Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) articles from March 2004

Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) archives from March 2004

Retail Chains to Open Stores at Montgomery, Ala., Shopping Center.
March 31, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 31--If you need to buy a dress, pick up some wine and adopt a pet all in the same afternoon, three new stores coming to The Shoppes at EastChase may be for you. Three chain stores new to Montgomery...

Bilingualism an Asset in Many Alabama Workplaces.
March 30, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 30--When Spanish-speaking people come into the county Probate Office on Atlanta Highway to renew their car tags, many ask for Christie Vazquez. "They feel more comfortable with people who speak their...

Montgomery, Ala.-Area Officials Discuss Impact of New Hyundai Plant.
March 30, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 30--Two years after the initial announcement that Hyundai would locate its first U.S. automotive plant in Montgomery, the facility is nearing completion. As the automaker gears up to begin test production in...

Hyundai Officials Converge on Montgomery, Ala.
March 28, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 28--The people at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama had some company last week. A group of marketing, advertising and public relations staff members from Hyundai Motor America and its supporting agencies...

Alabama's Jobless Rate Falls to National Average in February.
March 27, 2004... Byline: David Rountree Mar. 27--Alabama's unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent in February from 6 percent in January, but, as usual, the extent of joblessness varied widely among the state's 67 counties, with most rural areas continuing...

Developers Land on Losing End of Montgomery, Ala., Proposals.
March 26, 2004... Byline: William F. West Mar. 26--"Not in my neighborhood" was the cry to the Montgomery Planning Commission from residents outraged by proposed businesses or suburban development near their homes. The response from the commission...

Students Showcase Skills at Tuskegee University's Business, Engineering Event.
March 26, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 26--More than 300 Tuskegee University students weaved their way through meeting rooms at the school's Kellogg Conference Center Thursday, sitting in on hourlong discussions that ranged from "Interviewing and...

Montgomery, Ala., Businesses Enable Employees to Volunteer in Schools.
March 26, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 26--It's common for a business to support charities and community groups financially, but fewer employers are able to send their workers out into the community to volunteer on company time. For...

Autaugaville, Ga., Gets New Cable TV Provider.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Erin E. Mosely Mar. 25--Autaugaville residents who want their MTV -- or other cable programming -- are in luck thanks to a new cable company that last week bought out Com-Link, the previous cable provider. New Wave...

Hyundai Supplier Auto Electronic America Corp. Picks Georgiana, Ala.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 25--Georgiana, home to the annual Hank Williams Festival, now has another reason to celebrate: The town has landed its first Hyundai supplier. Auto Electronic America Corp., a tier-two supplier, has chosen...

Montgomery, Ala., Mall Loses American Eagle Outfitters.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 25--American Eagle Outfitters will close its Montgomery Mall store Saturday, becoming the latest of several retailers to leave the shopping center in the past year. With the departure of well-known retailers...

Montgomery, Ala., Developer's Options Pave Way for Wal-Mart.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Deidra M. Lemons Mar. 25--More than 50 Ann Street residents have agreed to give Montgomery developer Buddy McClinton the option to buy their homes for the possible construction of a Wal-Mart store. McClinton, president of...

Alabama Farm Cooperatives Give Urban Consumers Fresh Food Connection.
March 21, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 21--Jerry Spencer loves tomatoes, but a lot of them just aren't what they used to be. Growing up in Alabama, Spencer thought of tomato sandwiches as a summertime standard, and the tomatoes were "the best you...

Hyundai Shifts Machinery from Mobile, Ala., to New Montgomery Plant.
March 21, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 21--Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama has been saddled with a heavy undertaking in recent days. With lots of help from outside companies, the automaker has moved approximately 2,300 tons of machinery from the...

Montgomery, Ala., Shopping Center Eatery Shuts Down.
March 20, 2004... Mar. 20--Crepes Egg-Setera, an original tenant at The Shoppes at EastChase when the center opened in November 2002, has closed its doors. Kay Yarbrough, marketing director for Jim Wilson & Associates Inc., developer of The Shoppes, said...

Montgomery, Ala., Event Provides Exposure for Area Businesses.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Erin E. Mosely Mar. 19--PRATTVILLE, Ala. -- Small and large businesses converged on the Doster Memorial Community Center in Prattville on Thursday for the 2004 Business Exposure organized by the Prattville Chamber of Commerce....

Alabama State University Symposium Provides Tips on Landing Jobs.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 19--Business majors at Alabama State University got some firsthand advice Thursday on how to build a bright financial future and land a job in the financial services industry from leaders in the field during a...

