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The
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce will be closed
Friday, July 3 in
observations of Independence Day.
Happy
Fourth of July!
Mobile Area Headlines:
BayFest officials announced
3 Doors Down will headline the 2009 Festival.
Hailing from Escawtawpa, Miss., the group has sold over 16
million albums
and will rock the Pepsi Stage on Saturday, Oct. 3. The
15th
Annual BayFest
Music
Festival will be held Oct. 2-4 in the streets of
downtown Mobile. Weekend passes are now on sale at
www.bayfest.com. In
addition, the BayFest
5K Run will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 at
8 a.m. starting on Royal Street in downtown Mobile and ending at
Bienville Square on Dauphin Street. Registration is available
online. For more information,
click here or
visit
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1766539.
Bishop
State Community
College 2009
Spring/Summer Class Schedule won first place in
the recent Pyramid Awards competition of the Alabama Community
College System Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA). In
addition, the College’s 2008-2009 General
Catalog captured third place (Award of Merit) in
the competition.
The Blended
Beanery
Café, 2413 Dawes Rd. Suite
107, announced its summer
Smoothie Menu and
New Menu of items offered at the
café. For more information, call 251-633-5223 or visit
www.theblendedbeanery.com.
Brookside
Retirement
Community announced its
onsite Chapel and Reception Hall is open to the public
for weddings, receptions and events. For more information, visit
www.BrooksideChapel.com.
DailyAccess
Corporation announced the
acquisition of the pension and group benefits
business of FBD Consulting Inc. DailyAccess will
incorporate FBD Consulting’s retirement plan recordkeeping,
administration and consulting business lines, including defined
benefit services, into its existing operations. For more
information, visit
www.dailyaccess.com.
The
Grainger Foundation
recently made a $10,000 donation to the
American
Red Cross Alabama Gulf Coast
Chapter. The donation will help provide food,
clothing, shelter and emergency needs for those affected by
fire. For more information, visit
www.grainger.com/community or
www.redcrossalcoast.org.
InkWorks is having a
QTB Bag Special in a variety
of color options. For more information, call 251-438-2103 or
visit www.4inkworks.com.
MCG
Business Solutions,
a managed service provider of premiere technology services was
selected an elite authorized dealer of the
CharTec product line, including custom
hardware, licensing fulfillment and content filtering all neatly
packaged to resale to end user clients. For more information,
visit www.mcgnow.com.
Mercy
Medical's 23rd annual
Charity Golf Tournament
is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24
at Fairhope’s Rock Creek Golf Club. The tournament offers a day
of golf while raising funds for Mercy patient charity care.
Individual player entry fees of $150 each. The format will be a
four-person scramble with both morning and afternoon shotgun
starts followed by brief awards programs. Online registration is
now available. For more information, call 251-621-4884 or visit
www.mercymedical.com.
The Mobile
Express
Employment
Professionals office will
celebrate its three year
anniversary on Friday, July 10 at 2041 Airport Blvd. and
is currently accepting applications. For more information, call
251-476-8210 or visit
www.expresspros.com.
A Time
to Eat is now
open for breakfast from 7
to 10:30 a.m. at its downtown location, 102 Dauphin St. Lunch is
served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit
www.timetoeatmobile.com.
Training
Solutions
for Construction and Industry,
in cooperation with The Bryant Career Center, T.I. Faulkner
Career Center and Mobile
Works, has trained
72 students in the summer work program at
two Mobile County schools. The training provided safety
awareness training to students ages 14 to 17 and looking to
pursue technical and vocational training as a part of a career
path. For more information, visit
www.tsciofmobile.org.
The
Tutoring Center,
offering individualized tutoring programs for students in grades
k-12, is now open at
6300 Grelot Rd., Ste. C
(Hillcrest Marketplace) and is offering a free diagnostic
assessment. For more information, call 251-639-9032 or visit
www.thetutoringcenter.com.
Treadwell
Ford has been recognized by
Ford Motor Company for winning the 2008 Ford
President Award. The award is one
the most prestigious honors the Ford Motor Company can bestow
upon a dealership and only 327 dealers were able to achieve the
performance levels required to earn this distinction. Treadwell
Ford is the only Gulf Coast Ford dealer to win this award.
