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A D V E R TI S E R S Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic PC.................................16 Bit-Wizards.....................................................................8 BugMaster Exterminators Inc......................................9 CH fulfillment services..................................................9 Coast Safe and Lock....................................................30 Community Bank..................................................16, 23 Gwin’s Commercial Printing......................................33 Hancock Bank..............................................................10 Hand Arendall..............................................................26 Interstate Printing.......................................................31 Lagniappe.....................................................................33 LLB&B Inc. Real Estate.............................................. 19 Logical Computer Solutions.........................................6 Makeda Nichols, State Farm Insurance.....................32 Mensura Capital LLC & Mensura Securities LLC......28 Mobile Regional Airport..............................................35 Online Payroll Services Inc...........................................4 Premier Medical Management...................................25 RBC Bank.....................................................................25 Safe Archives................................................................20 Server Corps...................................................................5 Starnes Davis Florie LLP.............................................28 WAVENet Technologies................................................29 Welcome Friends, Millie Sue Hawk............................31 Whitney National Bank...............................................14

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4 Forbes.com ranks Mobile well in its latest Best Places for Businesses and Careers list.

7-8 What Mobile needs most. A new Community Capacity Study details what Mobile is doing right and where it can improve health and human services to its youngest residents.

11-24 The Chamber’s 2010 Board of Advisors: Meet the men and women providing valuable insight on local, state and federal business issues.

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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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News You Can Use – Positive update for businesses in the area and around the state including Star Aviation’s role in Wi-fi for airline passengers and a California-based company invests in Ryla Inc.

27 Business Spotlight of the Month: Delta Commercial Cleaning 27 Diplomat of the Month: Sheila Murphy, Southern Tele-Communications Co.

27 Board of Advisors 29 Investor Focus:

Long’s Human Resource Services

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On the cover: Pictured here are members of the Mobile Area Chamber’s Board of Advisors. See them on pages 11-24.

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ETC – Organizational updates and business briefs – Alabama ranks high in spending transparency, the USS Alabama gets a facelift and Spring Hill College expands to Italy.

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34 Anniversaries

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The June 2010 issue of The Business View incorrectly ran photos and bios of several of its Board of Advisors.

The correct information is listed on pg. 27. We apologize for the error.

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NEWS You Can Use Star Aviation Continues to Support Integration of Wi-Fi on Aircraft

This prototype wire harness kit was engineered by Star Aviation, and is key to providing wireless Internet to passengers. Star has a contract with Alaska Airlines for 105 planes and is also providing on-site installation support.

While the photo above depicts a clump of wires to the untrained eye, this electrical wire harness and structural mounting kit designed

by Mobile-based Star Aviation will provide Wi-Fi to Alaska Airlines’ passengers in the near future.

Star Aviation recently won its second contract from Aircell to provide the structural and electrical engineering design, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification and manufacturing of custom electrical wire harnesses and structural mounting kits – all necessary to install Aircell’s Gogo® in-flight broadband system on the Alaska Airlines aircraft fleet. Star Aviation is also providing on-site installation support of the system.

Any time there are changes to an aircraft it must be FAA approved, and officials must be assured there was an engineering process involved, explained Sara Clark, the company’s marketing coordinator. Star Aviation last year won a similar contract with Aircell to modify Air Tran’s fleet. “This is the next wave of technology for the airline industry. Customers want Wi-fi everywhere and airlines are trying to stay competitive and attract customers,” said Clark.

Aircell, the in-flight broadband network provider of Gogo®, the company’s broadband system, is equipping Alaska Airlines fleet that includes 105 aircraft in 2010.

Staying on the Radar

Ranked among the 200 largest metropolitan statistical areas, Mobile landed at No. 62 in Forbes.com’s annual Best Places for Business and Careers list. Both projected economic growth and projected job growth categories earned the No. 5 rank.

“Mobile area businesses such as Aker Solutions and ST Aerospace Mobile are winning high-profile contracts, ThyssenKrupp is getting ready to start operations and Austal USA and EADS North America are competing for huge military projects – that is what continues to give our area strength in the job growth category. Jobs and new contracts build the economy,” said Troy Wayman, the Mobile Area Chamber’s vice president of economic development.

Wayman also mentioned the area’s growing aviation and technology sectors as a continuous draw to the area.

According to the Forbes data, Mobile also landed in the top 18 percent in income growth at No. 23; job growth, No. 34; and the cost of doing business category, No. 35.

Alorica Announces Strategic Investment in Ryla Inc. “We are as committed to the Mobile area today as we were when we launched a year ago, and we remain focused on continued growth,” said Mark Wilson, Ryla Inc.’s chief executive officer, following an announcement that California-based Alorica Inc. would make a strategic investment in Kennesaw, Ga.-based Ryla.

Ryla, a company providing outsourced call center and customer contact solutions to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofits, will continue to operate as a stand-alone entity, retaining its current corporate name. Company founder, Wilson will remain as its chief executive officer.

Alorica is a national and international player in the customer care services industry, and like Ryla, is MBE (minority business enterprise)-certified. The company has 7,500 employees in 16 locations, 14

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Other Alabama metro areas that made the Top 100 include: Huntsville, No. 8; Montgomery, No. 53; and Birmingham, No. 78.

The highest ranking city on the list was Des Moines, Iowa.

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housed nationally, and experienced fiveyear revenue growth of 356 percent. Ryla currently employs more than 3,500 agents, with 600 in Saraland.

“The Ryla investment supports the Alorica strategic goals through growth and expanded geographic presence. The partnership will enhance our client portfolio and amplify our reach for new business opportunities,” said Andy Lee, Alorica chairman/chief executive officer.

“The transaction represents the strength of two certified MBE organizations aligning to form an affiliation focused on delivering premier services to our valued customers.”

“By combining the strengths of our companies, we will be better able to serve our customers as a total solutions provider, thus helping them improve the profitability of their businesses and overall competitiveness,” added Wilson.

ETC Luck Continues for the USS Alabama

Bill Tunnell, executive director of USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park (second from left) is pictured on the ship’s main deck with SSAB’s Brian Tomlinson, Terry Russo and Jan Keyser. SSAB Americas recently donated 78 tons of steel to help restore the battleship.

During World War II, she was called the “Lucky A” because she lost no American lives due to enemy fire. Recently, thanks to an SSAB Americas donation, the USS Alabama battleship had another run of good fortune – the 78 tons of steel needed to restore her to fighting form.

What does 78 tons of steel look like? Just take a look at the top seven decks of the battleship, according to Bill Tunnell, executive director of USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Built in the 1940s, the battleship restoration and repair plans include her main deck, superstructure and cannons; and will require preparation, replacement and coating of approximately

160,000 square feet. The estimated cost of the project is $1.3 million.

“With the support of SSAB Americas, the USS Alabama Battleship Commission will be able to continue their mission of memorializing veterans while preserving history for future generations,” said Tunnell.

A National Historic Landmark, the vessel will celebrate the 68th anniversary of her 1942 commissioning this year.

Battleship Memorial Park has welcomed more than 13 million visitors from all 50 states and virtually every nation in the world. Last year alone, 332,122 visitors toured the park with 80 percent of the visitors traveling from outside the state.

Spring Hill College Expands to Europe Beginning January 2011, a few Spring Hill College students will be saying “arrivederci” to Mobile to study at the college’s new academic center in Bologna, Italy, regarded as “the European capital of culture.”

Students who study at the center will have a unique opportunity to live and study abroad, The plaza in Bologna, Italy, pictured above, is where some according to Todd Springhill College students will study in 2011.

