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Vol. XLIII, No. 7

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.

August 2012

4-7 NewsYouCanUse–Positiveupdates forareaandstatebusinesses

9 LegislativeUpdate

10 SmallBusinessoftheMonth: Waite’sCleaners

12-28 MeettheChamber’sBoardofAdvisors

29 InvestorFocus:BB&T

31-32 Chamber@Work

31 AmbassadoroftheMonth: TrishBanker 31 BusinessSpotlightoftheMonth: HealthSource,Dr.QuinnKennedy

33 EconomicIndicators

34 GetConnected2012

35 Calendar

36-37 MemberNews

38 Anniversaries

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Partners in Team Mobile – working for more than seven years to bring Airbus here – celebrated the news that Mobile would become the only site in the western hemisphere assembling Airbus aircraft. During an announcement held in downtown Mobile, Airbus executives announced a $600 million investment at Brookley Aeroplex, and the creation of 1,000 jobs.

AccordingtoAirbus,thefacilityinMobilewillassembletheindustry-leadingfamilyofA319,A320andA321aircraft.Thecompanysaidconstructionoftheassemblylinewillbegininsummer2013.Aircraftassemblyisplannedtostartin2015,withfirstdeliveriesfromtheMobilefacilitybeginningin2016.Airbusanticipatesthefacilitywillproducebetween40and50aircraftperyearby2018.

“Ithasbeenalongroad,alotofwork,butwe’reelatedtobringthisprojecttorealityinMobile,”saidcityofMobileMayorSamJones.“(Airbus’)effortshaveresultedinavictoryforourcitytodayandwellintothefuture.”

“ThisisarealgamechangerforMobileCountyandthewholeregion,”saidMobileCountyCommissionPresidentConnieHudson.“Mobilejoinsaveryselectcompanyasoneofjustafewcommunitiesintheworldcapableofmanufacturinghigh-tech,largecommercial

aircraft.Wecouldn’tbemoreproudofthisdevelopment,morethankfultoAirbusfortheirpartnership,ormoreexcitedforthefuture.”

“Thisshowsthevalueofdevelopingandmaintainingrelationshipsforthelongterm,”saidTroyWayman,vicepresidentofeconomicdevelopmentfortheMobileAreaChamberofCommerce.“TeamMobiledidnotgiveupafterthetankerprojectwentawayandEADSandAirbusnevergaveuponMobile.”

Theprojecthastwophases–afinalassemblylinewhereaircraftpartsfromaroundtheworldwillbedeliveredtotheBrookleyAeroplexsiteforassembly,andadeliverycenter–similartoashowroom–whereassembledplaneswillbedeliveredtoitsnewowners.

Tomeetthecompany’saggressiveplan,Waymansaidthereareanumberofsupplierswhowillneedtolocatewithincloseproximitytothefacility.

TeamMobile–dubbedbyEADSofficials–hasworkedwiththecompanyonvariousprojectsoverthelastsixyears,includingtheAirbusEngineeringCenteratBrookleyAeroplexwithmorethan200engineersandsupportstaff,andAirbusMilitaryNAatMobileRegionalAirport,supportingU.S.CoastGuardaircraft.

TheMobileAreaChamberofCommerce,theeconomicdeveloperofrecordforthecityofMobileandMobileCounty,hasworkedonrecruitingEADSNorthAmericatoMobilesince2005,includingtimespentonthetankercompetition.

TeamMobileworkedforseveralyearsonafailedbidasthesitelocationforEADStobuildtankersfortheU.S.AirForce,asrecentlyasFebruary2011.Throughouttheseyears,therelationshipbetweenTeamMobileandexecutiveswithAirbusanditsparentcompanyEADSremainedmutually-beneficial,saidWayman.

TeamMobileincludesthecityofMobile,MobileCounty,theMobileAirportAuthority,theAlabamaStatePortAuthorityandtheMobileAreaChamberofCommerce.

Mobile Selected by Airbus as Site for Final Assembly Line

Airbus Final Assembly Line

Capital Investment: $600 million

Jobs: Anticipated construction: 2,500 Anticipated employees: 1,000

Location of Facility: Brookley Aeroplex

What will Airbus assemble? Airbus will build a manufacturing facility to assemble the A320 Family aircraft. This will include the A319, A320 and A321.

Timeframe: Construction: Begins summer 2013 Aircraft assembly: Begins 2015 First delivery of aircraft: 2016 Full production of 40-50 aircraft per year: 2018

AirbusPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerFabriceBrégier(seatedleft)andAlabamaGov.RobertBentleysignpapersconfirmingAirbus’$600millioninvestmentatBrookleyAeroplex,andthecreationof1,000jobsforitsFinalAssemblyLine.Flankingthepairare(fromlefttoright)CityofMobileMayorSamJones,MobileCountyCommissionPresidentConnieHudson,AlabamaDepartmentofCommerceExecutiveDirectorGregCanfield,U.S.Sen.RichardShelbyandU.S.Sen.JeffSessions.

N ews of a $1.2 billion mining project will have a direct impact in four counties in Alabama, according to Walter Energy officials – Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Fayette and Walker. Included in the project is a $145.7 million coal export facility – Blue Creek Coal – on the Mobile River in Mobile, projected to bring with it more than 40 jobs with an average annual wage of more than $90,000.

DennisHall,directorofpublicaffairsforWalterEnergy,saidthemega-projectalsoincludestheconstructionofacoalmineinTuscaloosa,aneight-milerailroadspurinFayetteCounty,andacoalloaderandconveyorinWalkerCounty.Bytheyear2017,metallurgicalcoalwillbeminedandtravelbyrailcartobargetransportation,eventuallymakingitdowntoBlueCreekCoalwhereitwillbeexportedtoSouthAmericanmarkets.

Since1976,WalterEnergyhasshippedcoaloutofMobile.ThecompanycurrentlyshipsbetweensixandeightmilliontonsoutoftheAlabamaStatePortAuthority’sMcDuffieCoalTerminalfromitsotherminesinAlabama.Butthenewminenecessitatesthecompany’sinvestmentinthe35-acreterminalonceusedbyU.S.Steel.HallsaidthecompanydoesnotexpecttoreducetheamountofcoalsenttoMcDuffie,butthesizeandscopeofthenewminewarrantsincreasedcapacity.

AnewbulkheadonthepropertyalongtheMobileRiveriscurrentlyunderconstruction.Followingitscompletion,thecompanyplanstokeeptheterminalsiteidleforseveralyearsasconstructionofthemineisfinished.Hallexpectstheterminaltoopenin2017.

HermanTinsley,seniorprojectmanagerfortheMobileAreaChamber,workedwiththeAlabamaDepartmentofCommerceandBirmingham-basedlawfirmBradleyArantBoultCummingstobringtheprojecttofruition.

“Thisprojectwillbringhigh-payingjobstoMobile,andisahugeeconomicdriverforthestate,”hesaid.

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$1.2 Billion Statewide Project Includes $145.7 Million Investment in Mobile

$23 Million Project to Locate atThyssenKrupp StainlessTubeCityIMS,headquarteredinGlassport,Pa.,will

co-locatea$23millioncapitalprojectatThyssenKrupp(TK)StainlessUSAinCalvert.Overthenexttwoyears,thecompanywillhiremorethan65peoplewithanaverageannualsalaryofmorethan$56,700.