The United
Way of Southwest Alabama
announced Live United Shirts
are now available for $8. Local companies,
organizations and individuals are asked to participate in
Live United Fridays and wear
a Live United Shirt. The days will be every Friday in September
and October. For more information, call 251-433-3624 or visit
www.uwswa.org.
The University
of Mobile is
currently enrolling students for fall
semester classes leading to a variety of
master's degrees. For more information, call 251-442-2270 or
visit www.umobile.edu.
The University of South Alabama Jaguars
are selling season tickets
to businesses and individuals for only $85. Come out and support
your hometown team as South Alabama Football embarks on its
inaugural season with its first game starting
Saturday,
Sept. 5! For more information call 251-461-1USA
(1872).
University
of South Alabama Medical Center has been chosen
to mentor other hospitals in a nationwide
patient care program. To learn more, visit
http://www.southalabama.edu/usahealthsystem/pressreleases/2009pr/062409.html.
Volunteer
Mobile is looking for
volunteers to participate in President
Obama’s Summer of Service initiative. The
81-day campaign addresses issues ranging from education and
energy to economic renewal. The initiative will culminate with a
day of remembrance on Sept. 11.
In addition, Volunteer
Mobile was awarded
a $25,000 Neighboring grant by the Points
of Light Institute and HandsOn Network to engage low-income
neighborhoods in meaningful volunteer and community engagement
projects. For more information, call 251-433-4456 or visit
www.volunteermobile.org.
WALA/FOX10
received national recognition for excellence in electronic
journalism by the Radio and Television News Directors
Association (RTNDA) with a national Edward
R. Murrow award in the Sports Reporting Category. The
winning entry, Challenger Field, was produced and written by
FOX10 News Sports Reporter Rob Lehocky. The entry showcased a
West Mobile baseball league created for children with special
needs.
Woodlands
Bank is offering 1,000
free items processed monthly with its Totally Free Business
Checking Account. Woodlands Bank has three locations:
200 Dauphin Street, 1950 Government St. and 5416 Highway 90 W.
in Tillman's Corner. For more information, call 251-694-1739 or
visit
www.woodlandsbanking.com.
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The
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Page & Jones and
Whitney
National
Bank are teaming up with
Bibby International Trade Finance to host an Export
Financing Lunch
and Learn
on Tuesday,
July 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the
Mobile
Area Chamber’s McGowin Room, 451 Government St.
Agenda topics will include resources for exporters, shipping
your product abroad and international banking and currency.
There is no charge to attend but reservations are required. For
more information, click here or contact
Christina Stimpson
at 251-431-8636.
The Alabama
MBEC
Center will host an MBEC Business 2 Business
meeting on Wednesday,
July 15 for MBEC members from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
the Chamber’s
McGowin Room. The meeting is $20 per person. For more
information, contact
Gail Boykin
at 251-433-2250.
The Mobile
Area
Chamber’s
Executive Roundtable, a
monthly forum exclusively for Chamber
member small business owners and managers, will have a meeting
on Tuesday,
July 21 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the
Chamber’s Board Room. There is no charge to
attend, but seating is limited. For reservations contact
Brenda Rembert
at 251-431-8607. *Members only
The Mobile
Area
Chamber will combine two popular events this month
for a evening of networking. Join business professionals at
Business After Hours at
The
America Café,
3662A Airport Blvd. on Thursday,
July 23 from 5:30 until 7 p.m. Diversity
Business Network is a quarterly
networking event designed to give small and minority-owned
businesses the opportunity to meet large companies and
governmental agencies, network and promote their companies. The
cost to attend is $2 for members and $5 for potential members.
Reservations are not needed. For more information, contact
Missy Hartley
at 251-431-8638.
Events Hosted by Our Members:
This Week: July 3 - 9:
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On
Saturday, July 4 at 9 a.m.,
Silver
King
Golf
Club will dedicate its new U.S.
Flag in memory of Gayla Graham. In addition, on
Wednesday, July 8, the
Golf Club
will host the second half of the Jimmy Green Jr. Golf Tour for girls
ages 8-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18; and for boys ages 8-10 and 11-12.
Entrants must be members of the Junior Golf Association of Mobile. For
more information, call 251-824-9660 or visit
www.silverkinggolf.com.
Bishop
State Community
College and
Mobile Works announced
registration and orientation
for the next Ready-to-Work classes
will be held Monday,
July 6 at 9 a.m. in the Business Technology Center, 351 N.
