Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) articles from July 2004

Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) archives from July 2004

Alabama initiates international trade program.
July 1, 2004... Byline: John Davis Jul. 1--Gov. Bob Riley is looking beyond U.S. borders to strengthen Alabama's economy. Wednesday morning, Riley announced a plan to expand the state's international trade. The new program, called Export Alabama, will...

Montgomery Advertiser, Ala., Casual Friday column.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Jul. 2--WORKERS RELISH BISCUITS PICNIC TREND: When the Montgomery Biscuits went to bat along Montgomery's riverfront this year, a number of companies welcomed the new venue for employee events. Organizations...

Montgomery, Ala., motel faces 30-day deadline to clean up.
July 2, 2004... Byline: William F. West Jul. 2--A Montgomery extended stay motel might face closure if it does not clean up its act in 30 days. A Montgomery City Council ad-hoc committee decided Thursday to tell the full council that the Valu Inn...

Case of fired Alabama engineer is not resolved.
July 2, 2004... Byline: John Davis Jul. 2--Vernon Blake, the Alabama Department of Transportation engineer who got fired for documenting his boss's habit of playing solitaire on state time, could be weighing a settlement offer from the state in the next...

Contractors file Hyundai liens in Montgomery County, Ala.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 2--As construction crews continue putting the finishing touches on Hyundai's new manufacturing plant in Montgomery, some contractors say they have not received all their pay due for the job. More than 10 liens...

Hyundai manufacturing firm in Alabama gets new leader.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 2--Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama has a new leader. Y.S. Kim, who has served as the company's president since Hyundai broke ground on its automotive manufacturing site in Montgomery in April 2002, has been...

Not all Alabama cities look to annex as populations grow.
July 5, 2004... Byline: Marty Roney Jul. 5--For the past two decades, Autauga and Elmore counties have seen tremendous population growth. Prattville and Millbrook have led the charge through natural growth and numerous annexations. Wetumpka, on the...

Experts say consumers can combat volatile gas prices with wise decisions.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Jul. 6--Gasoline prices have dipped a bit recently, but the long-term prognosis isn't great. Americans are adapting to higher prices, either through budgeting more for gas or making changes in their driving...

Mobile unit delivers health care to Alabama's rural areas.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Kirsten J. Barnes Jul. 6--When Lee Sole, 41, began experiencing dizziness and severe headaches, he knew he should see a doctor and get a check-up. But in the Lowndes County town of Mosses, his options were few. The town of fewer...

Arrowhead, Ala., convenience store offers customers 'full-service'.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 7--Not a lot has changed at Arrowhead Trading Post in the past 25 years except for the view outside. In an area along Atlanta Highway near Taylor Road that was once farmland, a range of retail, residential and...

Montgomery, Ala., council rejects rezoning proposal for trailer housing.
July 7, 2004... Byline: William F. West Jul. 7--An emotional debate over more trailer housing at Macedonia dominated a lengthy Montgomery City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon. Latae McCullough was in tears as she approached the council and told how...

Montgomery Advertiser, Ala., Casual Friday column.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Jul. 9--The fantasy goes something like this: "I'm sick of this job. I should just chuck it all and run off with the circus." Or be a fashion photographer, or a horse trainer, or a Hollywood makeup artist, or a...

Montgomery, Ala., planners approve Publix store.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 9--Publix got the green light Thursday for a planned location on Zelda Road that will be one of four stores the Florida-based chain will open in Montgomery. The Montgomery Planning Commission approved a...

Montgomery, Ala., Hyundai plant to accept applications again.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 9--Alabamians who missed out on the chance to apply last year for a job at Hyundai's new automotive plant in Montgomery will get another shot. For a one-month period beginning Monday, Hyundai Motor...

Uninformed alarm users create alarming statistics in Montgomery, Ala.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Crystal Bonvillian Jul. 9--False alarms at homes and businesses comprised about 73 percent of the alarm calls Montgomery Police responded to in 2003, police officials say. Officers responded to a total of 37,579 alarms, said...

Many race for applications to work at Montgomery, Ala., Hyundai plant.
July 18, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 18--More than 500 people already work at the Hyundai plant in Montgomery, and hundreds more have been trained as job candidates through Alabama Industrial Development Training, a state agency that recruits and...

Tallassee, Ala., may expand airport runway to try to lure businesses.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Donna Pierce Adams Jul. 19--A longer runway is on the short list of economic development goals for Jim Cook, the airport manager at Donald Reeves Airport, and Tallassee Mayor Bobby Payne. The runway is 3,200 feet long. The city...