ClaudiaZimmermann,directorofeconomicdevelopmentfortheMobileAreaChamber,hasworkedwithTubeCitysinceMarchontheslagprocessingfacilityandmetalrecoveryplant.TubeCityIMSemployeeswilltakesteelscrap,mixandprepareittobemeltedinTKStainless’meltshopintodifferentgradesofstainlesssteel.Afterthisprocess,itwillrecovermetalsfromtheslag(wastefromthemelting)andthenselltheremainderto,amongothers,constructioncompanieswhooftenusetheby-producttomixintoasphaltandotherpavingmaterial.

IncentivesonthisprojectapprovedbytheMobileCountyIndustrialDevelopmentAuthorityincludednon-educationalsalesandusetaxabatementsduringtheconstructionphaseand10yearsofnon-educationalpropertytaxabatements.

ZimmermannsaidTubeCityalreadyhasapresenceatSSABinAxis,U.S.SteelinFairfield,andNucorinTuscaloosaandBirmingham.Sheaddedthatcompanyofficialsexpecttoinvestmorethan$90.1millioninMobileCountyoverthenextdecade


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they said it dozens of times – this past spring was one of the worst for pollen in decades. And that means Mobilians suffered from allergies like rarely before.

Butshouldthesamefateawaitusnextyear,there’sanewairfiltermadebyRobertsdale-basedQualityFilterscomingtomarketthatwillcaptureallergens,neutralizeodorsandinhibitbacteriagrowth,anditwillcarrytheLysol®brand.

Recently,QualityFilterssignedafour-yearagreementwithReckittBenckiser,Lysol’sparentcompany,astheexclusivemanufactureranddistributorforairconditionerandfurnacefilterscarryingthehighlyrespectedbrandintheU.S.andCanada.TheRobertsdale-basedmanufactureralsoisthefirsttoearntheasthma-andallergy-friendlycertificationforanairfilterfromtheAsthmaandAllergyFoundationofAmerica(AAFA).

ThewholeprocessstartedfouryearsagowhenDougHall,author,inventorandTVjudgeon“American

Inventor,”calledRichScott,presidentofQualityFilters,asasubject-matterexpertforReckittBenckiser.ScotthadparticipatedinHall’sinnovationtrainingthroughtheAlabamaTechnologyNetwork(ATN),andwhenanall-callwhenoutviaemailthatHallneededsomeonetrainedininnovationengineeringprocesses,Scottanswered.

“Idon’tknowifIwastheonlyonetorespondorjustgotlucky,”laughsScott.ButsittingatthetablewiththerepresentativesfromReckittBenckiserontheirprojectgavehimtheideaandcontactstopursuehisdream–topartnerQualityFilterswithLysolandcreateaproductthatwould“changepeople’slives.”

StartinginAugust,theLysolairfilter,createdwithQualityFiltertechnology,willbemass-manufacturedandavailabletoconsumersnationwide.Ithastriple-protectionfeatures,meaningthatfirst,itcatchesdustparticlesandallergens;second,hasanantimicrobialdesignedtoinhibitthegrowthofodor-causingbacteriaonthefilter;andthird,containscarbontohelpcapturechemicalvaporsandmolecularpollutants.

ScottsayshefeltsostronglythattheproductshouldbetestedindependentlythatQualityFiltersapproachedtheAAFAaboutdevelopingacertificationstandardforair

filters,andfinanciallybackedtheresearchtoachieveit.Anindependent,accreditedtestinggroup,AllergyStandardsLimited,definedthestandardsforLysolfiltersaswellasotherproductsdesignedtohelppeoplewithallergiesandasthma.Onceestablished,theAAFAreviewsitandobtainsagreementbyanindependentmedicalreviewteam.Theprocess,Scottsays,tookmorethanayear.

“There’snootherproductouttherelikeit,”Scottsays.“Thisisaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity,andthemarketwilldictateoursuccess.”

Scott,togetherwithJimGates,thecompany’sbrandmanagerwhohelpednegotiatethedeal,hasmadeextensivestrategicplanstopreparefortheproduct’slaunch.ThefirstmajorretailertocommittocarryingthebrandisMenards,theMidwest’sthird-largesthardwarechainwithmorethan250stores.Gatesandhisteamarepursuinglocalvendors–forexample,it’snotuncommonforWalmarttocarrylocalmerchandise,heexplains–andadditionalagreementsarealreadyinplacewithtraditionalandonlineretailtradingpartners.

“Airqualityisincreasinglyimportant,”saysGates.“Buyafilterorbeafilter,wesay.”


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WiththeendorsementoftheAsthmaandAllergyFoundationandLysol’sfollowing,Gatesbelievesthisisthefilterconsumersshouldchoose.

“It’sreallyamiraclethatacompanyoursizecantakeamulti-billion-dollarbrandtomarket,”headds.Theintentionofbothpartiesistocontinuethepartnership.

ThecompanyalreadymakesavarietyofproductsusedattheEmpireStateBuilding;thisyear’sSuperBowlhost,LucasOilStadiuminIndianapolis;TysonFoodfacilities;andtheU.S.ArmybaseFortBenninginColumbus,Ga.,tonameafew.

QualityFiltersrecentlycompleteda20,000-square-footexpansiontoaccommodateitsnewestendeavor.Asanaddedbonus,thecompanyisusingotherlocalcompaniessuchasalocalmodelingagencyandphotographeraswellasMobile-basedPixallureDesigntodesignthepackagingandcreateadvertising.“Weareusinglocalbusinessesasmuchasweareable,”saysGates.

OwnedbyGeorgeSpottswood,QualityFiltershasa30-yearhistoryofmanufacturingafulllineofairfilterproductsfortheHVACindustryandforcommercial,industrialandresidentialcustomers.Currentlythecompanyhas100full-andpart-timeemployees.

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15.Lowerminimumschoolstartage fromseven-years-oldtosix-years-old.

16.Whilestillproblematicfor economicdevelopment,somesteps weretakentorevisethe2011 immigrationlawthatwill eliminateunnecessaryburdenson legalresidentsandbusiness.

17. Passedreapportionmentofall Legislativedistrictsinaspecial sessionthatimmediatelyfollowed theregularsession.

18.HiringHeroesTaxCredit,giving Alabamabusinessesa$2,000tax creditforhiringaveteranreturning fromwar.

Headingintothe2013legislativesession,theChamberexpectstoworkwiththelegislativedelegationonadditionalpropertyinsurancereform,taxcreditstospurfurtherdowntownareadevelopmentandfundingforkeyinfrastructureprojectsatthePortofMobile,aswellasroadandbridgeimprovements.ThisfalltheChamberwillsurveyitsmembersonissuestheybelievearecriticalforeconomicgrowthnotonlylocally,butalsostatewideandnationally.Fromthere,thelocal,stateandfederalgovernmentalaffairscommitteeswillmeettofinalizethecommunitylegislativeagendathatwillbepresentedtotheChamber’sboardofdirectorsforapproval.