Waller, director of the Italy center. “Florence annually at the overseas campus and will and Rome are the primary study abroad offer 10 to 12 courses each semester. destinations for American students,” Students at the Italy center will explore Waller said. “Each academic semester, complex global issues as part of a social nearly 4,200 and 7,000 American students justice-based travel program that will study in those cities, respectively. The allow them to observe and reflect on issues centrally located city of Bologna offers a of justice in several countries including vibrant alternative.”

Croatia, Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Ghana, Once fully operational, college officials Poland and Tunisia. hope to have 100 students enrolled

Where the Money Goes – Alabama Ranked High on Spending Transparency Only seven states scored higher than Alabama in providing online access to government spending, according to a report evaluating states’ efforts at government transparency.

“Following the Money: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” was produced by the California Public Interest Research Group.

The report stated, “In the private sector, Internet search technology has revolutionized the accessibility and transparency of information. We take for granted the ability to track deliveries online, to check cell phone minutes and compare real estate on the Web and even to summon – at the click of a mouse – satellite and street-level views of

any address. But until recently when it came to tracking government expenditures online, we were left in the dark” Early last year, Alabama created a www.open.alabama.gov, a searchable site detailing state government spending, including the state’s checkbook, monthly financial reports and the comprehensive annual financial report of state government.

The report says Alabama lost points because the web site does not include local governments spending information and its information about active contracts is in PDF form only.

Kentucky topped the list in spending transparency, followed by Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Hawaii and Nevada.

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Capacity Assessment Reveals Community Priorities Out of the toughest times, comes the greatest need as it relates to health and human services. Clients increase, waiting lists grow, and often contributions and funds decline when they are needed most.

In an effort to direct dollars where demand is greatest, four local organizations spearheaded a community needs assessment to ensure local agencies are providing the services needed here in Mobile.

The Mobile County Commission, Mobile Area Education Foundation, The Junior League of Mobile (JLM) and United Way of Southwest Alabama sought to identify where Mobile needs to strengthen its health and human services and which portion of the population requires the most help.

The Community Capacity Inventory documents the committee’s findings. It was compiled by the Center for Healthy Communities Research Office of the University of South Alabama in December 2009. Ninety organizations were invited to

participate, 65 did, equaling a 72.2 percent director, the inventory is a way to ensure the rate of response. organization effectively, efficiently and The study included comments from 46 strategically allocates its resources. “It has community leaders, including United Way been a decade or so since United Way last agency executives and members of JLM’s conducted this type of study,” Miller said. community advisory council. It prioritized “We felt the timing was right to work with six areas of focus along with ages of several community partners.” children perceived as Ann Sirmon, JLM’s most in need. The past president, said the The results of the report noted greatest two-year project intended inventory painted a areas of need are: to answer whether education, health, existing resources were picture of where Mobile’s housing, safety, addressing current needs. services excel and where transportation and “If we aren’t addressing they fall short. human services, and the real needs and there

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that preschool age children require priority attention followed by middle, high and elementary school. Results will be used to direct future allocations by JLM and United Way as well as area nonprofits.

According to Angelo Miller, United Way of Southwest Alabama’s executive

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are gaps, this study was to help us identify those areas.”

The results of the inventory painted a picture of where Mobile’s services excel and where they fall short. Miller pointed out the findings show Mobile is matching national trends where education typically leads.

“Many of the challenges we face do occur

in other communities. Our goal is to create lasting, positive change in this community,” Miller said. To that end, the study recognized education, training and marketable skills as building blocks to a better life.

According to Sirmon, stakeholders in the study are sifting through the information to better their own organizations and make a positive impact on the community. She said JLM is in the process of identifying ways to use study results internally, assisting the community and the 16 nonprofit agencies JLM supports.

And while individual agencies are doing their part to utilize study results, Miller and Sirmon agreed Mobile’s business community plays a vital role in encouraging change.

“Get involved in your community by volunteering and financially supporting our area’s nonprofit organizations,” said Sirmon. “This will ensure that we can continue, or in some areas begin addressing needs in our community, to make a positive impact.”

Community Capacity Study Results – The Good and The Bad The recently released Community Capacity Inventory provided information on what it found as assets and areas of need in the community, specifically as it relates to healthcare delivery and human care delivery for children and youth. The inventory’s objectives were to: identify the community’s assets and define their capacity; and identify current gaps in services needed.

Results from this study will be used as a benchmark for health

and human services

as community organizations move forward to address the greatest needs in the Mobile area directed at serving the thousands of

children. Survey

participants first

ranked broad service areas including health, housing, education, safety, transportation and

human services. Then gave priority attention to preschoolers, followed by middle, high and elementary school children. The next phase of the study identified health and human service needs affecting a child’s ability to learn, the agencies and organizations addressing them, and sought service figures.

The information below was taken from the executive summary of the Community Capacity Inventory, presented by the Center for Healthy Communities Research Office at the University of South Alabama.

• The Women, Infant & Children (WIC) program of the Mobile County Health Department to provide food and nutritional resources is an asset, but not enough people are aware of these services, or “may be ashamed of applying for assistance.”

Summary of Findings: Assets in Healthcare Delivery for Children and Youth • According to the study, Mobile County’s 41 organizations providing healthcare services supply the appropriate infrastructure to deliver health services and mental health services for its young residents.

The greatest obstacles in reaching more patients are residents’ lack of awareness of the services available and areas where the need outweighs the resources.

• The Bay Area Food Bank is seen as a valuable asset, serving 300,000 meals a year, with adequate physical facilities to double its service capacity, however it required additional monetary resources to fulfill its potential.

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The Greatest Need • The study states, “The services with the greatest need for additional capacity are mental health services and services for children and youth with disabilities.” It goes on to say, “…the number needing mental health services indicate a large gap in the provision of services for general mental health and specific mental health needs such as ADD/ADHD (behavioral problems) and drug and alcohol dependencies.”

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Community Capacity Study Results – The Good and The Bad Continued from page 7 • The number of children and youth in Mobile County with disabilities ranges from thousands to 40,000, but study participants reported fewer than 4,000 received health services for their disabilities within the 12-month period during 2008-2009 when the study took place.

• Additional resources are needed to adequately serve children and youth with specific health conditions such as autism, epilepsy, sickle cell, vision and hearing problems, and speech impediments.

• An estimated number of children with autism requiring specific health services ranges from 700 to 4,000 and there is a significant gap in meeting the needs of children with autism.

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• There are strong programs currently in existence that help parents do a better job raising their children, assisting with basic needs and offering referral services to develop future leaders.

• The rising incidence of childhood obesity suggests additional resources are needed in times of high employment, to help ensure children consume vegetables, fruits and whole grain foods. Estimates far exceed the number served.

• Only one organization in Mobile county addresses sleep habits and sleep deprivation in children and youth, and there is a waiting list for these services.

The Greatest Need • Based on an analysis of “the number of children and youth needing specific human services, the researchers believe the greatest gap is in mental health support.” It is estimated as many as 112,000 children and youth in the area need counseling or mental health services.

• Greatest needs in mental health services include developing appropriate social skills, becoming well adjusted, which

Assets in Delivery of Human Services for Children and Youth • According to the study, Mobile has a strong network of organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life. It was specific to mention nine local programs, and a 10th one working to prepare adjudicated young people to lead responsible and productive lives. Yet despite the best efforts of all these organizations, responses indicate the need for services exceeds the capacity of responding organizations.

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includes behavioral and discipline problems, and anti-social services such as bullying and gang activity.

