Former Tameron Honda Site Auctioned

Posted on August 14, 2008
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The former Tameron Honda site on Hwy 98 in Daphne was auctioned today at 1:00 PM. The auction for the 4.04 acre site with 29,000 SG under roof only drew three registered bidders. The hammer price for the successful bidder was $1.125 million, which did not meet the non-disclosed reserve price set by the seller. The high bidder and seller were able to negotiate a contract immediately following the auction. The property had previously been listed for $2.9 million after Tameron Honda vacated the location for their new site at Hwy 181 and I-10 in Daphne.

San Carlos Gulf Shores Condominium Auction Cancelled

Posted on August 13, 2008
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The planned Saturday August 17th, 2008 auction of San Carlos condominiums in Gulf Shores, Alabama was cancelled earlier today. Sheldon Good & Company, which was handling the auction, stated the developer has withdrawn all of the condiuminiums from the auction and directed Sheldon Good & Company to cancel the auction event. The auction was to occur at the Renaissance Hotel in Mobile, AL. The Mobile, Alabama auction site was chosen in an effort to make the auction more accessible for out of town buyers. Sheldon Good is known as one of the largest national auction firms in the country. The auction had been advertised to be offering 35 San Carlos units, with 15 of those being offered absolute. San Carlos Condominiums is a 20-story, high-rise building fronting the beach. It was built in 2006 and has nine residences per floor. The two and three bedroom units in the San Carlos condominium were to have suggested opening bids of $200,000.

Wintzell’s Oyster House opens in Spanish Fort

Posted on August 2, 2008
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Wintzell’s Oyster House opened it’s newest store in Spanish Fort, AL on Friday. The new restaurant is located in the Eastern Shore Centre at I-10 and Hwy 181. Wintzell’s is famous for their oysters - serving them via Wintzell’s renown slogan of “Oysters - fried, stewed, or nude”. Their restaurants walls are decorated with signs that contain Oliver Wintzell’s homespun sayings. These signs are now characterized as “Wit and Wisdom from Winzell’s Walls”. Wintzell’s Oyster House has been serving seafood dishes to the Gulf Coast for over 70 years. The Eastern Show Centre location marks Wintzell’s sixth location. Wintzell’s Oyster House franchise opportunities are now available.

For more information on Wintzell’s Oyster House, please visit www.wintzellsoysterhouse.com

Gov. Bob Riley speaks in Mobile about economic development opportunities in region

Posted on June 11, 2008
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Gov. Bob Riley was in Mobile today to speak to a group of real estate professionals and investors involved in the Mobile and Baldwin county region regarding economic development opportunities in the region. Much of the focus was on supplier related opportunities for EADS/Northrop Grumman aircraft assembly which is set to occur in Mobile as a result of the Air Force selection of the KC-30 Tanker Aircraft as its next generation refueling tanker. Subsequent announcements from Airbus have indicated that in addition to the KC-30, Airbus will also product a cargo version of its A330-200 twin-engine jet at it’s new plant at Brookley Field Industrial Complex. The additional product should result in the number of planes produced at the new facility from 1.3 planes per month to 4.2 planes per month. That additional aircraft production coupled with the weak U.S. dollar should spur a number of Airbus suppliers to add facilities in the area. The message from Gov. Riley was clear - the Real Estate community in the area needs to be prepared for this opportunity as well as for the rapid timeline associated with the decision making process. Information was also provided on how the Alabama EDPA works with site selection consultants and how real estate practitioners should work with local economic development offices to present qualified sites to the EDPA database. A new EDPA AdvantageSite program was also announced. The event was held at Brookley Field and put on by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance .

Wintzell’s coming to Eastern Shore Centre

Posted on June 8, 2008
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Wintzell’s Oyster House is leasing the space formerly occupied by Roussos in the Eastern Shore Centre located in Spanish Fort, AL. The new location is expected to open in early August and be Wintzell’s sixth restaurant.

Segers Aero Corporation to Relocate North American Headquarters to Fairhope, AL.

Posted on June 7, 2008
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Segers Aero Corporation of Crestview and Opa Locka, FL to relocate its North American headquarters to Fairhope, AL.

Segers Aero Corporation has purchased a 130,000 square foot facility, which formerly housed Crestview Aerospace and L3 Communications, in Fairhope, AL. They will employ approximately 100 people at this location.

Segers is an internationally recognized provider of aviation services to fixed wing and rotary wing; military and commercial customers worldwide. Segers specializes in parts management and logistics as well as engine maintenance repair and overhaul. With locations in Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia and the USA; Segers is an organization growing to meet the needs of its customers.

“We (Segers Aero Corporation) will relocate our Rolls Royce T-56/501 Turbine Engine Repair & Overhaul facility located in Opa Locka, FL and our U.S. Corporate Headquarters located in Crestview, FL to Fairhope, AL. We are excited about this move and believe it will benefit our business in the future,” said Howard Hadley, President and CEO of Segers Aero Corporation.

“The recruiting of aerospace and aviation companies has been a long time focus of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance and it is great when a quality company like Segers chooses to locate in Baldwin County,” said Donna Givens, Chairman of the Alliance Board of Directors.

Robert Ingram, President/CEO of the Alliance states “Landing a major aerospace logistics and MRO firm is in itself significant. Bringing the North American headquarters of Segers to Baldwin County magnifies that significance exponentially. This is truly a great day for Fairhope and all of Baldwin County.”

Roussos Restaurant Relocating

Posted on May 27, 2008
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Local seafaood restaurant Roussos has closed at it’s current location in the Eastern Shore Centre located in Spanish Fort. The restaurant is expected to relocate to Daphne to the former Ruby Tuesday’s location on the west side Hwy 98. The expectation is that Roussos will open at it’s new location before the end of June.

Roussos is a family owned and operated seafood restaurant with Greek influence. Roussos originally opened in 1953 at a location along the Causeway. It was moved to the Fort Conde Village area of downtown Mobile after Hurricane Frederic destroyed the Causeway location in 1979. Roussos relocated to the Eastern Shore Centre upon the opening of the outdoor lifestyle center in 2004. Owners have cited a desire move back to a freestanding location as well as moving the business closer to the Causeway as primary factors for the move.

Baldwin/Mobile Unemployment Numbers Released for April

Posted on May 17, 2008
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Alabama Labor Market News has released April’s unemployment data. Mobile County’s unemployment rate of 3.5 percent, down from 4.1 percent in March. Baldwin County’s unemployment rate was down to 2.7 percent in Aprile from 3.3 percent in April. Statewide unemployment in Alabama fell to 4.0 percent in April from 4.1 percent in March. For comparison purposeses, national unemployment moved from 5.1 to 5.0 percent during the same period.

Publix Super Market coming to Fairhope

Posted on April 26, 2008
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Development Company Regency Centers announced on Thursday that a Publix Super Market will be built in Fairhope along the east side of Highway 98. The Publix store is estimated to be in the neighborhood of 54,000 square feet. The Publix store will anchor the 84,740 square foot Regency Centers development known as the Shoppes at Fairhope Village. The 11.04 acre development is being developed on a commercial tract that was part of the Arthur Corte Fly Creek PUD. The Shoppes at Fairhope Village site is located at the corner of Hwy 98 and Parker Road in Fairhope.

Daphne City Council approves smoking ban

Posted on February 19, 2008
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On Monday, the Daphne City Council approved an ordinance which bans smoking in all Daphne restaurants. The smoking ordinance bans smoking in all Daphne restaurants. It does allow for smoking in bars, private clubs, tobacco shops and in designated smoking rooms in hotels. A hotel can allow smoking in up to 30 percent of its rooms.