Broad St. The program prepares individuals to meet the demands of
current and future Alabama employers. For more information call
251-405-7085.
The Mobile
Public Library, Ben May Main,
will welcome the TZOFIM Friendship
Caravan on Monday,
July 6 at 7 p.m. in Bernheim Hall. Five male and five female
17-year-old Israeli Scouts (a nonpolitical and nonsectarian group, part
of the International Scouting Movement) share their lives in Israel
through song, dance and story. For more information, call 251-656-8294
or visit www.israelscouts.org.
In conjunction with Mobile
Infirmary
Medical Center, Glenn E.
Esses MD, vascular surgeon, will provide a free varicose
vein screening for the community on
Tuesday, July
7 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Hearin-Chandler Auditorium, 1
Mobile Infirmary Circle. For more information call 251-435-3500.
Bellingrath
Gardens and Home will
host Cascading Mums on
Wednesday,
July 8 at 10:30 a.m. Chuck Owens will share Bellingrath's
secrets for creating these beautiful creations. Registration is
requested. For more information, call 251-973-2217 or visit
www.bellingrath.org.
The USA
Center for Continuing Education
will offer Excel 2007 Basic on
Wednesday,
July 8 and Mastering QuickBooks
Pro, Part II on
July 9-10.
Each class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The QuickBooks class has
been approved by the State Board of Public Accountancy for 16 hours CPE
credit. For more information, call 251-431-6536 or visit
www.usacontinuinged.com.
Via Health,
Fitness & Enrichment Center will host a Senior’s
Open 8-Ball Tournament on
Wednesday,
July 8 at 10 a.m. at 1717 Dauphin St. The Tournament will be
the East (Dauphin St.) vs. the West (Hillcrest) in singles and partners
categories. There is no cost to attend. For more information call
251-478-3311.
Providence
Hospital will host a SeniorSpirit!
Physician Lecture on Arthritis by Dr. William Bose with The
Orthopaedic Group on Thursday,
July 9 at 1 p.m. in the Providence Hospital DePaul Center.
Reservations are requested. For more information call 877-416-1620.
Drama Camp
Productions and Sunny Side Theater
will present Supercomics, a tale of hilarity in
Comedyville USA, on Thursday,
July 9 at 7 p.m. and Friday,
July 10 at 10 a.m. at Murphy High School, 100 S. Carlen St.
This production is the culmination of two weeks of camp. For more
information, call 251-510-1808 or visit
www.sunnysidedrama.com.
Mobile
Infirmary will host a Bariatric Support
Group meeting on
Thursday, July 9 from 6
to 7 p.m. in the Center’s auditorium. For more information call
251-435-6495. In addition, the Infirmary
will host an Educational Dementia Support Group meeting on How to Get
the Most of Available Benefits and Discounts for the Dementia Caregiver
on Thursday,
July 9 at 10 a.m. in the E.A. Roberts Alzheimer’s Center, 169
Mobile Infirmary Blvd.
Events Hosted by Our Members:
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The
Society for Human Resource Management – Mobile
Chapter will host a Breakfast Meeting
on Friday, July 10 from 7:30 to 9:30
a.m. at the Heron
Lakes
Country Club, 3851
Government Blvd. The guest speaker will be Sal Barrientos with Homeland
Security speaking about The ICE Program. The cost is $18 for members and
$23 for guests. For more information,
click here or
visit www.mobileshrm.org.
NBC’s
popular reality series “The Biggest
Loser” is launching a 15-city cross-country search to find new
contestants for the next edition of the hit show. Family teams of two –
including parent/child, siblings, husbands-and-wives, couples, cousins
and in-laws – are encouraged to apply for the new season, which will air
in early 2010. Season eight of “The Biggest Loser” will premiere in
September 2009. Casting producers will
be in Mobile on Saturday,
July 11 at Veets Bar and Grill, 66 South Royal St., from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit
www.nbc.com/casting or
www.thebiggestlosercasting.com.
The
American Cancer
Society will host Look
Good…Feel Better on Monday,
July 13 at 5:30 p.m. at Providence Hospital. The event is a
non-medical program to help women cope with the appearance-related side
effects of cancer treatment by teaching them beauty tips. There is no
charge to attend. For more information, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit
www.cancer.org.