2012 Alabama Legislative Session ReportArecord number of pro-

business items were successfully passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Robert Bentley during the regular session. These bills will help to grow the economy, create jobs, reduce wasteful government spending and debt, and allow for more local control of schools. The Chamber continually monitors and advocates for business-friendly legislation. Here is a final report on items included in the Mobile Area Chamber’s 2012 community legislative agenda:

1. Fourpropertyinsurancereform billsthatwill(1)requireinsurers toprovidepolicydatatoastate website;(2)allowforthecreation ofcatastrophesavingsaccounts; (3)granttaxbreakstocompanies writingpoliciesinpartsofsouth Alabama;and(4)makeinsurance fraudafelony.

2.Astatesalestaxexemptionfor parts,componentsandsystems thatbecomeapartofacertified transportaircraftthatundergoes conversion,reconfigurationor maintenance.

3.Establishedregulationsforthe saleofmetalstoscrapdealers.

4. Astatetaxcreditforinvestments madeinlow-incomecensustracts, callednewmarkettaxcredits,which mirrorsthefederalNewMarket taxcredit.

5. Allowcitiestoestablish entertainmentdistrictsforspecial retailliquorlicensesgrantedbythe ABCBoard.Thisbillwillallowfor speciallicensesforsidewalkservice

ofalcoholandspecialeventlicenses foreventsinparksandotherareas withintheentertainmentdistrict.

6. Changingthepublicschoolstart datetonoearlierthan14daysbefore LaborDayandtoendnolaterthan theFridaybeforeMemorialDay (byoverrideofthegovernor’sveto).

7. Limitcivilliabilityto$5,000for MobileBarPilotsprovidingpilot servicetoavesselunlessthedamage orlosswascausedbyawillful, intentionalorrecklessactof thepilot.

8. Asales/usetaxexemptionforcertain metalsheldbyaninvestmenttrust andpubliclytraded.

9. Aprovisiontoprovideforpaymentof localtaxesthroughanelectronic singlepointtaxfilingprogram.

10. CreateanindependentAlabama TaxAppealsCommissionunderthe executivebranchbyabolishingthe currentAdministrativeLawDivision oftheAlabamaDepartmentof Revenue.Unfortunatlythebillwas pocket-vetoedbyGov.Bentley.

11.Prohibitsendingtextmessagesor e-mailswhiledriving,effective August1,2012.

12.A$3millionappropriationfrom theeducationbudgetforthe UniversityofSouthAlabama MitchellCancerInstitute.

13.Expandedincentivesapproved in2011forfilmandtelevision productionsinAlabama.

14.Establishaschoolperformance gradingsystemthatwillallow parentsandcommunityleadersto betterunderstandhowlocalschools arefaringandwillsetupaschool performancebonussystemto improvestudentachievement.

A total of 1,370 bills were introduced during the 2012

Legislative session.


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

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includedhismother,Sara Waite,hissister,Mary Waite,andtwoofhisaunts.Eventually,Waite’sCleanersgrewtoemploy21people.Today,Leland’ssonCliffordalsoworksinthefamilybusiness.

OneofthebiggestchallengesWaiteencountersdailyisbuttons.“Wetakeinapproximately10to15suitswithbuttonsandhavetokeepupwithupto50buttonsaday.Becauseifonegetslost,wehavetoshoparoundtofindamatch.Sowehavetobeveryattentiveofgarmentswithbuttonstomakesurethey’resecured.”

Waite’soffersgenerallaundryservicesanddry-cleaning,usingfluids

toremovesoilandstainsfromfabricwithlittletonowater.“Itrytoeducatepeopleaboutthedifferenttypesofmaterialandwhattolookforespeciallywhenthey’reshoppingforclothes,”saidLeland.

Lelandattributesthesuccessofthefamilybusinesstocustomers’loyaltyforcustomerservice.“That’sallitis.”

Business is Buttoned Up at Waite’s Cleaners

Doyoureadthelabelsonyourclothes?Whilesomedo,othersareguiltyofnotpayingmuchattentiontothemuntilit’slaundrytime.That’swhereWaite’s Cleaners Inc. comesin.

Celebrating60yearsinbusinessthisyear,thedry-cleaning/laundrybusinessoffersfreehomeorbusinesspickupanddelivery,formalwear(includingweddingdresses)cleaningandpreservation,alterationandstainremoval,andparticipatesintherecycledhangerprogram,accordingtocompanyownerLeland Waite.WithacustomerbasethatincludestheAlabamaGulfCoastandpartsofMississippi,Waite’sCleanersisthe

MobileAreaChamber’sSmallBusinessoftheMonth.

Leland’sfather,Taylor Waite,openedthefamilybusinessin1952asasimpleneighborhooddry-cleaningservicetohelphisneighborsduringarougheconomicperiod.Hewouldpickupdrycleaningandlaundryfromfamilieswithbothspousesworkingandreturnthemcleanedandreadytowear.Itwasn’tlongbeforewordofhisexcellentworkspread.

Astheyearspassed,Leland,theyoungestson,learnedthebusinessandownershipwaspassedontohim.Hefocusedonbuildingthebusinessbyensuringqualitywork.Thestaff

Waite’s Cleaners, located on Old Shell Road, is the Mobile Area Chamber’s Small Business of the Month. Pictured here Clifford Waite, left, office development manager; and company owner Leland Waite. Clifford is the third generation of Waites to work in the family-owned dry cleaning business.


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Kevin AllenLenzing Fibers Inc.

UweArenzBerg Spiral Pipe Corp. H

Alexis AtkinsBudweiser-Busch

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Eric BerriosVirginia College of Mobile

Robert E. BickertCrown Products

TheBoardofAdvisorsrepresentsmanyoftheMobileAreaChamber’smostgeneroussupportersandprovidesmembercompanychiefexecutiveofficers,ownersandprincipalsanavenueforvaluableinputoncriticalChamberandcommunityissues.Thisgroupmeetsthreetimesayearatvariouslocations,hearingbusinessandgovernmentalleadersandotherspeakersaddresspertinentissues.Inaddition,thegroupreceivesadvanceinformationonMobile’sbusinessprogress.ThislistiscurrentasofJuly1,2012.

Formoreinformationonjoiningtheboardofadvisors,contactKatrina Dewrell at431-8611 or [email protected].

TheHsymbolindicatesthosewhosecompaniesarealsoinvestorsinPartnersforGrowth,“SeizingtheOpportunity,”2008-2012,theChamber’slong-termeconomicandcommunitydevelopmentprogram.

Sumner G. AdamsNorton Lilly International H

Don BiglerBBB Industries LLC

Gigi ArmbrechtAT&T H

CeliaMannBaehrCelia Mann Baehr CFP

G. Robert Baker Jr.Hancock Bank H

James E. BarnesJim Barnes Enterprises Inc. d/b/a

McDonald’s Restaurants

Stephen M. BackmanRemington College

Kinley BellMarine Rigging Inc.

D.BrentBakerFrazer, Greene, Upchurch &

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Preston Bolt Jr.Hand Arendall LLC H

LaurinAvaraNavigator Credit Union


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Alton R. Brown IIIThe Pelican Group Inc.

