsored initiative “Spirit of the Gulf.” As part of the company’s ongoing partnership with the United States Olympic Committee, BP invited eight chefs from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to prepare their hometown’s favorite dish for the U.S. Olympians, their families and visitors in London. Alec Naman of Naman’s Catering was one of the chefs chosen to participate in the second week of the games. His dish of choice was Cajun Shrimp with Artichoke Cream Sauce (see recipe at left) – a combination of shrimp, artichoke hearts, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and spices – served, along with three other signature Gulf Coast dishes, on the night of the closing ceremonies.

Organizers estimate 1,000 people each day were encouraged to sample the world’s freshest and best-tasting seafood, and experience the Gulf’s unique culture and distinctive attractions. “I’m exhausted, but we had a great time,” said Naman upon returning home. “What a unique opportunity to be a part of something like that.” The chefs cooked a variety of meals during their stay, from meatloaf to baked salmon to mini-burgers, and also hosted cooking demos. The Gulf Coast entourage included: Chef John Folse and Chef Michael Sichel of Louisiana; Chef Chris Poplin and Chef Calvin Coleman of Mississippi; Chef Chris Sherrill of Orange Beach; Naman; and Chef Justin Timineri and Chef Paul Stellato of Florida. “BP is proud to use the power of the London 2012 Olympic Games as another way to promote the Gulf Coast, draw new visitors to the region and demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the community,” said Crystal Ashby, BP’s vice president of government and public affairs.

Chef Alec Naman’s Cajun Shrimp with Artichoke Cream Sauce Ingredients:

Prep Time: 1 Hour

2 pounds (21–25 count) shrimp, Yields: 6 Servings peeled and deveined 1 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves 2 cups canned artichoke hearts 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil divided 4 ounces butter, 1 tsp. black pepper 1 cup olive oil, divided 1 tsp. cayenne pepper onions 1 cup diced purple ½ cup flour peppers bell 1 cup diced red 1 quart heavy whipping cream peppers bell 1 cup diced yellow 2 tsps. lemon juice ms 2 cups sliced mushroo salt and black pepper to taste 2 cups white wine 2 tbsps. chopped parsley 2 tbsp. minced garlic Method: In a large skillet, melt 2 ounces butter and ½ cup olive oil over mediumhigh heat. Sauté onions, bell peppers and mushrooms for 4–5 minutes. Add white wine and reduce by half. Add minced garlic, thyme, basil, 1 teaspoon black pepper and cayenne pepper. Cook for 1–2 minutes. Whisk in flour, stirring constantly until white roux is achieved. Flour will absorb all liquid in the skillet. Slowly add heavy whipping cream, stirring constantly until desired thickness. Fold in artichoke hearts. Simmer for 2–3 minutes. In a separate skillet, add remaining 2 ounces butter and ½ cup olive oil. Sauté shrimp for 2 minutes or until pink and curled. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste and parsley. Cook for 4–5 minutes. Add sautéed shrimp with juice to cream sauce, stirring to incorporate. Serve over rice or pasta.

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Reception Honors New School Superintendent In partnership with the Mobile Area Education Foundation, the Mobile Area Chamber hosted a reception for longtime Mobile County Public School System educator and administrator Martha Peek, who was named superintendent for the school system this spring. Peek, who has worked in the MCPSS for more than 40 years, was the unanimous choice to lead the 7,900-plus employees and 63,000plus schoolchildren in Mobile County. More than 100 business leaders attended the reception sponsored by Alabama Power Co., The Atchison Firm and Regions Bank. Pictured from left to right: Win Hallett, Mobile Area Chamber; Derek Atchison, The Atchison Firm; Peek; Beverly Cooper, Mobile Area Education Foundation; Joel Daves, Regions Bank; and Mike Saxon, Alabama Power Co.

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Chamber Events Celebrate Minority-Owned Businesses On Thursday, Oct. 18, the Mobile Area Chamber and the Minority Business Development Agency Business Center Mobile (MBC) will host a day of professional development and recognize the accomplishments of minority-owned businesses at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza hotel. Two events are scheduled – a Million Dollar Roundtable at 9 a.m., followed by an awards luncheon at 11:30 a.m. featuring keynote speaker Ralph Moore. Moore specializes in integrating supplier diversity Moore into corporate strategy and forming diverse strategic alliances. He also works with corporate clients on an array of supplier diversity services including program strategy and development, program assessment, supplier development and training, and benchmarking services.

Million Dollar Roundtable, 9 to 11 a.m.

The Million Dollar Roundtable will be moderated by Sharon Patterson, president and CEO of the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR). The BDR encourages corporate entities to continue growing their supplier diversity programs by increasing commitment and spending levels each year. Topics will include significant growth opportunities for minority and non-minority U.S. companies, from collaboration strategies to increasing global revenue. Patterson will also reflect on BDR experiences and lessons learned, which can be teachable moments for aspiring corporate members and minority business enterprises.

Minority Enterprise Awards • Trillion Communications Corp. – Minority Supplier Chain Management Firm of the Year, awarded to a minority company with outstanding success in penetrating new markets. • DCD Construction Inc. – Minority Construction Firm of the Year, awarded to a minority firm with outstanding

success in private or public sector construction projects and has exhibited revenue and job growth over a sustained period of time.

• Impresario Promotional Concepts LLC – Minority Marketing Firm of the Year, awarded to a minority firm with significant success in employing new and innovative techniques that led to a significant increase in market share, job growth and customer satisfaction. Minority Business Advocate Award The Minority Business Advocate award recognizes a local company that has exhibited a commitment to expanding opportunities for minority-owned businesses through its day-to-day operations, including goals for utilizing local minority-owned businesses; procurement processes that help facilitate continued progress in developing new and innovative minority-owned business recruitment; community service; and current or future plans for mentoring and/ or partnering with local minority-owned businesses. This year’s honoree is BP America.

Fast Facts What: Minority Business Development Events When: Thursday, Oct. 18 Where: Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Events: Million Dollar Roundtable 9 - 11 a.m. Cost: $20 for Chamber or

Alabama MBDA Business Center members or $25 for potential members

Awards Luncheon featuring Ralph Moore – 11:30 a.m. Cost: $40 for Chamber or Alabama MBDA Business Center members or $45 for potential members. Table of 10 costs $400/450.