Busy Montgomery, Ala., Families Appreciate Businesses with Flexible Hours.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 19--Like many working mothers, Jeanine Nielsen's schedule gets complicated, so she appreciates the option of taking her children to the dentist in the late afternoon. "It's better for them to not have...

Business Conference Takes Place in Prattville, Ala.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Erin E. Mosely Mar. 19--PRATTVILLE, Ala. -- Small and large businesses converged on the Doster Memorial Community Center in Prattville on Thursday for the 2004 Business Exposure organized by the Prattville Chamber of Commerce....

Montgomery County, Ala., Funeral Home Exonerated in Case of Maggots.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Jessica M. Walker Mar. 19--Ross-Clayton Funeral Home was not responsible for the maggots found on a murder victim at the funeral home in 2001, according to a Montgomery County jury's verdict. The jury took roughly 15 minutes...

Selma, Ala., to Get 120 Jobs to Supply Hyundai Components.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Alvin Benn Mar. 19--SELMA -- Officials of a Michigan-based plant that makes molded automotive seating announced plans Thursday to hire 120 workers to manufacture components for cars and sport utility vehicles that will be made at...

Many Customers of Montgomery, Ala., Businesses Appreciate Late-Hours Services.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 19--Like many working mothers, Jeanine Nielsen's schedule gets complicated, so she appreciates the option of taking her children to the dentist in the late afternoon. "It's better for them to not have...

Montgomery, Ala., Pubs Hope for Busy St. Patrick's Day Weekend.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 19-- Jason Dabbs, co-owner of Michael's on Watchman Drive in Montgomery, says St. Patrick's Day is one of the bar's busiest days of the year. -- Mickey Welsh Advertiser It's St. Patrick's Day, and some area...

Alabama State University Students Learn about Financial Services Industry.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 19--Business majors at Alabama State University got some firsthand advice Thursday on how to build a bright financial future and land a job in the financial services industry from leaders in the field during a...

Montgomery, Ala., Small Businesses Can Contend for Local Awards.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 18--When Steve Goldsby was starting Integrated Computer Solutions in 1997, support and recognition from the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce helped build the business's credibility and visibility. ...

Kohl's to Debut Montgomery, Ala., Store in Fall.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 18--Kohl's Department Store, among the latest additions to the Plaza at EastChase, will make its official Montgomery debut sometime in the fall. Representatives of EastChase officially confirmed Wednesday...

Massive Component of Montgomery, Ala., Hyundai Plant to Arrive by Barge.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 17--As the morning rain gave way to sunny skies Tuesday, a small group of elected officials, business and civic leaders gathered along the shore of the Alabama River to welcome the arrival of a valuable piece of...

Montgomery, Ala., Supporters Hope to Keep Mall in Business.
March 17, 2004... Mar. 17--The crowd at the Montgomery City Council meeting Tuesday night was dotted with T-shirts worn by supporters of Montgomery Mall. More than 20 members of the Communities for Economic Stability Coalition showed up to hear their...

Components for Montgomery, Ala., Hyundai Plant Near Destination.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 16--Past met future Monday morning as two enormous pieces of high-tech machinery traveled under the storied Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on a journey up the Alabama River to the new Hyundai plant under...

Miracle Worker Guides Investment Firm Enstar Back from Brink.
March 16, 2004... Byline: David Rountree Mar. 16--In the wake of a scandal that sent its two previous chairmen to federal prison, few Alabama investors would have guessed 10 years ago that Montgomery-based Enstar Group Inc. -- nee Kinder-Care Inc. --...

Montgomery, Ala., Airport Aims High with Renovation.
March 15, 2004... Byline: William F. West Mar. 15--Greg Price and his wife, Karen, quietly sat in the lobby of Montgomery Regional Airport reading the newspaper, waiting for their flight as construction crews worked inside and outside to modernize the...

Hyundai Puts Focus on Youth as Tomorrow's Car Buyers.
March 14, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 14--To tap into minds of up-and-coming car buyers, Hyundai representatives brought their own crew of youthful investigators to this year's Chicago Auto Show. The idea got started last year. The company culled...

Hyundai Automaking Machinery-Part to Arrive in Montgomery, Ala., Monday.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 11--After more than a year of preparation, Hyundai executives got a look Wednesday at what will be the Montgomery car plant's largest piece of automaking machinery. Under a bright blue sky, workers at the...

Alabama State University Raises Are Unfair, Some Faculty Members Say.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Regan Loyola Connolly Mar. 11--Alabama State University faculty members say large pay raises for eight employees that vary wildly from standard procedure are examples of unfair treatment and micromanagement by the board of...