• There is an immediate need for increased capacity of temporary shelters for the homeless.

• The study states there is a shortage of capacity for summer enrichment programs for children and youth. It’s estimated summer programs currently serve 8,700 children, but as many as 16,000 would benefit.

• There is a significant gap in vocational training and employment, with a reported low capacity for providing vocational training for local area youth.

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Southeast Writing Co. LLC

Southeast Writing Co. LLC employees (from left to right) Tameka Logan, Alexandria West and Lindsey Dixon.

The world is filled with writer “wannabes,” individuals who say they want to write but never quite do. That’s not the case for Tameka Logan, who turned her love for writing into a successful career. Logan’s company, Southeast Writing Co. LLC is the Mobile Area Chamber’s Small Business of the Month.

A Gulf Coast native, Logan joined the U.S. Army and lived in Texas for several years but came home to Mobile when her military service ended and college education was complete. “I joined the Army since I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do with myself,” said Logan. Initially thinking she would do clerical work in the Army, Logan instead found herself learning the art of technical writing. She worked on many projects including battle plans for U.S. Army intelligence, and writing personnel and procedure manuals for her unit. “I was so young at the time but it was incredible and really interesting work. It was all related to planning and finding the likely and least likely scenarios of any situation.”

Upon returning home, Logan found a few options for her talents including working for a government contractor on federal and coastal projects. “I was in classes with representatives from big, global companies learning the same systems to write about for my clients,” explained Logan. Tired of work-related travel and wanting to spend more time with her

growing family, Logan started Southeast Writing in 2007, putting herself where she wanted to be – in front of the computer. “As a business owner, I do have to get out and network but I am happiest working for others.”

Southeast Writing Co.’s writing and communications services include business writing, grant writing, business plans and proposals, technical writing, interactive and 3D presentations, web site maintenance, and marketing collateral pieces such as brochures and flyers. The company’s business support includes research, data entry, social network management and general correspondence. Resumé services include resumé and cover letter writing, career packages – cover, thank you and follow-up letters for a single price, career workshops and referrals.

“We are where a small business can go for resources and business support services,” explained Logan.

With four employees, the company acts as an outsourced communications department for small businesses. “We can do anything a business needs as far as communications and writing,” said Logan.

“You have to communicate with people where they are and we understand not all businesses are in the same place and have different needs at different times.”

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The board of advisors represents many of the Mobile Area Chamber’s most generous supporters and provides member company chief executive officers, owners and principals an avenue for valuable input on critical Chamber and community issues. This group meets three times a year at various locations, hearing business and governmental leaders and other speakers address pertinent issues. In addition, the group receives advance information on Mobile’s business progress.

For more information on joining the board of advisors, contact Katrina Dewrell at 431-8611 or kdewrell@mobilechamber.com.

The H symbol indicates those whose companies are also investors in Partners for Growth, the Chamber’s long-term economic and community development program.

Shane Adams

Ulrich Albrecht-Frueh

ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA LLC H

G. Robert Baker Jr.

Whitney National Bank H

Joseph P. Berno

TORP Terminal Inc.

Kevin Allen

Lenzing Fibers Inc.

James E. Barnes

Gigi Armbrecht AT&T H

Evonik Degussa Corp.

Eric Berrios

Robert E. Bickert

Virginia College of Mobile

Alexis Atkins

Stephen M. Backman

Jake Bell

Mercy Medical

Don Bigler

Crown Products

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Norton Lilly International H

Budweiser-Busch Distributing Co. Inc. H

Thomas A. Bates

Jim Barnes Enterprises Inc. McDonald’s Restaurants

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Sumner G. Adams

TRAX Tires Inc.

Remington College

Kinley Bell

Marine Rigging Inc.

Mack Binion

Briskman & Binion PC H

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Preston Bolt Jr.

Hand Arendall LLC H

Dean Brown

Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic PC H

Pelham Chastang

Watermark Design Group LLC

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James Buckalew

PCH Hotels & Resorts Inc.

Clark P. Christianson

G & K Services Co.

James H. Clarke

Tom Bramlett OEC H

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J. Edgar Brister

Seabulk Towing H

Lynda Burkett

Robert A. Chaisson

Marshall A. McLeod PLS LLC

Vance M. Chunn

Providence Hospital H

Cardiology Associates H

Thomas B. Clement

P. Michael Coleman Integrity Media H

Summer Classics of Alabama

Michael Bronstein

Bronstein’s Fine Furniture Inc.

The Quality Group Inc.

Brian E. Clark

Alton R. Brown III

The Pelican Group Inc.

K.W. Michael Chambers

Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal H

Mark Clark

Mobile Container Terminal LLC H

General Insulation Inc.

Joe Collins

W. D. (Chip) Conklin Jr.

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Employment Liability Management Inc.

Construction Solutions International Inc.

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Christian J. Conrad

Mobile Paperboard Corp.

Philip L. Cusa

David J. Cooper

Cooper/T. Smith Corp. H

Jay Daily

Thomas Hospital

Hoar Program Management

Stephen J. Davitt Jr. SB&T Bank H

Ron Deakins

T. Ben Duhon

Coldwell Banker Charles Hayes Real Estate Inc.

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Daniel A. Cowart

J.R. Cross Jr.

Aaron Oil Co.

Gulf Coast Truck & Equipment Co. Inc. H

Thomas S. Damson

C. William Daniels Jr.

Long’s Human Resource Services H

Burr & Forman LLP H

W. Richard Delaney

INEOS Phenol

David J. Delie

Berg Spiral Pipe Corp.

Delaney Development Inc. H

Christopher Emerson

EADS North America Holdings Inc. H

Patricia W. Esfeller

David B. Fairchild Olin Corp. H

Esfeller Construction Co. Inc. H

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Allan Crow

Robert J. Baggett Inc. H

Glen F. Davis

First Community Bank H

Kenneth L. Dempsey

Masland Carpets LLC H

James M. Fine Mobile Gas H

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Mark R. Foley

Russ Ford

IBERIABANK

University of Mobile

Peter Gaillard Jr.

Gaillard Builders Inc.

Janson Graham

C & G Boat Works Inc.

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Charles L. Freeman

Gulf Electric Co. Inc. of Mobile H

Lane Fulton

Baldwin Transfer Co. Inc. H

Thomas Grimm Arkema Inc. H

Robert A. Guthans Jr.

Duncan Greenwood The Hiller Cos. H

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Drug Education Council Inc.

Wade Office Equipment H

Hackbarth Delivery Service Inc.

Johnson Development Associates

J. Anderson Halligan

Terry H. Harbin BankTrust H

Ralph A. Hargrove

Chuck Harmon

James W. Hartman III

Cedric J. Hatcher RBC Bank H

Robert L. Hatcher III

Juergen Hellmich

Monique Rogers Henley Bay Security Co. LLC H

Charles A. Hershiser

Virginia Guy

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors H

Tony W. Havard

UMS-Wright Preparatory School

Michael Hicks Jr.

Hixardt Technologies Inc.

Bobby Gwin

Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo Co. H

Bernard J. Heggeman III

Robert E. Hackbarth

Premier Medical Management Inc. H

Heggeman Realty Co. Inc. H

iSAM North America Corp.

Alan V. Hirsch

Sheila S. Hodges

Bay Paper Co. Inc.

Meyer Real Estate

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Michael R. Holland

Coastal Bank and Trust H |

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Treadwell Ford

Shawn Hunter

Industry Services Co. Inc.

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Zebulon M.P. Inge Jr.

Dianne K. Irby KBR H

Keith A. Jones

Samuel L. Jones City of Mobile H

Vickers Riis Murray and Curran LLC H

Prism Systems Inc.

