Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) articles from August 2001

Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) archives from August 2001

Employment Outlook Looks Positive for Montgomery, Ala.
August 31, 2001... Byline: Kelli M. Dugan Aug. 31--Montgomery residents lamenting the lack of employment opportunities could see a positive shift in the fourth quarter if the latest poll of work force projections holds true. Manpower Inc. recently...

Trucking Company Plans Facility in Montgomery, Ala.
August 31, 2001... Byline: Dave Hendrick Aug. 31--A 35-year-old trucking company with headquarters in Atlanta is setting up operations in Montgomery, bringing in a $5 million capital investment and creating 70 new jobs. The company, James Brown...

Air Force Reinvests Technology Resources, Alabama Conference Speaker Says.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Ken Roedl Aug. 30--Tight budgets with limited allocations aren't deterring Air Force leaders from advancing the service's information technology resources, Lt. Gen. John Woodward Jr. said Wednesday. Woodward, a keynote...

Tupelo, Miss.-Based Builder Gets Montgomery, Ala., Airport Contract.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Alvin Benn Aug. 30--JESCO Inc., which has built a textile mill and a state environmental headquarters in recent years, has been named the low bidder on major renovations for the Montgomery Regional Airport. Montgomery Airport...

Montgomery, Ala., Airport Officials Review Renovation Bids.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Alvin Benn Aug. 29--Eight construction companies submitted bids Tuesday for the renovation of the Montgomery Regional Airport, and a decision is expected today after officials have had a chance to study them. The first major...

Auburn, Ala., University Helps Catfish Industry.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Alvin Benn Aug. 29--AUBURN, Ala.--Auburn University researchers have helped Alabama emerge from nowhere during the past three decades to become the nation's second largest catfish-producing state. "Catfish is one of the few...

Microsoft Chief Speaks at Montgomery, Ala., Information Technology Conference.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Alvin Benn Aug. 29--The computer world has been shaken to its foundation in recent months, but the future still looks good for businesses that can meet the challenges of today, the president of one of the world's largest software...

Montgomery, Ala., Network Designed to Give Support to Business Women.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Kelli M. Dugan Aug. 27--For the past 18 months, Geraldine Curry has been making plans to launch her own consulting firm, and the Montgomery native thought she had thought of everything. "I consulted my mentor from day one,...

Montgomery, Ala., Armed Forces Recruiters Find Plenty of Southern Volunteers.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Ken Roedl Aug. 24--The "Patriotic South" has not disappointed military recruiters this year. Going into the final month of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, recruiting leaders stationed in Montgomery expect to ship enough...

Montgomery Advertiser, Ala., Business Notes Column.
August 24, 2001... Aug. 24--The Advertiser Co. will build a new building at 425 Molten St. for offices, according to city records. W.K. Upchurch will construct the two-story, 48,931 square foot brick veneer and metal stud building. Anticipated cost is...

Montgomery, Ala., Duo Find Cool Success in Air-Conditioning Business.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Kelli M. Dugan Aug. 24--Tim Moorhead, a Pleasant Valley, N.Y. native, grew up watching his father run a successful trucking company. Darren Harris, a lifelong Montgomery resident, was inspired by the mentors he found through...

Montgomery Advertiser, Ala., Business Briefs Column.
August 23, 2001... Aug. 23--THE ADVERTISER CO. will build a new building at 425 Molten St. for offices, according to city records. W.K. UPCHURCH will construct the two-story, 48,931 square foot brick veneer and metal stud building. Anticipated cost is...

Prattville, Ala., Council Approves Annexation.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Marty Roney Aug. 8--The city grew by about 500 citizens Tuesday night when the Prattville City Council annexed a sprawling area of about six square miles to the city's west. The council acted unanimously to bring in several...

Montgomery, Ala., Plans to Provide Pay Raises to Some City Workers.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Dave Hendrick Aug. 8--Eligible city employees will get raises without increasing taxes or rate hikes for city permits and services, according to Mayor Bobby Bright's proposed $141 million budget, which he presented to the City...