Dean BrownAlabama Orthopaedic Clinic PC H

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DannyW.ChanceBP Energy Co.

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Vance M. Chunn Cardiology Associates H

James H. ClarkeWatermark Design Group LLC

Lance CovanMitternight Inc. H

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Allan CrowRobert J. Baggett Inc. H

Thomas S. DamsonLong’s Human Resource Services H

C. William Daniels Jr.Burr & Forman LLP H

Glen F. DavisFirst Community Bank H

Jay DailyHoar Program Management H

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Patricia W. EsfellerEsfeller Construction Co. Inc. H

David B. FairchildOlin Corp. H

James M. FineMobile Gas H

GregFaisonBay Bank H

SteveFlukingerURS Corp.

Janson GrahamC & G Boat Works Inc.

Dr. Mark R. FoleyUniversity of Mobile

Charles L. FreemanGulf Electric Co. Inc. of Mobile H

TommyFultonThe Forum for Family Business

Russ FordiBERIABANK

Lorie GaillardBaldwin Transfer Co. Inc. H

Peter Gaillard Jr.Gaillard Builders Inc.

WalneW.DonaldMobile Fixture, The Kitchen &

Restaurant Store

MarkFillersBBVA Compass Bank H

DonaldH.GanttIntegrated Electronic

Technologies Inc.

GaryJ.GradyCypress Employment Services LLC

MarkL.GartmanCommercial & Marine Insurance Brokers Inc.

ChristianDohrThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC H

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J. Anderson HalliganJohnson Development Associates

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Bobby GwinDEX Imaging H

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Terry H. HarbinBankTrust H

PerryA.HandVolkert Inc. H

JasonGregoryWillis of Alabama Inc. - Mobile

Duncan GreenwoodThe Hiller Cos. H

RichardGreenBronstein’s Fine Furniture Inc.



Chuck HarmonWells Fargo H

BrianHaroldAPM Terminals (Mobile

Container Terminal LLC) H

James W. Hartman IIIPremier Medical

Management Inc.H

Robert L. Hatcher IIIFTN Financial Capital

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Cedric J. HatcherPNC Bank H

Tony W. HavardUMS-Wright Preparatory School

Dr. Juergen HellmichiSAM North America Corp.

Monique R. HenleyBay Security Co. LLC H

Charles A. HershiserTreadwell Ford

Alan V. HirschBay Paper Co. Inc.

Sheila S. HodgesSH Enterprises Inc.

Shawn HunterIndustry Services Co. Inc.

Zebulon M.P. Inge Jr.Vickers Riis Murray and Curran LLC H

Dianne K. IrbyKBR H

Charles Jackson Jr.The Guardian Life

Connie HudsonMobile County Commission H

Bernard J. Heggeman IIIHeggeman Realty Co. Inc. H

Michael Hicks Jr.Hixardt Technologies Inc.

KevinJ.HellmichGrand Hotel Marriott Resort,

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Ralph A. HargroveHargrove Engineers +

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Samuel L. JonesCity of Mobile H

Chad N. JordanGoodwyn, Mills & Cawood Inc.H

Shirley M. JusticeSirote & Permutt PC H

Kendall L. KilpatrickHatch Mott MacDonald

Rod KobergThe Koberg Co.

Thomas E. LathamClark Geer Latham &

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Michael L. LapeyrouseThe American Equity

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ScottA.LannieInstrument Technical Services Inc.

JamesE.LaierMobile Area Water and

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Keith A. JonesPrism Systems Inc.

Oliver A. Latil IVCommunity Bank

Michael B. LeePage & Jones Inc. H

F. Martin Lester Jr.St. Paul’s Episcopal School

D. Gregory Luce Jr.Mississippi Export Railroad Co. H

Gaylord C. Lyon Jr.Lyon Fry Cadden Insurance

Agency Inc. H

James K. LyonsAlabama State Port Authority H

FrankLottIIIHeritage Homes of Mobile Inc. H

LeeLeavittA.S.M. Recycling Inc.

RandyLeeWaste Management

Erik L. JohnsenInternational Shipholding Corp. H

James M. LyonsThe SSI Group Inc. H



Elliot B. MaiselGulf Distributing Co.

of Mobile LLC H

Harry (Bo) W. MatteiThames Batré Mattei Beville

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Mike MarshallPress-Register H

KeithJ.ManwaringLifeSouth Community Blood

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RichardL.MarlerSignal International LLC H

JohnP.C.McCallStarnes Davis Florie LLP

John S. McClelland Jr.Martin Energy Services LLC H

RichardMcCrearyBAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama H

Thomas D. McAdamsBASF Corp. H

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QuentinMcGaheyHolcim (US) Inc. H

Jim McIngvaleIngalls Shipbuilding

WilliamMcLaughlinThomas Hospital

Pete McMasterMalcolm Pirnie Inc. H

Dean MintoSherwin Williams Co.

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Dean ParkerCallis Communications

Marianne PalmerColdwell Banker United Realtors

Ryan A. OttRogers & Willard Inc.

Timothy G. MorrisGulf States Engineering H

H. Taylor Morrissette Jr.Signature Flight Support

Andy NewtonSouthern Light LLC H

V. Gordon MoultonUniversity of South Alabama H

Harris V. MorrissetteChina Doll Rice & Bean

Dixie Lily Foods H

Joseph NgST Aerospace Mobile Inc.H

Ellen NilandThe Orthopaedic Group PC

D. Mark NixInfirmary Health H

Edward H. O’Gwynn IIIBB&T H

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Leland T. Moore Sr.S & S Sprinkler Co. LLC H

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Douglas RobertsT. A. Hall Contractors Inc. H

Maxey J. RobertsUniversity of South Alabama

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Michael H. PayneGwin’s Commercial Printing H

E.B. Peebles IIIArmbrecht Jackson LLP H

J. Mike PepperBayou Concrete LLC

Scott RothermelPerformance Contractors Inc. H

Rhett C. RossContinental Motors Inc. H


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Terry RussoSSAB Americas H

The Rev. Richard P. SalmiSpring Hill College

J. Tuerk SchlesingerAltaPointe Health Systems Inc. H

R. Michael SaxonAlabama Power Co. H

Henry R. Seawell IIIThompson Engineering Inc. H

William R. Seifert IIRegions Bank H

J.JudsonSandersJames B. Donaghey Inc.

AndrewSaundersSaunders Yachtworks

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William B. SissonMobile Airport Authority H

Bob SlaughterNudraulix Inc.



Jeffery M. St. ClairSpringhill Medical Center H

Christopher A. SmithSmith Industrial Service

Riley Boykin SmithTensaw Land & Timber Co. Inc. H

Ronald A. SniderJones Walker LLC H

William T. SmithweckRadney Funeral Homes

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Thomas K. StanleyTradeMark Construction Inc.

W.S.(Sandy)StimpsonScotch & Gulf Lumber LLC H


Board of Advisors

Clay WaldenBlue Cross and Blue Shield

of Alabama H

John G. WaltonJohn G. Walton Construction Co. Inc

Tracy P. TurnerJohnstone Adams Bailey Gordon

and Harris LLC H

K.U. UedaMitsubishi Polysilicon H

BonnieTullyEvonik Degussa Corp. H

David L. TrentAirbus Americas Engineering Inc. H

Thomas M. Taul IIIMerchants Transfer Co. H

George S. SuttonBay Area Community Medicine PC

BrendaStoutShell Chemical LP/Shell

Mobile Site H

Board of Advisors

DaveStoneInformation Transport

Solutions Inc.