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Charles Jackson Jr.

McNeil Jackson Ahrens Financial Group LLC H

Perry C. (Trey) Jinright III

Chad N. Jordan

Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood Inc.

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JADE Consulting LLC

Shirley M. Justice

Sirote & Permutt PC H

Erik L. Johnsen

International Shipholding Corp. H

Wayne S. Keith

Keith Air Conditioning Inc. H

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Kendall L. Kilpatrick

Volkert Inc. H

Mike Lapeyrouse

Thomas E. Latham

F. Martin Lester Jr.

St. Paul’s Episcopal School

Gaylord C. Lyon Jr.

Lyon Fry Cadden Insurance Agency Inc. H

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T. Keith King

Hatch Mott MacDonald

The American Equity Underwriters Inc.

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Kay Brown Korb

Westminster Village

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC H

Oliver A. Latil IV

Page & Jones Inc. H

Clark Geer Latham & Associates Inc.

Community Bank

Goodman G. Ledyard Pierce Ledyard PC H

Steve Lindborg

James M. Lipham Hancock Bank H

Mississippi Export Railroad Co. H

Holcim (US) Inc. H

James K. Lyons

Alabama State Port Authority H

Christopher Lackinger

The Koberg Co.

D. Gregory Luce Jr.

James M. Lyons

Elliot B. Maisel

Gulf Distributing Co. of Mobile LLC H

The SSI Group Inc. H

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Merceria L. Ludgood

Mobile County Commission H

Leon Maisel

Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau

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Ricky R. Mathews Press-Register H

Harry (Bo) W. Mattei

Thames BatrĂŠ Mattei Beville & Ison H

Ruby McCullough

Software Technology Inc.

Pete McMaster

Dean Minto

Malcolm Pirnie Inc. H

Sherwin Williams Co.

Timothy G. Morris

H. Taylor Morrissette Jr. Mobile Air Center H

Gulf States Engineering H

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James H. McDonald Jr.

Alford, Clausen & McDonald LLC

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Thomas D. McAdams

John P. C. McCall

BASF The Chemical Co.

Ken McElhaney Jr.

State Farm Insurance McElhaney Insurance H

Michael M. Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark Corp. H

Harris V. Morrissette

China Doll Rice & Beans/ Dixie Lily Foods

Starnes & Atchison LLP

Robert B. McGinley Jr.

McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge LLC H

Leland T. Moore Sr.

S & S Sprinkler Co. LLC H

Melissa Morrissette

LLB & B Inc. Real Estate H

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John S. McClelland Jr.

Midstream Fuel Service LLC H

Jim McIngvale

Northrop Grumman Corp. H

Mark G. Moore

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

V. Gordon Moulton

University of South Alabama H

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Andy Newton

Joseph Ng

Southern Light H

ST Aerospace Mobile Inc. H

Henry O’Connor III

Edward H. O’Gwynn III BB&T H

IPC Capital Partners LLC H

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Warren Nicholson

Ellen Niland

N-Tron Corp.

The Orthopaedic Group PC

William W. Oppenheimer Enveloc Inc. H

Rogers & Willard Inc.

Ryan A. Ott

D. Mark Nix

Infirmary Health System Inc. H

Marianne Palmer

Coldwell Banker United Realtors

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Dean Parker

Callis Communications

Glenn Perry

Mentor Graphics

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John E. Pate

J. F. Pate & Associates Contractors Inc.

Richard Perry

DuPont Agricultural Products H

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Michael H. Payne

Gwin’s Commercial Printing H

Michael E. Pierce

Commonwealth National Bank H

E.B. Peebles III

Armbrecht Jackson LLP H

W. Davis Pilot Jr.

Pilot Catastrophe Services Inc. H

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J. Mike Pepper

Bayou Concrete LLC

Kevin Polk

Harbor Communications LLC

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Kyle C. Pugh

Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc.

Nick G. Rauch Praxair Inc. H

Douglas Roberts

T. A. Hall Contractors Inc.

Jannea Rogers

Adams and Reese LLP H

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Matthew J. Pumo

Marc Quenneville Aker Solutions H

Doug Rehm

Joseph J. Rella Austal USA H

WALA FOX 10/The CW WFNA TV

Woodlands Bank H

John A. Roberts Jr.

Roberts Brothers Inc. H

Rhett C. Ross

Teledyne Continental Motors H

Ben M. Radcliff Jr.

Ben M. Radcliff Contractor Inc. H

Bess Rich

Maxey J. Roberts

University of South Alabama Foundation

Tim E. Rosson

BBVA Compass Bank H

Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

Scott Ritter

Mobile Area Water and Sewer System H

Orion Engineering Inc. H

Robin Roberts

Edwin Robertson

Scott Rothermel

Mickie M. Russell Dauphin Realty H

Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services Inc. H

Performance Contractors Inc. H |

W. Self Radcliff

The Radcliff Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Airgas South

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Richard Russell

Terry Russo

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Richard P. Salmi

Bagby & Russell Electric Co. Inc.

SSAB Americas H

Spring Hill College

Henry R. Seawell III

William R. Seifert II Regions Bank H

Coastal Hospice Care

Thompson Engineering Inc. H

Christopher A. Smith

Smith Industrial Service

Jeffery M. St. Clair

Springhill Medical Center H

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Randy M. Smith

Reliable Staffing Inc.

Thomas K. Stanley

TradeMark Construction Inc.

R. Michael Saxon

Joan M. Simison

Riley Boykin Smith

Robin Stewart

Ace Fabrication Inc.

AltaPointe Health Systems

William B. Sisson

Bob Slaughter

William T. Smithweck

Ronald A. Snider Jones Walker H

Mobile Airport Authority H

Tensaw Land & Timber Co. Inc. H

Radney Funeral Homes

George S. Sutton

Bay Area Community Medicine PC

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J. Tuerk Schlesinger

Alabama Power Co. H

Nudraulix Inc.

Thomas M. Taul III

Merchants Transfer Co. Inc. H

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Robert Ronald Taylor

The Architects Group Inc. H

David L. Trent

Airbus North America Engineering H

Conan Terrell

Termac Construction Inc. H

Tracy P. Turner

Johnstone Adams Bailey Gordon and Harris LLC H

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Michael B. Tew

J. Claude Thompson

S.J. & L. Inc.

K.U. Ueda

Mitsubishi Polysilicon H

Cooper C. Thurber

Warranty Corp.

Lyons Pipes & Cook PC H

Herschel T. Vinyard Jr.

Chester Vrocher Boise Paper H

Atlantic Marine Alabama LLC

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama H

John G. Walton

John G. Walton Construction Co. Inc

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T. Bestor Ward III

James F. Watkins

Safe Archives LLC H

Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC

G.A. West & Co. Inc. H

Mobile Solvent and Supply Inc.

White-Spunner & Assoc. Inc. H

Matt White

John White-Spunner

Damon Wickware Sr.

Robert A. Williams

Wes Williams

Mark Wilson

Gary A. West

Bayview Ford-LincolnMercury LLC H

Joe F. White

Mobile Paint Manufacturing Co. Inc.

White-Spunner Construction Inc. H

Wiltew

Ryla Inc.

Paul E. Weaver

Hosea O. Weaver & Sons Inc. H

Marc S. Whitehead

Harbor Financial Services LLC

Ellen Praytor Wingard

Lewis Communications Inc. H

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Bay Bank H

Al Cutrone

Steve Flukinger

UOP LLC, A Honeywell Co.