Alabama's huge crop harvest is just peachy.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Julie Arrington Jul. 19--Peach lovers have good reason to be happy this summer. According to the Alabama Agricultural Statistical Service, Alabama peach orchards are expected to produce 31 million pounds of the juicy orbs this...

Compare banks before choosing, experts suggest.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Jul. 20--If a new bank is in your future, whether it's because you think you can get a better deal elsewhere, because you want a bank branch closer to home or just because you've had one too many run-ins with an...

River walk plan gets back on track in Wetumpka, Ala.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Donna Pierce Adams Jul. 20--The Wetumpka's City Council took another step forward Monday in its proposed river walk that would run on the west side of the Coosa River from Bibb Graves Bridge to the span at Coosa River Parkway. ...

Montgomery County, Ala., council approves industrial park rules.
July 20, 2004... Byline: William F. West Jul. 20--The Montgomery East Industrial Park is coming a major step closer to reality. The Montgomery County Commission on Monday approved a document saying who could locate at the idle site -- or, more...

Federal funds bolster Alabama's health crisis plan.
July 21, 2004... Byline: John Davis Jul. 21--The Alabama Department of Public Health is preparing for a $12.9 million injection from the federal government, part of which will be used for anti-terrorism preparedness. The U.S. Department of Health and...

Council revokes Montgomery, Ala., motel's license.
July 21, 2004... Byline: William F. West Jul. 21--A Montgomery motel has lost its right to do business -- and the owner's attorney is saying he may be going to court claiming alleged racial prejudice against his clients, who are natives of India. The...

Montgomery, Ala., contractor faces allegations of safety violations.
July 21, 2004... Byline: John Davis Jul. 21--A Montgomery contractor could be on the hook for $103,000 after allegedly putting workers in danger. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has accused Wadsworth-Phillips Contractors of...

Alabama agency makes Hyundai job forms easier to find.
July 25, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 25--The huge first-day response to Hyundai Motor Manufacturing's announcement that it would reopen its application pipeline for new job candidates has shown no signs of slowing down so far. Alabama Industrial...

New Montgomery, Ala., apartment complex is estate-like.
July 25, 2004... Byline: William F. West Jul. 25--Construction crews are moving dirt and erecting new housing along the east side of Hall Street, evidence that a new Victor Tulane Court apartment complex is taking shape. "They're going great. They...

Manufacturing, retail drive growth in Lee County, Ala.
July 25, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 25--Auburn and Opelika have seen a string of recent successes on the economic development front, with the location of new manufacturers to the area and the expansion of existing ones. Last month, Auburn landed...

Stores need curbside appeal, Montgomery, Ala., owners say.
July 27, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Jul. 27--When Nichole Thompson opened E'lon Boutique two years ago, she designed the exterior of the business with the customer in mind. The women's apparel and accessories store features an elegant window...

Elmore County, Ala., school budget is free of proration.
July 28, 2004... Byline: Erin Elaine Jul. 28--When the 2005 budget was presented to the Elmore County Board of Education, one thing was noticeably missing from the report -- proration. For the past three years, the Elmore County school system had to...

Insurance workers save on tuition costs at Montgomery, Ala., college.
July 28, 2004... Byline: David Rountree Jul. 28--Alfa Insurance Co. employees and their legal dependents will receive a major break on tuition cost at Huntingdon College under a new cooperative agreement between the two. Huntingdon, which is marking...

Company restores historic fixtures in Montgomery, Ala., building.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 29--The Alabama Department of Archives and History has recaptured a piece of its own past. Today, contractors will finish work on a project that has long been on a back burner for lack of funding. About 30 or...

News of military contract for apparel maker is welcomed in Selma, Ala.
July 30, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Jul. 30--Selma got some good news this week. On the heels of an announcement earlier in the week that Meadowcraft Inc. would expand its operations in the county, a move that eventually will create 200 new jobs,...

Food bank funds denied in Montgomery, Ala.
July 30, 2004... Byline: William F. West Jul. 30--Here's some food for thought: A nonprofit agency that annually provides almost 4 million pounds of food to try to keep the area's poor from going hungry is now asking for help from the county. ...

Montgomery, Ala.-area nonprofit agencies selected for marketing services event.
July 30, 2004... Jul. 30--Nine nonprofit organizations from the River Region will benefit from advertising and marketing services provided by LWT Communications and its sister company, LWT/KBK New Media, in their third annual "CreateAThon event." Scheduled...