DavidF.SweetFresenius Medical Care

Robert Ronald TaylorThe Architects Group Inc. H

Conan TerrellTermac Construction Inc. H

J. Claude ThompsonWarranty Corp.

CooperC.ThurberPhelps Dunbar LLP H

DarylTrawickTrawick International Inc.

W.MilesTunnoMobile Paint Manufacturing

Co. Inc.

DavidL.TurnerBancorpSouth

T. Bestor Ward IIISafe Archives LLC H

James F. WatkinsMaynard Cooper & Gale PC



Gary A. WestG.A. West & Co. Inc. H

John White-SpunnerWhite-Spunner

Construction Inc. H

Damon Wickware Sr.Bayview Ford-Lincoln-

Mercury LLC H

PatrickJ.WilsonMobile Bar Pilots LLC H

Ellen Praytor WingardLewis Communications Inc. H

PalmerWhitingMerrill Lynch/The Whiting Group

Board of advisors Not Pictured

BobBarnettTechnip

G.R.HarvillG. R. Harvill Inc.

ToddD.HoffmanThreaded Fasteners Inc.

BrianLeathersAustal USA

DavidS.MarksMarks Furniture Co.

KeithMcCartyBruno’s & Food World #8821

Paul E. WeaverHosea O. Weaver & Sons Inc. H

Matt WhiteWhite-Spunner & Assoc. Inc. H

Marc S. WhiteheadHarbor Financial Services LLC

DarbieMorrisAustin Industrial Inc.

ToddVisscherKimberly-Clark Corp.

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Company official:Edward”Bubba”H.O’GwynnIII,seniorvicepresidentandareaexecutiveforgreaterMobile

Years in business: 140

Brief company description: AlpheusBranchandThomasJeffersonHadleyfoundedtheorganizationalancestorofBB&Tin1872inWilson,N.C.Today,BB&Tisthe11thlargestU.S.bank.Operating1,800branchesin13states,plusWashingtonD.C.,thebank’spresencespansfromthemid-AtlanticthroughthesoutheasternstatesandwestwardintoTexas.BB&Thas11financialcentersandATMlocationsthroughoutMobileandBaldwincounties..

Why are you located in Mobile?“BB&TcametoMobileinAugust2009withtheacquisitionofColonialBank,”O’Gwynnsaid.“Mobilehasanunlimited

supplyofwell-run,locallyownedbusinesses,thebackboneofthiscountry.TheMobilebusinesscommunityhasanicemixofnationalandinternationalbusinessesthatdiscoveredourcommunity’snaturalresourcesandgeographicadvantages,ourtalentedlaborpoolandourqualityoflifealongthewater.WearelocatedinMobilebecausewewanttobeapartofagrowinganddiversebusinesscommunitythatbelievesinthefree-enterpriserootsthathavemadethiscountrygreat.”

Why do you support the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partners for Growth initiative? “Whetherit’sinvestingourfinancialresourcesintheChamber’sPFGcampaignorinvestingourhumanresourcesincommunityserviceprojectsthroughourLighthouseProject,webelieve,fromour

headtotoe,thatmakingourcommunityabetterplacetobeisaboutcommittingourtime,talentsandfinancialresourcestoallaspectsofourcommunity.ByinvestingourfinancialresourcesinPFG,wecollaboratewithotherlike-mindedbusinessesthatshareourvisionforthiscommunity.”

What do you see as Mobile’s greatest potential?“Mobile’sgreatestpotentialliesintheleadershipofourbusinesses.WehaveaverytalentedandcapableteamofleadersrunningalltypesandsizesofcompaniesdoingbusinessinMobile.Identifyingtheleadersoftodayanddevelopingtheleadersoftomorrowwillbethekeytoreachingourgreatestpotentialinyearstocome.”

Length of continuous Chamber membership:30(since1982)

BB&T

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 [email protected].

As part of the company’s Lighthouse Project, BB&T employees are shown here volunteering their time at the Dumas Wesley Community Center Sybil H. Smith Family Village. The bank employees worked to improve the community room and its surroundings. Pictured here are: (from left to right) Kirk Timmons, Josh Woods, Jennifer Doerr, Bubba O’Gwynn and Leah Junkins.


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Chamber@worknominations Due for Annual Corporate Community Service Award

TheChamber,inpartnershipwithEnvisionCoastalAlabamaandHandsOnSouthAlabama,isseekingapplicantsforthe2012CorporateCommunityServiceAward.ApplicationdeadlineisFriday,Sept.28.ThisprestigiousawardhonorsaChambermemberbusinessthatincorporatesemployeevolunteereffortsasanimportantpartofitscorporatevision,policiesandoperations.ItwillbepresentedattheNovemberboardofdirectorsandboardofadvisorsmeeting.Seepage35tolearnmoreaboutanupcomingworkshopdesignedtoteachyouhowtonominateand/orapplyfortheCorporateCommunityServiceAward.

Chamber Announces Five new Board of Advisors

TheBoardofAdvisorsrepresentskeybusinesseswhosesignificantduesinvestmentleadsthewayinfundingtheChamber’sprogramsandinitiatives.Todatethereare237companiesthatcomprisetheboard.Newboardofadvisorsare:1SourcePower&EquipmentLLC,OninStaffingInc.,ThreadedFastenersInc.,TrawickInternationalInc.andWellNow.

Chamber Staff Graduates from Leadership Mobile

Dr.LeidaJavier-Ferrell,directorofworkforcedevelopmentfortheChamber,graduatedfromLeadershipMobile,a

programofMobileUnited.Javier-Ferrellspentthepastyearworkingwithagroupof48professionalsintheMobilearea,learningabouttheregion.Herend-of-the-yearprojectfocusedonethics.

Chamber Participates in Member Grand Openings and Ribbon Cuttings

ChamberstaffandambassadorshelpedcutribbonsandcelebrategrandopeningsatIVSeasonsStudio,CourtyardbyMarriottandSouthernBullionCoin&Jewelry.Ifyourbusinessisamemberandyouwouldlikeassistancewithplanningagrandopeningorribbon-cuttingevent,[email protected].

TheMobileAreaChamber’s15thannualStateoftheCityandCountylunchwasheldinJuneandfeatured(picturedatleft,fromlefttoright)MobileAreaChamberChairmanMichaelPiercewithCommonwealthNationalBank,MobileCountyCommissionPresidentConnieHudsonandCityofMobileMayorSamJones.Attendedbynearly900businessrepresentatives,theluncheonwasasell-out.

Business Spotlight of the Month: healthSource

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HuntsvillenativeKasieIrby,abusinessdevelopmentofficeratArmyAviationCenterFederalCreditUnion,feelsideallysuitedfortheMobileAreaChamber’sambassadorprogram.Thismonth’sambassadorofthemonthsaysherroleallowshertopromotethecreditunionandgivebacktothecommunity,whicharetwoofhermaingoalsatwork.