Matthew East

Waste Management

W. Monte Elliott

One Coast Medical Inc.

Hunter R. Winton

C. H. Robinson Worldwide H

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Greg Faison

Technip

Timothy Emmons Verizon Wireless

URS Corp.

David Lannie

Instrument Technical Services Inc.

Richard L. Marler

Signal International LLC

William David Gwin

Keith McCarty

VIC Companies

Bruno’s & Food World

G.R. Harvill

G.R. Harvill Inc.

Shaun Nobles

Hearthstone Assisted Living

David Hennessee

Standard Concrete Products Inc.

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usiness Spotlight of the Month

The Business Spotlight of the Month is selected at random from a business card drawing at the Mobile Area Chamber’s Business After Hours event.

Delta Commercial Cleaning

Delta Commercial Cleaning owners Sherrie Buzbee and Jennifer Moses outside a west Mobile client’s office.

Owners: Jennifer Moses and Sherrie Buzbee Location: 9622 Concord St.

Member since: 2010

Brief description of business: Delta Commercial Cleaning provides commercial cleaning and janitorial services to offices, model homes, rental homes and apartments, postconstruction homes and offices, churches, educational housings and dorms.

What is unique or innovative about your business? Delta Commercial Cleaning is owner-operated. “We perform the work ourselves so we know that the quality of service is consistent and at the highest possible level,” said Moses. “We do not send unsupervised personnel to provide services on behalf of the company.” Moses said the company is also available for clients’ immediate requests and offers short-term contracts.

Most significant challenge: As new business owners, Moses and Buzbee said their biggest hurdle is persuading potential clients to allow the company to showcase its work and get clients to understand the benefits of an owner-operated business.

Phone number: 634-9231

Web site: www.deltacommercialcleaning.com

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Sheila Murphy Hard work and a keen interest in the Mobile area business community have paid off for Sheila Murphy, the Mobile Area Chamber’s Diplomat of the Month. An account manager for Southern Tele-Communications (STC), Murphy is responsible for helping companies find economical solutions for their telecom needs. STC offers a full spectrum of telecommunications services including telephone systems, voice and data cabling, computer networking, voice, Internet and data services, and video surveillance.

Her work experience translates to her successful role as a long-time Chamber diplomat. For more than 21 years Murphy has volunteered with the Chamber to promote the local business region. “They [the Chamber] are all about growing Mobile and when Mobile grows, so do the businesses in our community,” Murphy said.

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P. Michael Coleman is co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Integrity Media Inc., a privately held media/ Coleman communications company and the world’s largest independent Christian music label. Headquartered in Mobile, Integrity produces, publishes and distributes Christian music, videos and related products within the U.S. and around the world. A native of Mobile and an ordained minister, Coleman earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of South Alabama in 1975 and a global master’s of business administration from Duke University in 1999. Coleman has recorded three albums and performs at concerts and churches in addition to his role as executive producer for Integrity. As the founder and president of a public affairs organization, he pioneered legislation to protect churches and associated organizations from unwarranted IRS actions and investigation. The Church Audit Procedures Act was signed into law by President Reagan in 1984. Integrity Media is a Partners for Growth Investor.

Michael L. Lapeyrouse is president and chief executive officer of The American Equity Underwriters Inc. He received a bachelor’s degree from The University Lapeyrouse of Alabama’s College of Commerce and Business Administration, and his law degree from The University of Alabama School of Law. Prior to joining Cooper/T.Smith Corp. in 1982, Lapeyrouse practiced law with the Mobile firm of Armbrecht, Jackson, Demouy, Crowe, Holmes & Reeves LLC, specializing in maritime litigation. He is a member of the Mobile Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar Association, and has served as coordinator and moderator of the ports, marine terminals, stevedores and shipbuilders industry section of the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. Lapeyrouse serves on the boards of the Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co., St. Paul’s Episcopal School and the American Longshore Mutual Association.

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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.

James H. McDonald Jr. is managing partner of the law firm Alford, Clausen & McDonald LLC. He graduated magna cum laude from Spring Hill College McDonald in 1975, and earned his law degree at J.D. Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1978. McDonald has practiced law in Mobile since 1978, and served as vice chair and general counsel for a publicly traded, billion-dollar regional retailer from 1984 until 1995. He is a certified mediator and has a general business and corporate practice. He also represents local businesses in the defense of employment matters, and defends professional liability claims against architects, accountants, lawyers, realtors and appraisers. McDonald is a member of the Alabama Bar, the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, the Defense Research Council and the Mobile Bar Association.

James F. Watkins is a shareholder in the Mobile office of the law firm Maynard Cooper & Gale PC. He is a member of the Watkins firm’s general corporate, commercial lending, real estate and estate planning practice groups.

Watkins earned a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 1989 and a juris doctorate from The University of Alabama School of Law in 1992. He is admitted to practice in Alabama and is a member of the Mobile Bar and the American Bar Associations. Watkins currently serves on the city of Mobile Planning Commission and has extensive experience with planning and zoning matters before various planning commissions and boards of adjustment in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Maynard Cooper & Gale is a full-service law firm with more than 180 lawyers and offices in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile.

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Long’s Human Resource Services Company officials: Tom Damson, president; Sarah Damson, chief executive officer; and Liz Freeman, vice president Years in business: 61 years Brief company description: Long’s offers 24/7 on-call temporary clerical and industrial staffing as well as direct hire for all employment levels including professional/ technical fields. The company also provides contract staffing, a try and hire program and payroll services as well as outplacement services for downsized employees. Long’s is a local, family-owned business with offices in Mobile, Fairhope and Foley.

Why are you located in Mobile? “Tom Long, the company’s founder, started this business in Mobile because he knew it was a healthy community in which to raise a family,” said Tom Damson. He added, “Long also saw Mobile’s growth potential.”

Why do you support the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partners for Growth initiative? “Long’s understands that we are all affected by a rising tide,” said Damson. “Even if our company is not directly affected by specific business opportunities, our customers are. It is vital for our business community to come together and support thoughtful, planned growth to heighten our ability to attract good industry. Ultimately we want to improve our citizens’ quality of life and ensure that we lay healthy groundwork for future generations.”

In business since 1949, Long’s Human Resource Services has offices to serve its clients in Mobile, Fairhope and Foley. Pictured above are President Tom Damson and Vice President Liz Freeman.

What do you see as Mobile’s greatest potential? “Our coastal positioning is key,” said Damson. “Being located in the north central Gulf of Mexico offers great opportunity for business. Our network of rail, air, road, Intracoastal and ocean shipping is optimal for recruiting industry to our area. Our climate, water access and abundant woodlands/ wetlands offer a variety of outdoor activities that enhance the quality of life here.”

Length of Chamber membership: Since 1965

Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

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.

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New Board of Advisors The board of advisors represents key businesses whose significant dues investment leads the way in funding the Chamber’s programs and initiatives. To date 240 companies make up the board.

New members are: The American Equity Underwriters, China Doll Rice & Beans Inc./ Dixie Lily Foods, One Coast Medical, Technip, The Radcliff Group at Morgan StanleySmith Barney and the University of South Alabama Foundation. To see a full listing of all board of advisors, go to pages 11-24 in this issue of The Business View.

July 2010

• Metal • Glass • Wood • Roll Ups • Security Gates • Specialty

The Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau (MBCVB) provides a list of the current month’s conventions coming to the bay area.

For more information, contact the MBCVB at 208-2000.