Info:

To register or for more information, contact Brenda Rembert at brembert@mobile chamber.com or 431-8607.

2012 Eagle Award Winners The Eagle Award will be given to two minority-owned businesses that have demonstrated achievement in certain business areas including maintaining a solid financial base, revenue and/or employee growth, evidence of community service contribution or involvement.

Bama Pest Control provides complete pest and termite management to residential, commercial and industrial companies in Mobile, Baldwin and Washington counties. Founded in 1980, the company has grown each year through satisfied customers and referrals, and expects to surpass its previous record high sales this year. Pictured left to right: John Simon, Mike Sims, Clarence Johnson Jr. (Owner), Leonard Coleman, Ruthie Johnson, and Dana Finch.

CorroMetrics Services Inc. provides technical and consulting services to industries worldwide that use protective coatings and linings to control corrosion and protect assets. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mobile, the company attributes its continued success to providing the highest quality inspection services by using only coating inspectors with the highest National Association of Corrosion Engineers certification levels. Pictured left to right: Terry Greenfield and Harrietta Eaton. The Business View | OCTOBER 2012

small business of the month

Sink or Swim

Fisherman’s Legacy is a family-run retail and wholesale business with a café. Pictured at the Halls Mill location are from left to right David Auld, Phyllis Walker, Travis Lambeth, Meggan Gabbard and Steven Gabbard.

The Gulf oil spill nearly ended a 25-year-old seafood business, but one determined family wouldn’t let that happen. “Everybody says we’re the best-kept secret in Mobile,” Phyllis Walker says proudly of Fisherman’s Legacy. “And I say, ‘Spread the word!’” An unexpectedly cozy, cheery environment greets customers when they walk into the metal building on Halls Mill Road that houses Fisherman’s Legacy, a wholesale and retail seafood market and café. The smell of shrimp boil fills the air, and Walker or one of her family members provides a warm welcome. To the left is a small café, where the menu is written on a chalkboard (every month, a different po-boy is featured), and food is available for dine-in or carry-out; to the right is a seafood market. The wholesale part of the business is conducted from the walk-in freezers and packing area in the back of the building. Walker’s father, Thomas Auld, couldn’t have imagined, when at 15

years old he started shrimping, that one day his family would help him save their business by reinventing it and even naming it in his honor. “Fisherman’s Legacy” symbolizes his lifetime of hard work. The business is the Mobile Area Chamber’s Small Business of the Month. The company started in 1987 as Edgewater Seafood in Bayou La Batre. With the struggles following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, “We had to do something,” says Walker. She and her father put their heads together and reopened in Mobile on July 5, 2011, as Fisherman’s Legacy. Several other family members comprise the company’s eight employees, including Walker’s son Steven Gabbard and his wife, Meggan; her brother, David Auld; her cousin, Travis Lambeth; and her dad’s brother and sister, Billy Auld and Gay Lambeth. “We’re all pretty

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much in it together,” Walker says. On the wholesale side of the business, Fisherman’s Legacy sells fish and shrimp to the same customers in retail markets it had in its previous incarnation. “We only buy top quality,” Walker insists, and they sell it in 50-pound boxes to other retail markets in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana. Fisherman’s Legacy also has a retail side in its seafood market, where they sell fresh seafood by the pound, as well as a few goodies prepared in their own kitchen such as crabmeat pies. “There’s a pound of crabmeat and half a pound of pepper jack cheese in each pie,” Walker says of her own recipe. “How can you go wrong?” Walker and her family liked the Halls Mills Road location because of all the traffic. When they first opened, they delivered flyers to area businesses to get the word out, and now she faxes

the menu of weekly specials to about 70 nearby companies that generate many regular customers. Fisherman’s Legacy has been doing a brisk lunch business, serving items such as smoked ribs, shrimp and crawfish etoufee, jambalaya, fried oysters, shrimp po-boys and much more. “Every day we have a customer say, ‘A friend of mine told me y’all are the place to get seafood,’” Walker says. For more information about Fisherman’s Legacy, visit www. fishermanslegacy.com.

Go to mobilechamber.com/award.asp to submit a Small Business of the Month nomination, or contact Danette Richards at 431-8652 or drichards@mobilechamber.com.

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Small Business Resources Can Assist Veterans

If you’re a veteran or about to leave the military, you’ve already served your country proudly. Now it’s time to create a sound future for yourself and your family. And a great way to do that is by starting a small business. Entrepreneurship is a challenging and rewarding career path that has attracted thousands of veterans over the years, especially in the past decade. While veterans have an inherent advantage with discipline and commitment to doing a good job, many have been able to directly apply skills gained during active duty service toward achieving their small business dreams. Others take advantage of various government-funded education and training programs to augment their knowledge base. JLM Bus View Ad fin

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Best of all, there’s a wealth of small business resources and expert assistance designed specifically for veterans. At the U.S. Small Business Administration’s website, www.sba.gov, for example, the Office of Veterans’ Business Development serves as a central access point for a wide range of training, counseling and other assistance. Service-disabled veterans can also consult the website’s special section on Business Resources for People with Disabilities, including start-up, financing and operating information. Then there’s www.vetbiz.gov, established by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veteran entrepreneurs with starting and expanding their businesses in the federal and private marketplace. The site also 9:34 AM

includes a database listing businesses that are majority-owned by veterans or serviceconnected disabled veterans – a valuable tool for promoting a new business to potential federal and private-sector customers Then there’s SCORE, a nonprofit association made up of more than 13,000 business experts who offer free mentoring and other resources. Many SCORE volunteers are themselves veterans with first-hand experience in transitioning to civilian life and starting successful small businesses. SCORE’s vast range of small business information insights and information can be accessed online at www.score.org, or meet with one of the Mobile SCORE chapter’s veterans Jay Green, Bill Bither or Chris Hume.

You don’t have to be a veteran to benefit from the information, training and expert mentoring services offered by SCORE, a nonprofit association offering a wealth of information resources, training and free counseling designed to help entrepreneurs nationwide build productive, profitable businesses. For a free and confidential one-onone counseling session, contact the Mobile SCORE chapter, housed at the Mobile Area Chamber, at 431-8614, or visit online at www. score.org.