Dr.QuinnKennedywithHealthSourcehelpspatientssufferingfrombackandneckpain,headache,sciatica,fibromyalgiaandothercommonconcernsandfocusesonprevention,wellnessandnutritionthroughchiropracticadjustments.HealthSourcealsotreatssportinjuriesandofferssame-dayappointments.Formoreinformation,call633-3839orvisitwww.healthsourcechiro.com.HealthSourceislocatedat740S.SchillingerRd.inwestMobile.

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@work

Coastal EconomyOutlook V

Featuring:

Rayola DougherMedia Relations, American Petroleum InstituteWashington DC

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel

64 South Water Street, Mobile, AL

National, regional and local experts provide the latest economic analysis.

Register onlineevents.mobilechamber.com

Registration is required before July 27 - No refunds after this date

For more information, contact Shelly Mattinglyat [email protected] or 251-431-8655.

Cost is $100

Marlon Cook, Manager, Division of Insurance and Research, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Tim Russell, Judge of Probate, Badwin County, Ala.

Donald Epley PhD, Distinguished Professor of Real Estate, Mitchell College of Business

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TheMobileAreaChamberheldawelcomingreceptionfornewCEOsintheMobileareainJune.SponsoredbyHandArendallLLC,theeventalsoincludedabriefingbyMayorSamJonesandMobileCountyCommissionPresidentConnieHudson.Picturedare:frontrow(lefttoright)HudsonandJones.BackRow(lefttoright):WinHallett,MobileAreaChamberofCommerce;MarkBerte,AlabamaCoastalFoundation;EricJefferson,HousingFirstInc.;RustyMiles,1SourcePower&EquipmentLLC;BradleyByrne,JonesWalkerLLC;MichaelMolyneux,WellNowLLC;MarkFillers,BBVACompassBank;PhilSavage,MobileArts&SportsAssociation/SeniorBowl;andChamberChairmanMichaelPierce,CommonwealthNationalBank.

Reception Held for New CEOsVital Link Students Spend Week at Chamber

InJune,theChamberhostedagroupof21studentsfromGrandBayMiddleSchoolwhoparticipatedintheMobileAreaEducation’sVitalLinkprogram.ThestudentsspentaweekattheChamber,learningaboutwhattheorganizationdoes,andparticipatedinawidevarietyofactivities,includingameetingwithMayorSamJones,awalkingtourofdowntownMobileandavisittoHorizonShipbuilding.ThisisthefourthyeartheChamberhasservedasahostsiteforVitalLinkstudents.

U.S. Chamber Presents at Business Retention and Expansion Meeting

DuringtheJuneBusinessRetentionandExpansioncommitteemeeting,KeithHolmanwiththeU.S.ChamberofCommerce’senvironment,technologyandregulatoryaffairsdivision,providedattendeeswithinsightonenergyandenvironmentalpolicydecisionsmadebytheObamaadministrationandCongress.


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Comparative

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

May 2012 vs May 2011

EmployedMobile/Baldwin counties

253,8232012

246,6012011

Unemployment Rates

7.9%2012

9.9%2011

26,4442012

27,6662011

Air Passengers From Mobile Area

$131,2222012

$132,9552011

Average Selling Price Mobile County

homes Sold⌦Mobile County

3442012

30520112032012

2092011

Building PermitsCity of Mobile

Business LicensesCity of Mobile

2022012

1922011

Value of Building Permits

$12,676,8942012

$9,224,0142011

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ABS Business Systems Advantage Staffing Aerotek The AHI Group Airwind Creative/MyShotz.com Aker SolutionsAlabama Orthopaedic Clinic Alabama MagazineAmerican WeatherstarAmerica’s First Federal Credit UnionAnytime FitnessAQUAlife Water & Coffee ServicesArmy Aviation Center Federal Credit UnionAT&T Advertising Solutions Better Business Bureau Bishop State Community CollegeBIS Office SystemsBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (Presenting Sponsor)Café CateringCallis CommunicationsCanteen Coffee & TeaCentury BankChild Advocacy Center Inc.Chiropractic Life Center Inc.Clark Personnel ServiceCommunication Technology Services Inc.Community BankCommunity Coffee Co.

Cort FurnitureCream & Sugar DailyAccess Corp.DEX ImagingEcoView WindowsEdward JonesFremin’s Contractor Services LLCGigi’s Cupcakes of MobileGlenn Crane & RiggingGroundSwell Web DesignsGulf Distributing Co. of MobileHampton Inn & Suites Providence Park/AirportHeritage Compounding PharmacyHixardt Technologies Inc.The HoneyBaked Ham Co.HUB InternationalITT Technical InstituteJMF Solutions Inc. Junior Achievement of Mobile LagniappeLeroy Hill Coffee Co. Inc.Long’s Human Resource Services ManpowerMCG Business SolutionsMercedes-Benz of Mobile MercyLIFE of Alabama Merrill LynchMobile SPCAMoon Sky Media

Naman’s Catering Inc.National Alliance on Mental IllnessNavigator Credit UnionNew York LifeOffice Pride Commercial Cleaning ServicesOptera Creative Inc./Identity SignsPadgett Business ServicesPanera Bread Press-Register Principal Financial Group Providence Healthcare Services Remington Colleges Inc. Residence Inn by Marriott Roly PolyRon’s Catering The Shed BBQ & Blues JointSnelling Staffing ServicesThe SSI Group Inc. The University of Alabama, Continuing StudiesTrademark PromotionsTyndall Federal Credit UnionWalks and Wags Inc.Waste ProWellNow Health ManagementG.A. West & CompanyWhite-Spunner Construction Inc.World Ventures/Dream Trips

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Thursday, August 23

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“Unshackling the Job Creators” The Political Debate on the Future of Free Enterprise

Can lawmakers successfully rein in federal spending? What regulatory changes are needed to encourage U.S. business invest-ment? What are the challenges and opportunities facing the business community following the November elections?

Recognized as an authority on challenges facing business ownership and survival, the U.S. Chamber’s Vice President of Small Business Policy Giovanni Coratolo will deliver the keynote address at the Get Connected Luncheon.

Coratolo works with policy experts and small- and mid-markets to identify important business issues. He will present policies being discussed in Washington D.C. to promote and sustain stronger economic growth and speed up job growth, as well as explain what it means for Alabama businesses.

GET CONNECTED LUNCHEON• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.• Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center• Reservations required• Cost is $30 members/$35 potential-members• Register at events.mobilechamber.com or contact Brenda Rembert at 431-8607 or [email protected].

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August Calendar of Events

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

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14 Women’s Roundtable*Members Only

Communitypartnershipsareimportantinshapingthecommunityandhelpingthoseinneed.JoinDr.RobertLightfoot,medicaldirectorforVictoryHealthPartners,ashesharesinformationontheministryofVictoryattheMobileAreaChamber’sWomen’sRoundtable.Thisbi-monthlyforum,exclusivelyforChambermemberwomenbusinessownersandmanagers,willmeetTuesday,Aug.14,from8to9a.m.attheChamber,451GovernmentSt.