July 16-17 Perkins Family Reunion Delegates: 125 Phone: 205-639-2073 Hotel/Location: Ashbury Hotel & Suites

July 18-24 Alabama Department of Education Mega Conference Delegates: 2,000 Phone: 334-242-8114 Hotels/Location: Holiday Inn Downtown Historic District; Malaga Inn; Mobile Marriott; Radisson Admiral Semmes Hotel; Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel; The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa/Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center

July 20-23 Alabama Association of Colleges and Employers Delegates: 50 Phone: 256-549-8606 Hotel/Location: Holiday Inn Downtown Historic District July 22-24 Whitworth Family Reunion Delegates: 60 Phone: 850-541-2631 Hotel/Location: Ashbury Hotel & Suites

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

Business Licenses City of Mobile

232 2010 275 2009

Employed Mobile/Baldwin counties

233,335 2010 245,133 2009

Unemployment Rates Mobile/Baldwin counties

10.8% 2010 7.9% 2009

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326 2010 298 2009

Building Permits

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The Chamber hosted instructors from the University of South Alabama’s library services division for a half-day session on how to use social media effectively to impact a company’s bottom line. More than 50 attended the seminar, which included details on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, You Tube and Google Docs.

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Staff Begins Coursework in Economic Development Christina Stimpson, an administrative assistant in the Chamber’s economic development department, recently attended the first professional course for economic developers. The curriculum introduced the core topic areas that make up comprehensive economic development, as well as insight on trends impacting the profession and practice of economic development.

Member Grand Openings and Ribbon Cuttings The Chamber recently participated in grand openings and ribbon cuttings for Berney Office Solutions, Genesis Career College, HealthSpring of Alabama Inc., IKON Office Solutions, Pete’s Party Castle and Wiregrass Hospice. If your business is a member and you would like assistance with planning a grand opening or ribbon cutting event, contact Kim Perrone at 431-8649 or kperrone@ mobilechamber.com.

Staff Graduates from Leadership Mobile Shayla Jones Beaco, director of local affairs for the Chamber, graduated from Leadership Mobile, a project of Mobile United, in late spring. Beaco’s small group final project will be to coordinate the VIP breakfast for the South Alabama Workforce Development Council’s (SAWDC) “World of Opportunity” career fair on Sept. 30. They are coordinating event logistics and will be working to update local and state elected officials on the work of SAWDC, and the career fair. Bill Taylor, executive director of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, will be the keynote speaker for the breakfast. The career fair runs Sept. 29-30.

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The United Way Nineteen Chamber staff members participated in United Way of Southwest Alabama’s annual Day of Caring. This year Chamber staff worked at the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama’s headquarters on Spring Hill Avenue. While there, they did yard work, and minor repair projects. The Chamber has participated in Day of Caring since its inception in 1994.

Chamber Names New Diplomats Several new diplomats were selected to represent the Chamber. They are: Mike Skipper, Mobile Screen Print & Embroidery/ Ad Specialties; Maria Bladorn, Televox Software Inc.; Bruce Buechner, Tessa Pierce Agency; Greg Burleson, Coldwell Banker United, Realtors; Sam Calderone, RE/MAX Partners; Christopher Collins, Tressler Financial Group; Kariene Fortner, Rodan & Fields Dermatologists; Tricia Graham, Roberts Brothers Inc.; Ryan Johnston, Bay Bank; Ann Marie Powell, Konica-Minolta Business Solutions; and Suzanne Sapp, Quality Inn & Suites.

Diplomats are volunteers from member companies who assist the Chamber with a variety of projects, including event registration, member visits and ribbon cuttings. To learn more about this group, contact Kim Perrone at 431-8649 or kperrone@ mobilechamber.com.

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Value of Building Permits $10,827,189 2010 $38,543,237 2009

Air Passengers From Mobile Area 23,602 2010 23,339 2009

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NETWORKING @NOON

*Members Only Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Place: Chamber McGowin Room

451 Government St. Cost: $10, includes lunch Contact: Missy Hartley at 431-8638 or

mhartley@mobilechamber.com

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ROUNDTABLE

*Members Only Time: 8 - 9 a.m.

Place: Chamber Board Room

451 Government St. Cost: Free Contact: Brenda Rembert at 431-8607 or

brembert@mobilechamber.com

NETWORKING: ONLINE AND

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Time: 3:30 - 5 a.m.

Place: Chamber McGowin Room

451 Government St. Cost: Free Contact: Missy Hartley at 431-8638 or

mhartley@mobilechamber.com

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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS/CONTACTS AND CONTRACTS

Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Place: Courtyard Marriott

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potential members Contact: Missy Hartley at 431-8638 or

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Networking@Noon Networking@Noon will be held Wednesday, July 14 in the Mobile Area Chamber’s McGowin Room, 451 Government St. N@N is a bi-monthly event offering members 45 seconds to introduce themselves and their business. Following a brief presentation, introductions and lunch, attendees are invited to continue networking.

The event is limited to Mobile Area Chamber members, and only one representative per company. The cost is $10 and includes a catered lunch by The Chat-A-Way Café. Payment is due at the time of reservation and must be made no later than Monday, July 12.

Reservations not cancelled by July 12 must be honored to cover the cost of lunch. Contact Missy Hartley at 431-8638 or mhartley@ mobilechamber.com.

*Members Only

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

Networking: Online and Face-to-Face Combining traditional and nontraditional means of networking is a powerful way to build relationships in business. Networking: Online and Faceto-Face will be held Wednesday, July 21 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Mobile Area Chamber’s McGowin Room, 451 Government St. Michelle Crowe Ritter, owner of e-worc Web Design & Sales Consulting, will demonstrate how to combine face-to-face networking with current technology. Learn how to interact,

start a conversation and build personal relationships with existing and potential customers, and how to use social networking tools such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to further build a personal and professional brand. The event is free for Chamber members but space is limited and reservations are requested by Monday, July 19. For more information contact Missy Hartley at 431-8638 or mhartley@mobile chamber.com.

*Members Only

Business After Hours/Contacts and Contracts Join business professionals at Business After Hours and Contacts and Contracts at the Courtyard Marriott Spanish Fort, 13000 Cypress Way on Thursday, July 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Business After Hours combines with this month’s Contacts and Contracts, a quarterly business development networking event for small and minority business owners. This is a great opportunity to promote your company.

The cost to attend is $5 for members and $10 for potential members.

Reservations are not needed.

For more information, contact Missy Hartley at 431-8638 or mhartley@mobilechamber.com.

Executive Roundtable Executive Roundtable, a monthly forum exclusively for Chamber member small business owners and managers, will meet Tuesday, July 20 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Mobile Area Chamber’s Board Room, 451 Government St. Nik Martin, president of Server Corps will discuss data storage for business continuation. There is no charge to attend, but seating is limited.

For reservations contact Brenda Rembert at 431-8607 or brembert@mobilechamber.com. *Members only

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Prudential Cooper & Co. Inc. Realtors named several new sales associates to its company. Dwight Graham, Tanya Abadie and Matthew Farnell will work out of the Cottage Hill office. Tammy Kile, Diane Anderson and Denise Bullock will work out of the Azalea Road office.

X Wilkins Miller Hieronymus named Phillip Gewin an accountant at the firm with a concentration in audit and tax. Gewin graduated from The Gewin University of Alabama with a master’s degree in accounting and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Samford University.

X Coldwell Banker United Realtors named Dale Chappell as a real estate agent in the company’s Mobile office.

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Robert E. Corrigan joined Jordan Pile Driving Inc. as project manager in the newly established drilling division. A graduate of Auburn University, Corrigan Corrigan has more than 30 years experience in pile foundation work of all types.