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2002

Comparing 2002 to 2012: A Decade of Growth Photo by Steve Goraum

n this fast-paced world, taking time to reflect on the past is a luxury most of us don’t have. But it’s important to do so, says Mobile Area Chamber President Win Hallett, so we can have a better perspective and appreciation of challenges we’ve overcome. That’s one reason why, in this issue of The Business View, the Chamber is giving readers a chance to see an overview of Mobile’s economy in 2002, and compare it to what we look like today. Needless to say, a lot has changed.

In 2002, as Mobile was enjoying its year-long Tricentennial celebration, it was still feeling the roller coaster effects of a sputtering national economy and a huge blow to the local economy after International Paper closed its mill in late 2000, putting roughly 790 workers out of a job. From 2000 to 2004, the area would lose nearly 3,900 jobs from downsizings and closings.

Mobile Skyline Photo by Steve Goraum

Ten years later, on the site where the pulp and paper giant once stood, Berg Spiral Pipe Corp. employs more than 175 workers in a state-of-the-art steel mill; and Frescati, a railroad equipment repair company, has taken a portion of the space. There are many other significant announcements since 2002, including:

USA Mitchell Cancer Institute is fully operational, with more than 50 physicians, researchers and oncologists, and is the only academic cancer research institute in the upper Gulf Coast. Unfortunately, the news isn’t always good.

• Once a fledgling start-up in its second year manufacturing high-speed ferries, Austal USA is now Mobile’s largest private employer and has forever changed the landscape of Mobile’s waterfront;

• In 2002, Mobile hosted eight successful “fun ship” cruises by Carnival Cruise Lines, which parlayed into a nearly eight-year run as a Carnival homeport. The cruise line pulled out of Mobile in 2011, citing rising fuel costs and a shift to overseas markets.

• A small announcement by a company named Kvaerner Oilfield Products was lauded as “breathing new life into the former Navy homeport site” with its 50 new jobs. Today, the company known as Aker Solutions has completed an additional five expansion projects, with a workforce approaching nearly 150;

• Mobile mirrored the national economy’s unemployment rate in 2002, hovering around 6 percent. Mobile’s unemployment rate today, even with numerous announcements at TK, Austal, SSAB and BAE, is hovering above the national rate at around 10 percent.

• Although it did not have a building, in 2002 the University of South Alabama’s cancer institute hired its first internationally recognized researchers who, along with Dr. Michael Boyd, would be the institute’s first employees. Today, the $125 million

“We have worked to create a vision for Mobile’s economy, with the goal being diversification of our economic base,” said Hallett. “Without that happening over the last 10 years, we could not be where we are today.”

Basically the paper industry greatly reduced or eliminated its Mobile operations. In its place, the Mobile Area Chamber, along with its economic development investors and partners, recruited companies and expansion projects representing aerospace, steel, shipbuilding, and oil and gas. The Chamber’s 2002 board chairman, Mike Lee, president of Page & Jones, credits the Chamber’s business retention and expansion efforts during the past decade. “(In 2002) we were just coming off a real slide,” he said. “We finally realized the new announcements would come in big flurries, but the expansion – and diversification – of Mobile’s economic base would be our steady growth factor.” In 2002, new industry and expansion announcements represented a capital investment of $80 million for Mobile, with an estimated 838 jobs. By comparison, this year’s numbers through August show announced capital investment of $685.3 million with 2,031 jobs, including Airbus. “Mobile has made steady progress in education and in developing a more diverse economy, and this must continue for us to remain successful,” said Lee.

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2002 vs. 2012 Over the past 10 years, the Mobile Area Chamber has laid witness to many changes within the Mobile area and its surrounding communities. Here we take a look back and compare how the Mobile area is faring through several major hurricanes, an oil spill and a historic downturn in the national economy. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how the numbers stack up:

Population Numbers 2000

Mobile County

Baldwin County

Mobile County

399,843

140,415

182,265

412,992

540,258 - MSA Population

MSA Population -

2010

595,257

Source: U.S. Census 2000

Source: U.S. Census 2010

Age Distribution Based on MSA

MSA Median Age

7.3%

7.2%

24.2%

23.8%

21-34

18.1%

17.7%

21-34

35-49

21.6%

21.7%

35-49

50-64

15.8%

16.0%

50-64

65-74

7.0% 6.0%

7.4% 6.1%

under 5 5-20

2002 35.6

75 over

Source: Equifax 06/2002

2 3 4

AfricanAmerican

46.3%

Caucasian

50.4%

Other Hispanic AfricanAmerican

Other Hispanic

2.6% 1.8%

Other

2.2%

Hispanic

3 4

Source: U.S. Census

37.3

65-74 75 over Source: Descision Data Resources 2012

AfricanAmerican

33.4%

Caucasian

63.1%

3 4

Mobile County

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Caucasian

87.1%

84.4%

Baldwin County

AfricanAmerican

49.4%

3 4

Other

2.4% 2.8%

2 Caucasian

1.5% 2%

47.1%

Hispanic Other

Caucasian

Hispanic

AfricanAmerican

10.4%

10.3%

2012

City of Mobile

3.5% 1.2%

5-20

Population Composition

Other Hispanic

3.3% 1.4%

MSA Median Age

under 5

60.2% 4 3

AfricanAmerican

34.6%

Mobile County

1 2 3 4

Source: U.S. Census

Quality of Life

2002

Four-Year Colleges

College 4+ years

College (1-3 years) Spring Hill College

University of South Alabama

1,467 12,323

High School

University of Mobile

High School (1-3 years)

1,968

2012

Education Levels

Less than 9th grade

24.8%

28%

33%

27.5%

17.2%

33.5%

18.2%

11%

6.5%

Four-Year Colleges

College 4+ years

College (1-3 years) University of South Alabama

Spring Hill College

1,601 15,100

High School

High School (1-3 years)

University of Mobile

1,734

Less than 9th grade

Source:

Individual Institutions

Source: Decision Data Resources 2012

Source: Demographics Now 2001

Cost of Living

90.6% Source: ACCRA, Fourth Quarter 2002

92.2%

U.S. City Average = 100

Source: ACCRA, Second Quarter 2012

Per Capita Income

City of Mobile

$18,717

$21,687

Mobile County

Baldwin County

Mobile County

$17,965

$22,020

$27,600

$21,684

Source: Demographics Now (2002 estimate)