Thereisnochargetoattend,butseatingislimited.Forreservations,[email protected].

21 Executive Roundtable*Members Only

ExecutiveRoundtable,amonthlyforumexclusivelyforChambermembersandsmallbusinessownerswillmeetonTuesday,Aug.21,from8-9a.m.intheMobileAreaChamber’sBoardRoom.CraigBrantleywithBrantleyFinancialGroupwilldiscussbusinessvaluation,includingwhyitisimportanttosmallbusinesses.Thereisnochargetoattend,butseatingislimited.ForreservationscontactBrendaRembertat431-8607orbrembert@mobilechamber.com.

23 Get Connected 2012

TheMobileAreaChamberwillhostitsannualGetConnectedDayonThursday,Aug.23,attheArthurR.OutlawMobileConventionCenter.Thethree-parteventstartswithalunch,followedbytheBusinessExpoandtheBusinessResourceFair.

See page 34 for details.Connected 2012

15 GCTC Lunch

DeanParker,presidentandCEOofCallisCommunications,willspeakonthebusinessadvantagesofVOIP,movingtothecloudandunifiedcommunicationsoptionsattheGulfCoastTechnologyCouncillunch.Thisbi-monthlymeetingwillbeheldWednesday,Aug.15,from11:30a.m.to1p.m.attheUniversityofSouthAlabamaFacultyClub,6348OldShellRd.

The$15costforMobileAreaChambermembersor$20forpotentialmembersincludeslunchandmustbepaidwithreservation.CancellationsafterAug.13willnotbereimbursed.Registeratevents.mobilechamber.com,orformoreinformationcontactCesnySoffronoffat431-8636orcsoffronoff@mobilechamber.com.

Coastal Economy Outlook

GetthelatestfindingsfromtheUniversityofSouthAlabamaCenterforRealEstateStudiesattheCoastalEconomyOutlookseminarsetforWednesday,Aug.1,from9:30a.m.to12:30p.m.attheRenaissanceMobileRiverviewPlazaHotel.TheseminarwillfeatureRayolaDougher,senioreconomicadvisorwiththeAmericanPetroleumInstitute,discussingtheeconomicimpactofdrillingintheGulf;TimRussell,chairoftheAlabamaHomeowners’AffordableInsuranceCommission,addressingpropertyinsurance;MarlonCook,regionalmanageroftheDivisionofInsuranceandRegulationwiththeFDIC,presentinghisviewsontheregionaleconomyandbankcredit;andDonaldEpley,directoroftheUSACenterforRegionalStudies,onthecoastaleconomy.TheAlabamaRealEstateCommissionandAlabamaRealEstateAppraisalBoardapprovedthreehoursofcontinuingeducationcredit.

Thecosttoattendis$100.Reservationswithpaymentarerequiredandcanbemadeatevents.mobilechamber.comorbycontactingShellyMattinglyat431-8655orsmattingly@mobilechamber.com.

Coffee with the Chamber

ChambermembersareinvitedtohavecoffeewiththeChamberatPaneraBread,3691AirportBlvd.,from7:30to9a.m.Alightbreakfastandbeverageswillbeprovidedwhileyounetworkwithotherbusinessprofessionals.Reservationsarenotnecessary,andthereisnochargetoattend.Besuretobringbusinesscards.

15 Corporate Community Service Award – A Winning Application Workshop

InterestedinbeingthenextCorporateCommunityServiceAwardwinner?Beforeyouenter,joinusforanin-depthlookattheapplicationprocessattheCorporateCommunityServiceAward-AWinningApplicationWorkshoponWednesday,Aug.15,at4p.m.attheChamber.451GovernmentSt.DianaBrinsonofHandsOnSouthAlabama,willfacilitateaworkshopforcompanyrepresentativesinterestedintheselectionprocess.Theworkshopisnotrequiredforanapplication,butencouraged.RSVPtoCarolynHuntat431-8621orchunt@mobilechamber.com.

Thedeadlineforthe2012awardapplicationisFriday,Sept.28,at5p.m.

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Montgomery;PatrickArensbergofSt.MaryParishinMobile;StephenHellmanofSt.PiusXinMobile;MatueszRudzik,whohasservedatSt.CatherineofSienaandSt.DominicinMobile;andformerEpiscopalpriestMatthewVenutiofMobile.

GunnBente“GB”OlsenjoinedtheGulfCoastExploreumasdirectorofadvancement.Olsenearnedabachelor’sdegreeinsociologyfromSpringHillCollegeandamaster’sdegreeinsociologyfromtheUniversityofSouthAlabama.

XMarkStejskal

washiredasvicepresidentandmanageroftheDaphneofficeofCommunityBank.Hehasabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationfromAuburnUniversityandbringsmorethan14yearsofexperienceasabanker,mostrecentlywithVisionBankinDaphne.

DarlaParkerisanewlyhiredcertifiedphysician’sassistantatGulfCoastDermatologyandSkinCareCentre.Parkerhasabachelor’sdegreeinsports

medicine/athletictrainingfromFloridaStateUniversityandamaster’sdegreeinhealthsciencesfromtheUniversityofSouthAlabama.

XEricM.Rottier

wasnamedchiefexecutiveofficerandnowservesontheboardofdirectorsofTaylor-WhartonInternationalLLC,atechnologyserviceandmanufacturingnetworkforgasapplicationsinvolvingpressurevesselsandprecisionvalves.

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HoarConstructionLLCwasawardedacontracttodesignandconstructa64,000-square-footphysicalfitnessfacilityandindoorjoggingtrackinFt.Campbell,Ky.Theprojectalsoincludesconstructionofamulti-purposeathleticfield,twosoftballfields,anindoorclimbingwallandsurfaceparkingfor140vehicles.

XLarkinHatchettPetersofthelawfirm

Rockwell&KaufmanLLC,wasnameda“2012RisingStar”inAlabamabyAmerica’s Super Lawyers,apublicationthatidentifiesandrecognizespreeminentlawyersacrossthenation.PetersisarecentgraduateoftheAlabamaStateBarLeadershipForum,Class8.

XTheMSCLAURA,dockedatAPM

TerminalsMobile,wasthefirstvesselinMediterraneanShipping’sweeklydirectcallservicetoMobileto/fromtheNorthEuropeanportsofAntwerp,Felixstowe,BremerhavenandLeHavre.ItalsowasthePortofMobile’sfirstpost-Panamax-sizedcontainership.

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EcoViewWindows,aSunbeltBuildingProductscompany,movedto28850U.S.Hwy.98,Suite202inDaphne.Thenewlocationfeaturesashowroomdisplayingvinylwindows,fiberglassdoorsandvinylsiding.Formoreinformation,visitwww.ecoviewwindows.comorcall621-8787.

ErikRaulersonofThompsonEngineeringearnedtheregisteredroofobserverdesignationfromRCIInc.

XWhite-SpunnerConstructionInc.

wasrecentlyrankedninthoutofthetop26Alabama-basedconstructionfirmsbyBusiness Alabamamagazine.The2012TopRankListofGeneralContractorsinAlabamafeaturesthestate’slargestgeneralcontractorsbyvalueofcontractsawardedin2010.