X Shanna D. Rhodes was named regional director of sales and Rhodes Wiley marketing for Comfort Suites Hotel of Daphne, and Comfort Suites Hotel Eastern Shore. Most recently, she worked as regional sales director for the Clarion Hotel and Clarion Inn Resort in central Florida. In addition, Cathy Wiley was named senior guest service agent for Comfort Suites Hotel of Daphne.

Wiley most recently worked as a business executive for a Fortune 500 company.

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Lena Eaton, Sabrena Emmett and Michele Barrett are new agents at Roberts Brothers West office.

Volunteer Mobile is now HandsOn South Alabama. The re-branding campaign is designed to reflect the agency’s expanding

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regional presence. The organization’s new web site is www.handsonsal.org.

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Prudential Cooper formed a short sales division out of its Cottage Hill location with sales associates Sheri Hussey, Angela Locklier and Devin Scott staffing it. The division was created to help qualify and educate sellers on the complexities of short sales, negotiate with lenders and help buyers pursue short sales and foreclosure opportunities.

X EADS North America launched www.kc-45now.com, a new web site about the company’s KC-45 aerial tanker that it’s proposing to build for the Air Force.

The new site features video and photography of the KC-45 in flight conducting refueling operations, as well as facts and information about the aerial refueling system.

X Jubilee Landscape Management announced its new identity as JubileeScape.

The company offers approaches to landscape, xeroscape, hydroscape, greenscape and hardscape for its commercial and residential customers.

X Claire’s Place on the Creek is now open for breakfast from 6 to 10:30 a.m. and offers a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Catering and private party rooms are available. The restaurant is located at 4815 Halls Mill Rd. (in the former Cock of the Walk restaurant). For more information, call 602-6986.

X MARC (Mobile Association for Retarded Citizens) has a new computer lab at the Fred Delchamps Center. The lab was opened to assist MARC clients with cognitive, intellectual and developmental disabilities with gaining new life and communication skills.

Several Prudential Cooper & Co. Inc., Realtors received Prudential National awards. They were: President’s Circle award: Charlene Wiley, Sheree Dees and Angela McArthur; Leading Edge Society award: David Cooper, Don Foster, Tim Pope, Kim Brady and Marie Dickinson; Honor Society award: Jordan Cooper, Joy Sullivan, Kathy Ball, Kim Boucher, Louise Manwaring, Mary Carpenter, Devin Scott, Mike Hattaway and Michael Wiley.

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Alice H. Cutright, director of interior design for TAG/The Architects Group Inc., received the top award from the American Society of Interior Designers (AISD). This is Cutright’s 18th consecutive state level award from ASID Alabama for interior design. She received the award for renovations at Providence Hospital.

X Carl Dekle and Kevin Morgan with PlanFocus Financial Morgan Dekle Services are the first advisors in the state of Alabama to be accepted into LPL Financial’s Retirement Plan Consultant Program (RPCP). The RPCP is a fee-based 401(k) plan consulting platform for qualified investment advisors who specialize in corporate retirement plans.

X Mobile Area Education Foundation (MAEF) received a 2009 All-Star Award from Constant Contact Inc., a provider of e-mail marketing, event marketing and online survey tools for small organizations.

MAEF was selected for meeting Constant Contact’s best-practice standards for the use of e-mail marketing throughout 2009.

X R. Preston Bolt Jr. with Hand Arendall LLC, was named a trustee for the Bellingrath-Morse Foundation at Bellingrath Gardens and Home.

Bolt X The Youth Grant Allocation Board of The Community Foundation of South Alabama awarded $7,500 in grants for youth crime prevention programs in the Mobile area. The board created the youth crime prevention initiative to fund programs providing a safe facility for young people ages 11 to 18, focusing upon character building and fun, engaging recreational activities. Awardees included $2,500 for the Dearborn YMCA; and $5,000 to Learning for Life.

X Star Aviation received the 2009 Silver Level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The company received Boeing’s silver composite performance rating every month from October 2008 to September 2009, earning them the annual award.

X The Under Armour Senior Bowl had 10 Senior Bowl players from January’s game selected as first round draft picks for the National Football League, and for the last 14 years, one of the bowl’s players have been a Top 10 selection.

Member News White-Spunner Construction ranked in the Top 20 on the list of South Central Construction magazine’s Top 110 Contractors for 2010. The Mobile-based general contracting, design build and construction management company placed 19th in the listing that ranks general contractors with a permanent office in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. In addition, White-Spunner ranked fourth among the Top 30 Alabama contractors with $95 million in regional revenues; No. 14, Top 80 general building contractors with $154 million in regional revenue; No. 19, Top 20 industrial process contractors, with $4 million in regional revenue; and tied for No. 7, Top 10 manufacturing contractors with $12 million in regional revenue.

X HandsOn South Alabama named its 2010 Heart of Gold Awards winners for outstanding volunteer service in 2009. Awards presented and the winners were: Civic Betterment Award - Ray Roser for his work with the Catholic Social Services Refugee Resettlement Program; Culture and Arts Award - Wilber Silas Pillman for his service to the Mobile Carnival Museum; Education Award - Curtis Wainwright for his volunteer

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, labeled with the person’s last name, and must be 300 dpi at full size and saved in an eps, tif or jpg format. Send your information to news@mobilechamber.com.

efforts with Hamilton Elementary School; Health and Welfare Award - James Sullivan for his work with Victory Health Partners; Adult Group Award – Habitat for Humanity’s Tuesday Group; Youth Group Award Delteen Group for their work to build a playground at Maryvale Elementary School; and Youth Award - Riley Michelle Davis, a student at Davidson High School.

X The University of Mobile presented its 2010 Megginson Awards to three University of Mobile faculty and staff members. These are the university’s most prestigious employee awards and are given annually to full-time faculty and staff who have made certain contributions to the teaching and betterment of the university. The William A. Megginson Teaching Award was presented to Dr. Cynthia Biegler, chair of the Department of Early Childhood Education in the School of Education. The Mitford Ray Megginson Research Award was presented to Dr. Mihaela Buhaiciuc, assistant professor of music in the Center for Performing Arts. The Emma Frances Megginson Service Award was presented to Lisa Normand Davis, administrative assistant in the Center for Performing Arts.

Employees honored for 25 years of service were Vicki Burgin, director of campus operations; Dr. Jane Byrd, professor of management and accounting in the School of Business, and Dr. Ted Mashburn, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

X The League of Women Voters of the United States selected McGinnis Butler Mary McGinnis and Debra Butler as development coaches for the state of Alabama. McGinnis and Butler, president and vice president of the Mobile Chapter, respectively, will assist local chapters with recruitment and leadership development.

X Dora Finley was elected president of the Mobile Historic Development Commission for 2010-12. Others officers elected for two year terms are: Christy Gustin, vice president; Marsha Sutton, secretary; and Norman Pitman, treasurer. Outgoing officers are: Rennie Brabner, Celia Lewis, Joy Klotz and Felix Vereen; along with the

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other members of the executive committee: Bunky Ralph, Diane Horst, Johnna Rogers, Desiree Tait and Rhonda Davis.

X George Walker with Hand Arendall LLC was named president-elect of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. The international organization brings Walker together selected trial lawyers whose practices consist substantially in the defense of claims at the request of insurance companies and selfinsured companies.

X Chamber members Shell Oil and the Mobile Area Water & Sewer System, in collaboration with several other groups presented the second Mobile County Water Festival for fourth grade students at Eichold-Mertz, Collins-Rhodes, Tanner Williams, Castlen and Gilliard Elementary Schools. The festival focused hands-on activities where students learn about their community’s water, where it comes from, how to keep it clean, and how activities in a watershed can affect water quality.

