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ARCO Named To Top ENR List
ARCO announced it was named to the No. 4 spot on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2024 list of “Top Design-Build Firms.” In addition, ARCO earned other rankings in ENR’s 2024 lists: No. 1 in “Domestic Builder of Distribution Centers and Warehouses in the United States,” “No. 17 on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors List,” No. 4 in “Top 50 Domestic Building/Manufacturing Revenue” and No. 50 in “Top 50 Contractors Working Abroad.” ARCO first appeared on ENR’s Top 100 Design-Build List in 2006, ranking at number 79. The ARCO Design/Build Mobile office on Dauphin Street is led by Division Manager Mark Roy. As a national design-build firm, ARCO offers turnkey design-build services that provide a direct relationship with a single point of contact.
City Of Mobile Opens New Playground At Tricentennial Park
Officials recently held an opening ceremony for the new playground at Frederick D. Richardson Jr. Tricentennial Park, and the park has already been recognized as a Project of Excellence in PlayCore’s National Demonstration Site Network due to a unique design, WKRG reports. The park is designed in a figure eight pattern, and a sign showing the park’s recognition explains that it meets the “best practices in youth fitness through sliding, swinging, spinning, climbing, brachiating and balancing.”
Business Expo Set For Mobile
The Mobile Chamber is holding its next Business Expo on August 15 at 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Mobile Convention Center Exhibit Hall. Called “Mobile’s largest business-to-business trade show” by the chamber, it is to feature more than 200 exhibitors showcasing new products and services, along with business resources, food and beverage samples from local vendors, and more. Admission is $5 per person with a business card. Booth registration is open here.
Digital Marketing Bootcamp Coming To Innovation Portal
The Alabama Small Business Development Center Network is hosting a free Digital Marketing Bootcamp at Innovation Portal in Mobile on August 14 at 8:30-11:30 a.m. The bootcamp will feature guest speaker Jacqui Jones, CEO of One Degree Marketing. It will cover the fundamentals needed to tell a story and connect with online audiences, from understanding customers and mapping their buyers’ journey to mastering social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Attendees will also learn how to design a website optimized for search engines and local audiences, along with other key strategies to build a powerful online presence.
Journey Tribute Band Coming To Daphne Civic Center
Departure – The Journey Tribute Band is coming to the Daphne Civic Center on July 27, Gulf Coast Media reports. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the opening act, Disco Kiss, will take the stage at 6 p.m. The main act starts at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $22. VIP tickets are $75 and include seats closest to the stage, wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
United Cerebral Palsy’s Food & Folly Announced
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile has announced its 15th annual Food & Folly for Fort Whiting in Mobile on September 19 at 6:30-9:30 p.m. The organization’s signature annual event, Food & Folly evokes the spirit of Mobile’s Carnival season. Attendees will enjoy cuisine samples from local restaurants; live music by the Excelsior Band; wine, craft beer and spirits tastings; a silent auction; a wine pull; and more. The nonprofit expects 300 guests, including area business professionals and influential community members. Tickets are $100 per couple and $65 per person. A 15% discount is available until July 31 with the promo code “EARLYBIRD.” All proceeds benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile.
7 Studios Opens In Downtown Mobile
7 Studios recently opened at 7 North Royal St. in Downtown Mobile. It offers full video and audio recording studios for content creators. Its services include podcasts, videography and photography and professional event hosting. Matt Gates is the studio manager, and Josiah Chester is the media consultant/producer of 7 studios, a subsidiary of The Ark Holdings Group, Inc.
Clerk of courts candidate was demoted for cousin's parking lot wedding side hustle
A month before pre-filing to run to replace retiring Don Spencer as Santa Rosa County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller, candidate Ginger Pace was removed from her supervisory position within the office for failing to report a relative suspected of theft. On Aug. 28 of last year, Pace received an...
GSPD Investigating Fatal Crash on Gulf Shores Parkway
Gulf Shores Police and Fire Rescue responded to a two-vehicle accident on Thursday. The collision took place on Gulf Shores Parkway, at the entrance to Target and Pelican Place Center. . A 2016 Lincoln Navigator was traveling north on Gulf Shores Parkway when it left the roadway and sideswiped a...
South's late rally secures softball series over North
Daphne pitcher Vic Moten was the difference in the first game of a doubleheader and nearly helped her team pull off a sweep as the South all-stars won 3-0 and salvaged an 11-11 tie in the second game of the Alabama All-Stars Sports Week softball game at Lagoon Park on Wednesday night.
Soggy weather this weekend, Stays unsettled next week
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Some downpours are possible. Lows will be in the upper 60s to middle 70s. Weekend Outlook: The cold front will lift north as a warm front across Central Alabama this weekend. Upper-level waves will move across the state, keeping wet weather in the forecast. Saturday will have […]
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