XClinicalNurseLeaderprogramfor

SpringHillCollege’sdivisionofnursingwasgrantedthemaximumaccreditationstatusfromtheCommissiononCollegiateNursingEducation(CCNE).CCNEassessesandidentifiesprogramsthatengageineffectiveeducationalpractices.

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XTheCliftonC.WilliamsWastewater

TreatmentPlantoperatedbyMobileAreaWater&SewerSystem(MAWSS)wasrecognizedwiththeWastewaterTreatmentPlantExcellenceAwardbyAlabama’sWaterEnvironmentAssociationatits35thannualTechnicalConference.Theawardrecognizedthefacilityforprofessionaloperationsandcontinuedpermitcompliance.

TheAmericanAdvertisingFederationMobileBay(AAFMB)awardedtheBettieHudgensMemorialScholarshiptoMaryBethOnderdonk,aseniorstudyingpublicrelationsattheUniversityofSouthAlabama’sBaldwinCountycampus.Onderdonkhasanassociate’sdegreeingraphicdesignfromBishopStateCommunityCollegeandhasservedasthemarketingsupervisoratAaronOilCo.since2004.

XAccordingtotheNationalCommittee

forQualityAssurance(NCQA)andtheAmericanHeartAssociation/AmericanStrokeAssociation(AHA/ASA),24localphysiciansaffiliatedwithProvidenceHospitalreceivedrecognitionfromtheheart/strokerecognitionprogramforprovidingqualitycaretopatientswithcardiovasculardiseaseorwhohavehadastroke.

XCallisCommunications,aunified

communicationssolutionsproviderforbusinessmarketsacrosstheSoutheasternU.S.,isafinalistinthe“CompanyoftheYear”categoryoftheAmericanBusinessAwards.Calliswasselectedfromthetelecommunicationsindustry.Thefinalistsarechosenbybusinessprofessionalsnationwide.

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Lap’s Grocery & GrillBessieLapeyrouse1595BattleshipPkwy.SpanishFort,AL36527251-626-0045www.lapsonthecauseway.comRestaurants-Seafood

Lola Bell’s Pet Groom & BoardCourtneyDykes18MidtownParkW.Mobile,AL36606-4148251-232-4754www.lolabellspetgrooming.comPet Grooming

Julius E. Marx RealtorsLindaMarx118N.RoyalSt.,Ste.800Mobile,AL36602-3600251-432-1854Real Estate Management

Mobile Bay InstituteJonathanStebbins2175O’RourkeDr.Mobile,AL36695251-622-8261Nonprofit Organization

Mobile Pediatric ClinicAmyCollins14MidtownParkE.Mobile,AL36606-4140251-706-8170www.mobilepeds.comPhysician-MD-Pediatrics

Mohajer 12 Corp.HusainAbdulla2100DauphinIslandPkwy.Mobile,AL36605251-648-2490Convenience Stores

Mohammed Alkhateeb LLCMohammedAlkhateeb1053McCayAveMobile,AL36609251-209-3308www.amway.com/mohammedalkhateebSales

Southern Patient CareJohnL.Winters826LakesideDr.,Ste.CMobile,AL36601334-414-1041www.southernpatientcare.comMedical Equipment/Supply

TCD Sales & ServiceRussDonald3751OldShellRd.Mobile,AL36608251-343-4815www.tcdsalesandservice.comRestaurant Design & Planning

TEKSystems Inc.JessicaA.Skower100W.GardenSt.,#210Pensacola,FL32502850-837-5883www.teksystems.comEmployee Staffing

Volvo Construction Equipment RentsMichaelSanford4477LaughlinDr.S.Mobile,AL36693251-706-2940www.volvorents.comConstruction Equipment-Sales & Rentals

Women’s Resource CenterSusanBaldwin308S.SageAve.Mobile,AL36606-3616251-473-4000www.savealifemobile.orgNonprofit Organization

WorldPay US Inc.JimSmith7405BlocktonLaneN.Mobile,AL36695251-533-9484www.worldpay.usMerchant Services

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Apex Global Logistix LLCJ.ShannonCrimP.O.Box850895Mobile,AL36685-0895251-300-8622Transportation/Logistics

ASP of Mobile America’s Swimming PoolMelissaG.Crow1157HeronLakesCir.Mobile,AL36693251-605-8705www.asppoolco.comSwimming Pool Service & Repair

Bama Pest Control Inc.RuthieS.Johnson1862DuvalSt.Mobile,AL36606-1106251-478-7015Pest Control and Termite Services

Bamboo BistroThoaiNguyen3662AirportBlvd.,Ste.AMobile,AL36608-1616251-378-5466https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bamboo-Bistro-Airport-Blvd/129353437189117Restaurants

Best Western Moffett Rd. InnRayPatel7688MoffettRd.Mobile,AL36618-4134251-645-1275www.bestwestern.comHotels

Buffalo Marine Service Inc.PatrickStuddertP.O.Box5006Houston,TX77262-5006713-923-5571www.BuffaloMarine.comMarine Services

Cakes by JudiKellyFreeman4831SchimpfsLn.Mobile,AL36619251-666-1565www.cakesbyjudi.comBakers

Chillys LLCSteveSeward25275FriendshipRd.Daphne,AL36606251-621-1186Ice Cream/Frozen Desserts

Dale Rivers EnterprisesDaleRivers8460BellingrathRd.Theodore,AL36582251-375-4694Transportation Services

Don Ellington CFO ServicesDonEllington7568StoneCreekCt.Mobile,AL36695251-510-1995ellingtoncfoservices.comConsultant

Golden Flames Banquet & BallroomLindaD.Spinks7060ThreeNotchRd.Mobile,AL36619-1306251-602-6646goldenflamesbanquet.comWedding Receptions

Gotta Go Portable SanitationJoeFesenmeier4900HamiltonBlvd.Theodore,AL36582251-443-6160www.gottagoportables-mobile.comToilets/Portable

Hillcrest Optical Inc.NuriaB.King1261HillcrestRd.,Ste.EMobile,AL36695-3923251-634-9928www.hillcrestoptical.netOptometrists

New MembersIf you know of a company interested in benefitting from Chamber membership, contact Tricia Bradley at 431-8642 or Rebecca Milam at 431-8647.

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5YEARSBancorpSouthBergSpiralPipeCorp.5Rivers-Alabama’sDeltaResourceCenter

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1-4YEARS3EchoesProductionsA.D.S.Fire&SecuritySystemsAffinityHomeMedicalInc.AmericanCancerSocietyTheAmericanEquityUnderwritersInc.AmericanMedicalResponseAzaleaCityDental

Baehr’sAutomotiveServiceCenterInc.BELFORUSABienvilleCapitalManagementLLCBirminghamRailandLocomotiveCo.Burk-KleinpeterInc.CSpireWirelessCampbell,Duke&CampbellCashAmericaPawnCherokee-Scrubs4AllCourtyardMobile/DaphneEasternShoreMarriottDamrichCoatingsInc.DealersAutoAuctionofMobileLLCDueitt’sBatterySupplyEdwardJonesInvestmentsFEDCorp.Gardberg&ClausenPCGCRTiresGlenKing&AssociatesInc.GreaterGulfStateFairInc.

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