Source: Decision Data Resources 2012

Housing Average Sales Residential Sales

Residential Sales

4,501

3,458

Source: Mobile Area Association of Realtors 2002

Source: Mobile Area Association of Realtors 2011

$132,085

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Labor Analysis Civilian Labor Force

6.2%

283.6

School age population 6 -18

166,120

323,246 female

16+

9.9%

329.8

3 of every 7 men

Numbers based on eight surrounding counties Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations - Mobile Bay Area

Labor Force Population

371,511

Labor Force Population

417,687

114,449

Numbers based on five surrounding counties Source: Alabama State Employment Service

Eight-county region in thousands

150,862

Five-county region in thousands

Unemployment Rate

247,906

Unemployment Rate

2012

3 of every37of men every 7 men minority minority female

Labor Drawing Area: Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile and Washington counties. Source: U.S. Census, 2000

School age 7 men 3 of every37of men every

Labor Drawing Area: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington counties. Source: U.S. Census, 2010

textiles

Workforce Males 52% Females 48%

lumber transportation equipment

Average Annual Number High School Graduates: 5,500

Labor Draw Area: 90 miles (8 counties)

paper

food

aerospace textiles

20%

chemical

17%

16%

food

chemical steel other 10% trans eq chemical lumber

other

Alabama is a right-to-work state

16+

population 6-18

Manufacturing Profile

Labor Draw Area: 60 miles (5 counties)

510,824

2002

47%

16%

Place of Work Basis - Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations

Workforce: Males 49% paper Females 51%

steel

20%

maritime

27%

steel

Average Annual Number maritime High School Graduates:chemical 6,575 other Alabama is aerospace a right-to-work state

Place of Work Basis - Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations

Announcements/Expansions 2012 Top Announcements*

2002 Top Announcements Company

Capital Investment

Jobs

Kvaerner Oilfield Products

$20 million

Mobile Refrigerated

$8.8 million

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly Automotive Inc.

$10 million

218

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Company Capital Investment Airbus $600 million Heidtman Steel Products $8.5 million Kloeckner Metals USA $17.8 million Tube City IMS $23 million Walter Energy $40 million

2012 Top Expansions*

2002 Top Expansions Company Capital Investment Accelerated Technology $10 million Austal USA $9.6 million IPSCO Steel (Now SSAB) $6 million Technip Coflexip (Now Technip) $10 million

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Jobs 1,000 48 32 68 40

Jobs 50 300 10 90

Company Capital Investment Jobs Aker Solutions $6 million 25 UOP $20 million 8 *As of 9/10/2012

2002

Largest Employers Manufacturing

ST Aerospace Mobile Kimberly-Clark Corp. Degussa Corp. Ciba Specialty Chemicals Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Masland Carpets Atlantic Marine Inc. Teledyne Continental Motors Mobile Register ISPCO Steel Alabama Inc.

1,200 900 830 806 650 620 539 511 510 332

2012

Austal USA ThyssenKrupp Steel USA ST Aerospace Mobile ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Kimberly-Clark Corp. Evonik Degussa Corp. SSAB Americas Continental Motors BASF

2,800 1,550 1,500 705 700 700 644 500 450 387

Non-Manufacturing Mobile County Public Schools University of South Alabama and USA Medical Facilities Mobile Infirmary Medical Center City of Mobile Providence Hospital Mobile County Springhill Medical Center West Teleservices Winn-Dixie Food Services U.S. Coast Guard

8,625 5,373 5,000 2,500 2,245 1,500 1,200 1,150 1,052 949

Mobile County Public Schools 7,700 University of South Alabama and USA Medical Facilities 5,500 Infirmary Health System 4,660 City of Mobile 2,200 Providence Hospital 1,670 Mobile County 1,570 Springhill Medical Center 1,113 CPSI 1,000 AltaPointe 800 Alorica 726

Mobileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Economic Review 1991 - 2001

2002 - 2012

142

109

billion in capital investment

$3.89

$7.95

new jobs

9,175

17,687

new industries/companies

new expansions

Source: Alabama Development Office

new industries/companies

new expansions

billion in capital investment

new jobs Source: Alabama Development Office

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DEX Imaging of Alabama LLC

Part of the Mobile business community since 1936, DEX Imaging is currently located at 1045 Downtowner Blvd. Pictured from left to right are Bobby Gwin, Jimmy Steeley, Garry Alexander, Dede Alexander, Keith Blount, Jennifer Sheldt and William Harrison. Company officials: Bobby Gwin,

president Years in business: 76 Brief company description:

Partners for Growth (PFG) is the Mobile Area Chamber’s long-term economic and community development program. For more information, contact Shelly Mattingly, the Chamber’s investor relations coordinator, at 431-8655 or smattingly@mobilechamber.com.

Originally known as Frank R. Wade Office Equipment, DEX Imaging was founded as an Underwood typewriter dealer in Mobile in 1936 and has operated continuously for the past 76 years. The Minolta copier product line was added in 1999, and by 2003, the company added an office in Pensacola. In 2008, the company merged with DEX Imaging of Tampa, Fla., and is now one of the largest independently owned office equipment dealerships in the Southeast, with 30 locations in four states.

Why are you located in Mobile?

“When I started in this industry, Mobile was where the talent base was and the market I knew best. In addition, I had built long-term relationships within the community,” said Gwin. “This is home, and there was a great opportunity for a local company in our industry to provide customers with a strong, local sales and service office equipment option.” Why do you support the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partners for Growth initiative?