Montgomery, Ala., Council Endorses Riverfront Development Plan.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Dave Hendrick Aug. 8--In a largely ceremonial action, the City Council unanimously expressed its support of the comprehensive land use plan for development of the riverfront region. Some say it is a necessity if bringing new...

Enrollment Boom Creates Growth Issues at Montgomery, Ala.-Area Schools.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Laura Whittington Aug. 8--On the second day of school in Elmore County, a few of the minor problems were solved, but in some schools one problem continues to grow -- enrollment. While enrollment as a whole is down in the...

Seminars Simplify Technology for Minority Business Leaders in Alabama.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Kelli M. Dugan Aug. 8--The driving rain that drenched downtown Montgomery on Tuesday afternoon thinned the audience but did not dampen the entrepreneurial spirit of the modest crowd in the Alabama Power Co. Southern Division...

Chlorine Is Lacking in Montgomery, Ala.-Area Water.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Mike Sherman Aug. 8--A state inspector didn't find any chlorine in drinking water at a private South Montgomery water system whose operator already has been held in contempt of court for not stopping repeated overflows of...

Montgomery, Ala., Computer Firm Emerges from Business Incubator.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Kelli M. Dugan Aug. 7--Steve Goldsby knows something most employers don't, and it could not only save money but improve productivity. "It's just a given that your biggest threat is your insider threat," said Goldsby, chief...

County Pay Raises Uncertain.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Dave Hendrick Aug. 7--No Montgomery County employees are expected to lose their jobs because of funding problems next year, but their merit raises are in question. "The commission said to me there will be no layoffs,"...

Renovations to Montgomery, Ala., Airport To Proceed As Scheduled.
August 6, 2001... Byline: Kelli M. Dugan Aug. 6--Montgomery residents and visitors wondering when proposed renovations to the Montgomery Regional Airport will begin have less than three weeks to wait. The Montgomery Airport Authority is currently...

Land Annexation into Prattville, Ala., Would Offer Limited Services for Awhile.
August 6, 2001... Byline: Marty Roney Aug. 6--If the Prattville City Council votes to approve an annexation request Tuesday night, it may take some time for the new city residents to get all services to the area. Several hundred property owners in a...

Montgomery, Ala., Doctor Dies at Age of 82.
August 6, 2001... Byline: Alvin Benn Aug. 6--Montgomery's medical community may never have another doctor quite like Hugh MacGuire. MacGuire, who died at his home Tuesday night at the age of 82, was a man of many talents who amazed and exasperated...

Montgomery, Ala., Officials Consider Building Central Dispatch Department.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Dave Hendrick Aug. 2--City Communications Operator E.A. Davis spends the day shift in a 15-by-20-foot room with five or six other E-911 dispatchers, a bank of computer screens and two-way radio gear. The room is cramped,...

School Construction Surges in Montgomery, Ala.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Ken L. Spear Aug. 2--Johnson Elementary School students learned their lessons in vandalized mobile units and often listened as rain from leaky roofs fell in wastebaskets. Not this year. As the Aug. 27 school day opening...

BellSouth's Performance an Issue at Montgomery, Ala., Hearing on Long Distance.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Alvin Benn Aug. 1--A hearing on BellSouth of Alabama's bid to move into long distance telecommunications service focused on performance standards Tuesday. A spokesman for AT&T, which has been critical of BellSouth's...

Montgomery, Ala., Officials Look for Options to Help with Finances.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Dave Hendrick Aug. 1--So what do you do? Service costs and demands rise, income sources rise and fall with the local, state and national economies. You want to plan for growth and find ways to take care of the problems...

Officials in Prattville, Autauga County, Ala., to Strike Road-Maintenance Deal.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Marty Roney Aug. 1--The Autauga County Commission and Prattville City Council are working together to cut a deal on road maintenance for an area seeking annexation into the city. The city wants the county to maintain the...