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If you know of a company interested in benefitting from Chamber membership, contact Rebecca Milam at 431-8647.

View the complete membership directory at www.mobilechamber.com.

There is Strength in Numbers...

A recent study showed that consumers are 63 percent more likely to purchase goods or services from a small business that is a Chamber member.

For as little as 83 cents a day your membership will yield a return in: • Business assistance; • Professional development seminars and counseling; • Networking opportunities; • Advocacy aimed at protecting your business interests; and much more.

For more information about becoming a member, contact Carolyn Golson at 431-8622 or cgolson@ mobilechamber.com or visit www.mobilechamber.com.

Ashbury Hotel & Suites Stephanie Ward 600 W. I-65 Service Rd. Mobile, AL 36608-5907 251-344-8030 www.ashburyhotel.com Hotels

Earth Resources Jimbo Yance P.O. Box 9195 Mobile, AL 36691-1129 251-666-4482 www.earthresourcesrecycling.com Recycling Services

In Worship Alicia Williamson Garcia 6316 Piccadily Square Dr., Ste. B Mobile, AL 36609-5143 251-300-8400 www.womeninworship.org Religious Organization

Mobile Grocery Delivery LLC Allison Leger 207 Tanner Williams Ct., Ste. E Mobile, AL 36608-8373 251-463-7515 www.mobilegrocerydelivery.com Delivery Service

Azalea Engineering LLC Robert A. Cummings P.O. Box 70267 Mobile, AL 36670 251-379-1464 Engineers

Gulf Coast Dermatology & Skin Care Centre PLLC Rebecca Joosten 6701 Airport Blvd., Ste. D-232 Mobile, AL 36608-6757 251-631-3570 www.gcdermcentre.com Physician/Surgeon-MDDermatology

Jacobs Field Services North America Inc. Bryan Knost 4949 Essen Ln. Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3406 225-769-7750 www.jacobs.com Contractors-Industrial

One Coast Medical Inc. W. Monte Elliott 403B Hwy. 43 S. Saraland, AL 36571-2812 251-675-3633 www.onecoastmedical.com Medical Equipment/Supply

Cavalier Michael Bradsher 100 Centerview Dr. Ste. 260 Birmingham, AL 35216-3747 205-940-9330 www.cavtel.com Telecommunications The Chat-A-Way Café Kelly Haughton 4366 Old Shell Rd. Mobile, AL 36608-2011 251-343-9889 Restaurants Delta Commercial Cleaning Jennifer Moses 9622 Concord St. Mobile, AL 36695-7463 251-634-9231 www.deltacommercialcleaning.com Cleaning Service - Commercial

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Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals LLC Bellingrath Gardens & Home Dairy Fresh Corp.

Mobile Gas Oliver H. Van Horn Co. LLC

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Goldstein’s John M. Brining Co. Inc.

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Expressway Carpet J. F. Pate & Associates Contractors Inc. Mobile Area Water and Sewer System Online Payroll Services Inc. Sipco Inc.

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Asplundh Tree Expert Jaguar Cleaners Inc. TestAmerica Laboratories Inc.

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Harris Business Machines Scott Brom 863 Lakeside Dr. Mobile, AL 36693 251-378-8188 www.HarrisBusinessmachines.com Copier & Fax Machine DealerSupplier Honeywell International Hugh “Buddy” Wilson 31500 Blakeley Way Spanish Fort, AL 36527-5112 251-654-8015 www.honeywell.com Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment

Mensura Capital LLC Brandon Rice 3060 Peachtree Rd. NW, Ste. 1600 Atlanta, GA 30305-2259 404-870-3122 www.mensuracapital.com Investment Banking Mobile Council, Navy League of U.S. Pam Jeffcoat 2703 Battleship Pkwy.

Mobile, AL 36601 251-433-2703 Nonprofit Organization

Tessa Pierce Agency Tessa Pierce CPIA 7251 Theodore Dawes Rd., Ste. H Theodore, AL 36582-4138 251-459-7401 www.licoa.com Insurance-Group Pete’s Party Castle Steve Kinzie 2040 Schillinger Rd. S. Mobile, AL 36695 251-281-1990 www.petespartycastle.com Entertainment Facilities

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The Radcliff Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney W. Self Radcliff 11 N. Water St., Ste. 16290 Mobile, AL 36602 251-470-1065 fa.smithbarney.com/ theradcliffgroupsb Financial Advisors The Retreat at Schillinger Apartments Haley Monroe 1313 Schillinger Rd. S. Mobile, AL 36695 251-295-9832 www.retreatschillinger.com Apartments As of 4/30/10

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Bay Bank Enterprise-Ozark Community College/ Aviation Center at Mobile Greater Mobile Chrysler Jeep Mobile Bay National Estuary Program R.G. Co. LLC Reliable Staffing Inc. Williams Gas Pipeline-Transco

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A Better Choice Music.com Brady Radcliff & Brown LLP Fremin’s Contractor Services LLC Marshall A. McLeod PLS LLC Mobile Carnival Museum Thompson Wealth Management & Life Planning Inc. TradeLanes Inc. Zea Rotisserie

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AIG Baker Wharf Real Estate LLC Alabama Motorsports Park Alter Metal Recycling Bay Area Community Medicine PC Bay Eyes Cataract and Laser Center PC Bender Real Estate Group

Bragg-Mitchell Mansion Brasfield & Gorrie LLC Brown Eyed Girl Clothing Boutique Cakes by Judi Comfort Systems USA Southeast Community Enterprise Investments Inc. Copy Products Co. Diversified Industrial Supply Dumas Wesley Community Center EADS North America Firehouse Subs Friends of the Mobile Animal Shelter GLOVIS America Inc. Gulf States Automation Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium Holiday Inn - Downtown Historic Mobile The Holyfield Co. Inc. Fortis College School of Cosmetology Get A Grip of FloraBama LLC Grieg Star Shipping (USA) Inc. Stephen M. Gross OD PC GT Michelli Co. Gulf Coast Bio Clean GulfQuest Hilton Garden Inn - Mobile West IBERIABANK fsb Independent Practice Management Inc.

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Pool Master Services Inc. Daryl R. Gomien P.O. Box 9531 Mobile, AL 36691-0531 251-422-2378 www.poolmasterservices.net Swimming Pool Manufacturer/ Distributors

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J.C. Duke & Associates, General Contractors Inc. J. Craig Homes LLC Joe Lewis Music Studio L. Kianoff & Associates Inc. Mosley’s Meat Market Inc. Mr. Rooter of Southwest Alabama Olds Filtration Engineering Inc. Cecil L. Parker Jr. MD PC Ranger Environmental Services LLC RBC Bank The Real Estate Book Rowe General Contracting LLC SEKO Worldwide - Mobile Southland Capital Realty Group LLC Slaton Moving & Warehouse Specialty Repair & Remodeling Sport Clips Haircuts Starr Textile Services Stiegler Shipping Co. Inc. Angela G. Tapley CPA Technip VFP Fire Systems Inc. Villa Dauphine Williams Scotsman Inc. Cori Yonge - Freelance Writer

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS ...builds a solid economy.

One of the strongest Chamber assets for Frank Seltzer is the Alabama Minority Business Enterprise Center.

There he found a mentor and opportunities to bid on mega projects, leading to sizeable jobs. As one of 2,400 Chamber members, Frank has access to resources, exposure and networking to grow his business and make it thrive – and success for Frank is built brick by brick.

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