“I feel we have an opportunity and an obligation to be invested in the community where we live and work,” said Gwin. “The more we can work collectively, the better

for everyone within the community. The Chamber is a strong business forum, and it’s a natural act to be involved. Every time we add a new venture in our community, everybody who does business with the new company becomes stronger.” What do you see as Mobile’s greatest potential? “What I see our

economic development team doing right is offering training facilities to provide workers for incoming and existing industry,” said Gwin. “They rely on a well-trained talent pool of workers.” Length of continuous Chamber membership: Since 1998

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CEO profile

Phil Savage Jr. Company: Mobile Arts and Sports Association/Senior Bowl Title: Executive director Hometown: Mobile Education: Savage earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., and a master’s degree in physical education from The University of Alabama. First job: Savage was a graduate football assistant coach for tight ends at The University of Alabama. Previous experience: Savage began his career in the sports industry as director of college scouting and later a director of player personnel for the Baltimore Ravens. He went on to serve as senior vice president and general manager of the Cleveland Browns for four seasons. He most recently served as a player personnel executive for the Philadelphia Eagles and continues to serve as the color analyst for The University of Alabama football broadcasts on the Crimson Tide Sports Network. Accomplishments: Prior to his 2010 induction into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame, Savage helped assemble the Baltimore Ravens roster that claimed the Super Bowl XXXV Championship. Secret to Success: “Know what to do, get along with others, work hard and pray hard every day.” Brief company description: The Senior Bowl is college football’s annual premier senior showcase event. The event features outstanding senior football players from across the country and top NFL draft prospects on teams coached by NFL coaching staffs. The game week itself serves as the “unofficial” National Football League convention in which more than 800 coaches, scouts and representatives from the 32 member clubs are in attendance to evaluate and interview prospects for the upcoming April draft. The Senior Bowl sponsors a number of community-related events throughout the calendar year and is responsible for giving more than $7.7 million to charitable causes along the Gulf Coast in its history. The Mobile Arts and Sports Association is the parent organization of the Senior Bowl.

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Chamber Participates in Member Grand Openings and Ribbon Cuttings Chamber staff and ambassadors helped cut ribbons and celebrate grand openings at Bonefish Grill and Gigi’s Cupcakes. If your business is a member and you would like assistance with planning a grand opening or ribbon-cutting event, contact Dawn Rencher at 431-8649 or drencher@mobilechamber.com.

U.S. Chamber Association Committee of 100 Meets Chamber President Win Hallett participated in the U.S. Chamber Association of 100 meeting, where speakers included Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Ret.) who spoke on leadership lessons learned as former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan and former leader of the Joint Special Operations Command. The U.S. Chamber leadership reported on the economic outlook nationally and globally, and on the current political landscape and the impact of runaway regulation on business. Chamber Names Six New Board of Advisors The Chamber’s board of advisors represents key businesses whose significant dues investment leads the way in funding the Chamber’s programs and initiatives. To date there are 236 advisors. Newly named companies include: Bayside Rubber & Products Inc., Burton Property Group, Gulf Coast Containers, Nature’s Way Marine LLC and ServisFirst Bank.

Ambassador of the Month

Chamber Names New Ambassadors Beth Hill with Thames Batré Mattei Beville & Ison and Bill Knox with Gulf Coast Canteen Vending and Coffee Services are new Chamber ambassadors. Ambassadors are a group of volunteers representing member companies who assist the Chamber with a variety of projects, including event registration, member visits and attending ribbon cuttings. To learn more about this group, contact Dawn Rencher at 431-8649 or drencher@mobilechamber.com. Leadership Change for Coastal Alabama Leadership Foundation Win Hallett, president of the Chamber, assumed leadership of the Coastal Alabama Leadership Foundation (CALF), founded to implement the recommendations of the Coastal Recovery Commission of Alabama (CRC). The CRC was established in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, and as a result the Coastal Alabama Partnership was formed to address recovery and resiliency in the Mobile/Baldwin region. CALF received and holds funds from a grant funding the work of the Coastal Alabama Partnership.

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As a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments, a full-service brokerage firm, Rob Hanner builds long-lasting relationships with clients by developing customized investment strategies to help them achieve their long-term financial goals. Hanner was named the Mobile Area Chamber’s Ambassador of the Month. Earlier this year, the Georgia native joined the Chamber’s ambassador program to expand his relationships with other local professionals of all industries.

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I-10 Mobile River Bridge Meetings Continue Alabama Department of Transportation Director John Cooper visited Mobile to continue discussions regarding the proposed I-10 Mobile River Bridge. Cooper met with the Build the Bridge Coalition and the Chamber’s transportation coalition regarding the bridge’s future and how to best proceed to move the project forward. The Chamber remains on record in firm support of a bridge spanning the Mobile River to ease congestion in the tunnels.

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Business Spotlight of the Month: Devin Ford Photography

Devin Ford Photography is a full-service photography service collaborating with clients to tell their stories through photographs. She describes her work as a fusion of Southern culture and contemporary Hollywood style, and she says she specializes in people, still life and architecture. According to Ford, some of her award-winning work has been commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation. For more information, go to www.devinford.com or call Ford at 310-980-9035. The Business Spotlight of the Month is selected at random from a business card drawing at the Chamber’s monthly Business After Hours event.

Chamber Hires New Assistant for Membership University of membership. “We are Georgia graduate Kelly benefitting from the Navarro was named talent she brings to the administrative assistant Chamber and her ability in the Mobile Area to work effectively with Chamber’s membership our members.” department. The job is Navarro and her perfectly suited for her, husband moved to she says. Mobile this year after he “I’m learning more finished law school at about Mobile and all it the University of North Navarro has to offer every day,” Carolina at Chapel Hill. she said. “I’d already thought it was a She lived in Mobile for a short time great city, but in the short time I’ve earlier in her life, as her father worked at worked for the Chamber I’ve been more Coca-Cola’s Mobile bottling plant before impressed with it.” being transferred. She’s enjoying getting As the administrative assistant for to know Mobile again and is happy to be membership, Navarro will work with a working at the Chamber. large number of Chamber volunteers “I’ve always wanted to work for a – including Chamber Chase participants nonprofit, and working for the Chamber and ambassadors. She will also work on allows me the opportunity to work for several membership events such as an organization making a difference in Business After Hours, Networking @ this community,” she says. Noon and Speed Networking. To reach Navarro, call 431-8638 “Kelly’s energy and creativity are a or e-mail knavarro@mobile great addition to our team,” said chamber.com. Carolyn Golson, vice president of

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Breal

Leigh Ward Breal is owner of Ward International Trucks LLC, with dealerships in Mobile, Pensacola and Tallahassee, Fla. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1995 and joined the company’s service department, later moving into sales. In 2005, she graduated from the National Automobile Dealers Association NADA/ATD Dealer Candidate Academy. Breal serves on the finance committee for the Alabama Trucking Association and is a member of the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation board of directors. Ward International Trucks is a Partners for Growth investor.