The ITT
Technical Institute in
Mobile will hold a Community Networking
Open House on Tuesday,
July 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the
public and will feature area employers, food, giveaways, tours of the
school and information on the school's associate and bachelor degree
programs in Information Technology, electronics, technology, visual
communications, drafting and design, criminal justice and paralegal
studies, plus a financial aid workshop will be held on How to Finance a
College Education. For more information, call 251-472-4760 or visit
www.itt-tech.edu.
Bellingrath
Gardens and Home
will host Kid’s Kruise on
Wednesday,
July 15 at 10:30 a.m. Casi Callaway of Mobile Baykeeper will
be the special tour guide. The program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration is required. Special pricing for members is $16 for adults;
$ 11 kids age 5-12; $6 kids under 5. Non-members price is $27- adults;
$17.50 kids 5-12; $6 kids under 5. For more information, call
251-973-2217 or visit
www.bellingrath.org.
Via Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center
will host Wellness Wednesday: Bone
Density, Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure and
Spinal Screening on Wednesday,
July 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. at 1717 Dauphin St.
Coastal
Clinical Research and
Chiropractic Works PC will provide the tests and screenings. There is no
charge for testing and the event is open to the public. For more
information, call 251-470-5224 or visit
www.viamobile.org.
The Mobile County Emergency Management,
348 N. McGregor Ave., will host
Connect CTY (reverse 911)
for Mobile County
training session on
Wednesday, July 15 from 3
to 4:30 p.m. Participation will allow individuals in organizations with
disaster capacity to network employees and individuals served by the
organization to utilize the system to communicate via the system. In
addition, the Agency will host
HUB Evacuation Orientation for Mobile County
on Wednesday,
July 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. This session will be an orientation
of the operation plan for individuals willing to assist EMA as a
volunteer in the out-of-county evacuation operation. For reservations,
individuals must acknowledge offer and provide their full name,
home/work/cell telephone numbers and e-mail. For more information,
click here.
Mobile
Technical Institute will
present Wage and Hour
Law Essentials, a Success Seminar Series class, on
Thursday, July
16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the MTI training facility. The
seminar will provide an overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act and a
practical exploration of the most common compliance issues. Seating is
limited and pre-registration is required. For more information, call
251-478-6848 or visit
www.mobiletechwebsite.com.
AAF -
Mobile Bay's July
luncheon will be on Thursday,
July 16 at noon at the Hurricane Brewing Restaurant. The
guest speaker will be Jeff Pedigo discussing (r)evolutionary marketing,
a scientific theory that seeks to explain how human cultures evolve via
the spread of information. There is no cost for members and $15 for
guests. For more information,
click here.
The Mobile Area Education Foundation
announced a Breakfast Meeting for leaders in the
faith community on Thursday,
July 16 at 8 a.m. at the Harbor
Communications
Center at Hank
Aaron
Stadium. As part of the drop-out prevention mobilization
grant, six stakeholder teams were formed to continue action on the
important initiative funded through a Department of Labor grant of which
only seven cities were awarded. The faith-based team is kicking off with
a breakfast for ministers only or appointed church representatives.
Reservations are required by July 10. For more information call
251-476-0002.
The Mobile
Area Chamber of Commerce serves as a progressive advocate for
business needs to promote the Mobile area's economic well-being.
Focusing on our community, the
Mobile
Area Chamber
builds jobs, a competitive workforce, a positive business
climate, higher expectations for our community's development and
brings value to its members. Aggressive economic development
marketing programs by the Mobile Area
Chamber have helped bring in 69 new businesses and
led to 335 expansions of existing industries since 1995,
representing a capital investment of $12.7 billion and 22,342
direct new jobs. For more information about the
Mobile Area Chamber, call 251-433-6951 or visit
http://www.mobilechamber.com.
The Business View Weekly
is an e-mail publication of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce.
Submit your
news or event on-line. Deadline is Wednesday at Noon for
the following week’s events. Only Chamber members’ news is
listed. Business announcements must be limited to significant
business events. Promotions and job changes will appear in
printed monthly news magazine,
The Business View.
Member news may also reappear in The
Business View as space permits. The Mobile Area
Chamber of Commerce has the right to edit and not to publish any
information submitted for inclusion. For information about the
weekly e-mail, contact
Ashley Horn
at 431-8623.
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