Richard Green is general manager of Bronstein’s Fine Furniture, where he has been employed for 20 years. A native of Mule Shoe, Texas, he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance at West Texas State University.

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Miles

Russell P. “Rusty” Miles is president and managing partner for 1 Source Power and Equipment, a newly formed company serving the Gulf Coast in industrial and construction rentals. The company is the CASE heavy equipment dealer in south Alabama and northwest Florida, offering a complete line of new and used heavy equipment. Miles is a member of Associated Builders and Contractors and the Mobile chapter for Associated General Contractors.

For more information about the Chamber’s board of advisors, contact Katrina Dewrell at 431-8611 or kdewrell@mobilechamber.com.

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Comparative

Economic Indicators The Mobile Area Chamber’s research division collects a variety of statistics each month.

July 2012 vs July 2011

Employed

Homes Sold⌦

Mobile/Baldwin counties

Mobile County

254,417 2012

9.4% 2012 10.5% 2011

Business Licenses City of Mobile

City of Mobile

295 2012 172 2011

221 2012 178 2011

212 2012

Average Selling Price Mobile County

Value of Building Permits

Air Passengers From Mobile Area

249,941 2011

Unemployment Rates

Building Permits

$132,992 2012 $122,815 2011

172 2011

$8,874,601 2012

26,203 2012

$8,267,736 2011

27,534 2011

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October Calendar of Events 9

Women’s Roundtable *Members Only

“Women’s Wellness” is the focus for October, and Dr. Timothy Hughes, OB/GYN with Springhill Center for Women’s Health on the campus of Springhill Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. Join Hughes as he discusses issues facing women today, along with the latest technologies, procedures and techniques associated with diagnosis, treatment and prevention of women’s health conditions. The group will meet Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Chamber’s Tricentennial Room. There is no charge to attend, but seating is limited. For reservations, contact Kelly Navarro at 431-8638 or knavarro@mobile chamber.com.

Speed Networking This rapid-fire networking event guarantees participants will talk to as many people as possible in a short amount of time. Speed Networking is limited to Chamber members only, and only one representative per company. The event starts promptly at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Chamber, with pastries and coffee available at 7:45 a.m. The $10 cost must be paid with reservation by Monday, Oct. 8. Contact Kelly Navarro at 431-8638 or knavarro@ mobilechamber.com. Reservations not cancelled by Oct. 8 must be honored.

For information on Chamber events, visit events.mobilechamber.com.

Executive Roundtable

*Members Only

David Randel, president of the Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau, will discuss what’s happening in Mobile’s tourism industry and how tourism impacts small businesses at this month’s Executive Roundtable. The monthly forum exclusively for Chamber member small business owners and managers will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Mobile Area Chamber’s Board Room. There is no charge to attend, but seating is limited. For reservations contact Brenda Rembert at 431-8607 or brembert@ mobilechamber.com.

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Mobile Gas, 2828 Dauphin St., will host Business After Hours on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This popular networking event is a great venue to introduce your company and make new contacts. The cost to attend is $5 for members and $10 for potential members. Reservations are not necessary. For more information, contact Kelly Navarro at 431-8638 or knavarro@mobile chamber.com.

Free Enterprise Lunch Ed Rust, chief executive officer of State Farm Mutual and U.S. Chamber of Commerce chairman of the board, will speak in Mobile on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel. Rust’s topic will be free enterprise, the key to business success and growth. The lunch is presented by Makeda Nichols Agency (State Farm) and McElhaney Insurance Agency (State Farm). The cost to attend is $30. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Kelly Navarro at 431-8638 or knavarro@mobile chamber.com.

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Hunt

First Community Bank named William E. Blackmon president and chief operating officer and Virginia S. Hunt, senior vice president and chief credit officer. Blackmon graduated from Auburn University and the University of South Alabama’s Banking School. He has more than 40 years experience in the financial services industry. Hunt earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s in accounting from the University of South Alabama. She has more than 25 years in banking. X ASF Intermodal named Lindsey Mercer operations manager. Mercer transitioned from her previous position as brokerage manger for Mercer the company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in logistics from Auburn University and has worked in the industry since 2004. X

Maines

Hallum

Tate

Tucker

Springer

Century 21 Meyer Real Estate welcomed sales associates Carissa Maines, H.W. “Pete” Tucker, Craig Hallum and Becky Springer to its real estate sales team. X Jessica James is a new Realtor with Roberts Brothers.

Ferguson

McCaleb

Prudential Cooper & Co. Inc., REALTORS announced the addition of four new associates. Lisa Ryan, Becky Tate, Ashley Ferguson, Mike McCaleb will be working out of the main office. X

Hudson

Luckie

Community Bank promoted both Roy Hudson and Poenta Luckie to market presidents. Hudson graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and has 15 years in the financial industry. He will work in Mobile County. Luckie also graduated Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a certified public accountant. She has 23 years experience in banking and will work in Baldwin County. X Michelle Jones joined Alabama Media Group as community hub director for Mobile. Jones worked most recently as the content director for Raycom Media’s digital hub Jones serving 42 websites across the country. Alabama Media Group publishes the PressRegister and al.com. X Gene Miyamoto joined Infirmary Health as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Miyamoto most recently served in a similar capacity at St. Vincent’s HealthCare system in Jacksonville, Fla. Miyamoto will oversee operations at the organization’s four acute care and two postacute care hospitals.

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Russell Thompson Butler & Houston LLP accounting and consulting firm promoted Amy K. deGruy CPA and Katherine H. Mitchell McKenzie CPA to supervisors and Shelly E. Mitchell CPA to senior accountant. deGruy graduated from The University of Alabama with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in accountancy. McKenzie earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Auburn University and a master’s in accounting from the University of South Alabama. Mitchell received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. X Sovereign Consulting Inc. named Lee Davis as business development manager for the Southeast. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing Davis from The University of Alabama. X Comfort Keepers, a nonmedical in-home care service, welcomed Ginny Holiman as the marketing representative for its Holiman Mobile location.

Business Endeavors Mobile-based ASF Intermodal and Iowa-based TrueNorth entered into a multi-year partnership. ASF is a full-service drayage carrier and transportation broker and TrueNorth is a comprehensive transportation insurance and risk management firm. The new agreement gives ASF a strategic advantage in pursuing new business. X The Community Foundation of South Alabama is launching Pathways To Prosperity, an initiative designed to increase the long-term economic security

of low-income families with children by improving early education, promoting family literacy and bolstering financial stability. The program is made possible by a $398,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. X Verizon Wireless and Comcast teamed up to offer each other’s services in Mobile and deliver a variety of offers and incentives for new and existing customers. X Mobile-based American WeatherStar launched more than 90 websites dedicated to educating the public on the benefits and advantages of commercial flat roof coatings. There are individual sites for each of the 50 states and 40 cities. X Agency VERGE relocated to 9 Dauphin St., Suite 200, in downtown Mobile. The advertising agency’s phone number is 251-431-0510. X The American Red Cross launched a second hurricane app, in a series for use on both iPhone and Android platforms. It gives instant access to local and real time information on what to do before, during and after hurricanes, weather alerts, shelter locations and checklists. X Full-service staffing agency JW Legacy Group relocated to 5212 Willis Rd. in Theodore from the company’s previous location in Foley. For more information visit JWLegacy.com or call 251-653-1771.

Well Done Jones Walker was named to Corporate Counsel Magazine’s 2012 “Go-To Law Firms” list for Labor & Employment Law. X Bishop State Community College captured five Pyramid Awards in a recent Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association competition. The college received first place in the college promotional video/CD/DVD category; second place in the class schedule and direct mail piece categories, third place in the video advertisement and website categories. X The Grand Hotel Marriott Resort & Spa recently received the Gold Key Award by Meetings & Conventions Magazine as one of the top meeting hotels in the country.

Angus R. Cooper II joined the board of directors of iBERIABANK. Cooper is the chairman and chief executive officer of Cooper Cooper/T. Smith Corp. X ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. was listed in American Banker as the 24th Most Efficient Bank Holding Company in the United States as of Dec. 31, 2011. ServisFirst is the only bank from Alabama to be ranked on this list, determined by the bank’s efficiency ratio. X Dr. Judy Lipka of Mobile was elected to serve as president of the Alabama State Chiropractic Association (ASCA) for 2012-13. She Lipka received a doctorate of chiropractic from Life University, earned diplomate status with the American Chiropractic Neurology Board, and was awarded fellow of the International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology.

Mendy Tanner of Springdale Travel American Express completed the College of Disney Knowledge Agent Education masters program, Tanner advanced-level training at the Walt Disney World Resort. The course focused on sales offerings, travel trends and Disney product awareness useful in planning customized Disney vacations. X Fremin’s Contractor Services LLC celebrated 10 years in business this year. The company offers landscaping, plumbing, electrical and handyman services. X Sheila Hodges, sole owner of SH Enterprises, was among 10 area leaders in Mobile and Baldwin County to receive the first Hodges Connecting Coastal Alabama Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of local leaders who have reached across municipal, county and even state lines to improve the region.

Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Mobile’s Hank Aaron was named honorary chairman of the 2014 Mobile Bay World Leisure Congress. Mobile is the first U.S. host city of the biannual international gathering expected to draw 1,500 to 2,000 attendees and exhibitors in September 2014.

Community News The Mobile County Commission approved $50,000 in seed money to establish an aerospace/aviation academy at B.C. Rain High School. The academy partners include Airbus, Mobile Airport Authority, Mobile Area Education Foundation, Mobile Aviation College and ST Aerospace Mobile. X The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) named Jeb Shell CPA its 2012 South Alabama “Man of the Year.” Shell, chief financial officer for Hargrove Engineers + Constructors, raised just over $52,000, almost a third of the $159,000 total raised in this year’s 10-week campaign by LLS.

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If you know of a company interested in benefitting from Chamber membership, contact Rebecca Milam at 431-8647 or Tricia Bradley at 431-8642. View the complete membership directory at www.mobilechamber.com.

Advanced Compressed Air Technologies Jody Jones 6161 Rangeline Rd., Ste. D Theodore, AL 36582 251-443-5455 www.acatinc.com Compressors-Air & Gas All About Refreshments Angela Law 8950 Three Notch Rd., Bldg. A Theodore, AL 36582 251-666-6070 www.allaboutrefreshments.com Vending Machines Armstrong and Associates Anna Arnold P.O. Box 1787 Mobile, AL 36633-1787 251-432-3523 www.arserv.com Collection Agency BayLeaf Realty Alice Turner 19785 N. Third St. Citronelle, AL 36522-4013 251-866-9262 www.bayleafrealty.com Real Estate-Commercial/ Land/Residential Bayside Rubber & Products Inc. Steven R. Gatlin P.O. Box 9344 Mobile, AL 36691-0344 251-660-0902 www.baysiderubber.com Industrial Supplies BES Inc. Allyson Arata 311 Fels Ave. Fairhope, AL 36532 251-929-0551 www.bes-incorporated.com Architect Best Choice Roofing Dan Carman 2480 Government Blvd. Mobile, AL 36606-1632 251-895-7663 www.bestchoiceroofing.net Roof Contractors BL Harbert International LLC Milton A. Davis 820 Shades Creek Pkwy., Ste. 3000 Birmingham, AL 35209 205-802-2824 www.blharbert.com Construction

Buechner Insurance Bruce Buechner 7771 Creekwood Dr. Mobile, AL 36695-4065 251-643-5453 Insurance - Long Term Care Burton Property Group Sage Wyatt 161 W. I-65 Service Rd. N. Mobile, AL 36608 251-380-7230 www.burtonpropertygroup.com Real Estate Cheeburger Cheeburger Darrin Jennings 720A Schillinger Rd. S. Mobile, AL 36695 251-633-8505 www.cheeburger.com Restaurants Cheyenne Steel Inc. James Ogden IV 1900 Brookdale Dr. W. Mobile, AL 36618 251-473-7112 Steel Erection Community Investment Professionals Chuck J. Willis 6808 Airport Blvd. Mobile, AL 36608 251-338-6219 www.invpro.com Investments Cookies By Design Paul Brown 855 Hillcrest Rd. Mobile, AL 36695-3909 251-461-0900 www.cookiesbydesign.com Bakers DCL Mooring and Rigging Brandon Misok 4400 N. Galvez St. New Orleans, LA 70117-4415 504-944-3366 www.dcl-usa.com Riggers’ Equipment/Supplies Devin Ford Photography Devin Ford 12760 Union Church Dr. Grand Bay, AL 36541 310-980-9035 www.devinford.com Photographer Diamond Scaffold Service Group Inc. Warren Brown 5975 Rangeline Rd. Theodore, AL 36582-5227 251-443-7474 www.diamondscaffold.com Scaffolding & Accessories

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Gregory M. Friedlander & Associates PC Gregory Friedlander 11 S. Florida St. Mobile, AL 36606-1971 251-470-0303 www.gmfpc.com Attorneys Furmanite America Mike Ulmer P.O. Box 364 Saraland, AL 36571-0364 251-675-8693 www.furmanite.com Valves Gallery Homes LLC Mellanie K. Hildesheim 10160-D Airport Blvd. Mobile, AL 36608 251-633-4733 www.galleryhomesllc.com Custom Home Builder

Lenox Gates Apartments Becky Tidwell 1500 Hillcrest Rd. Mobile, AL 36695 251-639-3600 www.lenoxgates.com Apartments Living Water Apostolic Ministry Wycondia S. West 5201 St. Stephens Rd. Eight Mile, AL 36613 251-455-1255 Churches Loop Coin & Jewelry Anthony Smeraglia 3972 Government Blvd. Mobile, AL 36693 251-661-2800 loopcoins.com Jewelers & Gifts

The Gardens at Wellington Amy Johnson 5821 Old Pascagoula Rd. Mobile, AL 36619 256-630-4635 www.gardensatwellingtonapts.com Apartments

Milling Commercial Realty Inc. Jeremy B. Milling P.O. Box 3086 Mobile, AL 36652-3086 251-694-5050 www.millingrealty.com Real Estate-Commercial

Geothermal Solutions Inc. Clay Doyle 904 Butler Dr. Mobile, AL 36693 251-443-5669 www.geothermalsolutions-al.com Air Conditioning and Heating Contractors

MobilLogic.com Lee R. Donald P.O. Box 8308 Mobile, AL 36689-0308 251-343-3999 www.mobillogic.com Technology Business Solutions

Greater Mobile Realty Vicki Collier 899 Snow Road N., Ste. B Mobile, AL 36608 251-649-0045 Real Estate

Motion Industries Inc. David Phillips 825 Lakeside Dr. Mobile, AL 36693 251-661-7800 www.motionindustries.com Industrial Supplies

Immediate Care of the South Barry Porter 4270 Cottage Hill Rd. Mobile, AL 36609-4286 251-300-2770 www.medcare-al.com Physician-MD-Pediatrics

Paint Party Studios Renee Wallace 6808 Airport Blvd., Ste. B Mobile, AL 36608-3700 251-343-2423 www.paintpartystudios.com Artist’s Studio

LaPetite Academy Torrica Blackful 955 Hillcrest Rd. Mobile, AL 36695-3912 251-639-9201 www.lapetite.com/our-schools/ mobile-al-7368 Child Care Centers

Passmore Planning Professionals Andrew Passmore MS CFP 3662 Dauphin St., Ste. 1A Mobile, AL 36608 251-316-3506 www.passmoreplanning.com Insurance & Financial Services

Pat’s Country Restaurant Patricia Kuzia 3651 Government Blvd. Mobile, AL 36693 251-665-0303 www.facebook.com/#!/ groups/111416962253029/ Restaurants

Safe Harbor Financial LLC James L. Byrd 9056 Merritt Ln. Daphne, AL 36526 251-625-1226 www.safeharfin.com Financial Planners Consultants

Precision Tool & Grinding Inc. Margaret Hubbard 1125 Corporate Dr. N., Ste. 205 Mobile, AL 36607-1122 251-479-6292 Industrial Tooling & Cutting

Securitas Linda Murphy 3737 Government Blvd., Ste.100 Mobile, AL 36693-4377 251-666-1091 www.securitassecurity servicesusainc.com Security Guard/Patrol Service

Professional Cabinets LLC Renita Hebert 7921 Crary Station Rd. Semmes, AL 36575-6471 251-649-5990 Cabinets Railroad Resource LLC Michael Wilson 202 Stevens Pkwy. Bay Minette, AL 36507 251-937-9786 www.rrrllc.net Railroad Load/Unload Rayford & Associates Inc. Nancy Blackwell 2701 Dauphin St. Mobile, AL 36606 251-476-1460 www.rayfords.com Building Specialties Retirement Advisors Inc. Stephen Haidt 1009 Downtowner Blvd. Mobile, AL 36609 251-344-0707 www.plantoretire.com Investment Advisory Service RICOH Mike Horst 1201 Montlimar Dr., Ste. 175 Mobile, AL 36609-1718 251-342-9458 www.ikon.com Copying Machines DealerSupply Robertson Gallery Brad Robertson 450 Dauphin St. Mobile, AL 36602 251-433-1311 www.robertsongallerymobile.com Art Earl D. Rogers DMD PC Earl Rogers 4736 Airport Blvd. Mobile, AL 36608-3151 251-344-7096 www.Rogersdmd.com Dentists

Servisfirst Bank Alex Arendall 64 N. Royal St. Mobile, AL 36602-3804 251-285-8300 servisfirstbank.com Banks Signs Now Susan Pigott 3747 Government Blvd., Ste. B2 Mobile, AL 36693-4307 251-660-0639 Signs Theodore Services Charles Stalmach P.O. Box 182 Theodore, AL 36590-0182 251-665-7001 Controlled Padlock Systems Workforce Housing Alliance US Inc. Robert Pitts 8158 Hwy. 59, Ste. 106 Foley, AL 36535 251-233-3356 www.WHA-US.org Nonprofit Organization Yance Land and Development Inc. James A. Yance Jr. 56 Midtown Park W. Mobile, AL 36606 251-338-2303 Real Estate

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