Chili's Shuts Its Montgomery, Ala., Restaurant; Other Area Eateries May Close.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 9--Lunchtime options are getting slimmer in the Montgomery Mall area. In the wake of news that Piccadilly Cafeteria is closing its doors this week, Chili's, directly across from Montgomery Mall on McGehee...

Tallassee, Ala., Council Approves Plan to Attract Industry.
March 9, 2004... Mar. 9--TALLASSEE, Ala. -- The City Council approved a resolution to use the deed for the Entrepreneur Center Building for collateral on a bank loan for city improvements. With the loan, the Tallassee Industrial Board plans to construct a...

Speakers at Montgomery, Ala., Conference Urge Women to Pursue Dreams.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 5--Women with vision and the determination to make their dreams into reality gathered Thursday at Alabama State University for a conference focusing on strategies for success. The Women in Business...

Montgomery, Ala., Businessmen Use Lunch Hour to Run Together.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 5--It's lunchtime, and a group of businessmen is assembling. But it's not at a restaurant to strike deals over chicken salad. It's at the Downtown YMCA, and the men are exchanging good-natured insults as...

Montgomery, Ala., Black Business Owners Praise Chamber of Commerce Program.
March 5, 2004... Byline: David Rountree Mar. 5--Black business people turned out by the dozens Thursday for a Minority Business Development Forum designed not only to introduce them to Chamber of Commerce leaders, but also to black entrepreneurs who...

Montgomery, Ala., Interns Fill Gaps Left by Cutbacks in Court System.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Jessica M. Walker Mar. 5--Alabama State University senior Jolanda Tabb watches television with a more skeptical eye now that she spends her days at the courthouse. "I can watch 'Law and Order' now and say, 'Oh, it's not like...

Eight Montgomery, Ala., Principals Discuss Troubled Schools.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Blu Gilliand Mar. 5--Small groups, one-on-one instruction and a sense of urgency among teachers are the methods being prescribed to cure ailments in eight Montgomery public schools. Principals of the eight schools classified...

Dispute Continues to Snarl Montgomery, Ala., Road Work.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Donna Adams Mar. 5--Whether or not Elmore County should maintain county roads that extend into Eclectic has been an ongoing debate for three years, and it may end up in court. In the meantime, residents who travel the roads are...

Two Autauga County, Ala., Women Charged in Check Forging.
March 5, 2004... Mar. 5--AUTAUGAVILLE, Ala. -- Two Autauga County women have been charged in Chilton County in connection with check forging, the Autauga County Sheriff's Office reported. A search warrant was served Thursday at 2315 Quarters Ave. in...

Struggling Montgomery, Ala., Mall Loses Eatery.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 5--As community leaders and residents of Montgomery Mall area rally to support the struggling shopping center, Piccadilly Cafeteria has joined a growing list of merchants who have chosen to close or move out of...

Shoppers Pack New Dillard's Department Store in Montgomery, Ala.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 4--The fanfare continued Wednesday inside Montgomery's newest Dillard's store as the retailer ushered in its first official day of business with seminars, clowns, giveaways and a healthy stream of curious...

Home Experts Bring Wares to Montgomery, Ala., Expo.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Tiffany Ray Mar. 4--Montgomery area homeowners looking to buy, rebuild or beautify will get a look at the latest products and services this weekend at the Greater Montgomery Home Builders Association's Homebuilding and Remodeling...

McDonald's Says So-Long to Supersizing.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Erin E. Mosely Mar. 4--Lisa Andrews definitely wasn't "lovin' it" Wednesday at lunch. After spending Wednesday morning shopping, Andrews went to the McDonald's restaurant in Millbrook to quench her thirst with a "Supersize"...

Business Card Designs Slice of You.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Deborah Willoughby Mar. 2--Consider what your business card says about you: Is it sloppy, cheap-looking, disorganized and crammed with slogans but lacking necessary details? Is it elegant, tidy, solid and direct? You...

Wetumpka, Ala., Considers Industrial Park.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Donna Adams Mar. 2--WETUMPKA, Ala. -- Jennifer Fussell eagerly supports the city's search for a new industrial park. She envisions it as a possible cure to her unemployment and a preferable alternative to a daily commute to...

Funding Cuts Hurt 42 Montgomery, Ala., Nonprofit Groups.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Deidra M. Lemons Mar. 2--The United Way announced Monday that 42 Montgomery nonprofit agencies will suffer almost 4 percent in cuts to their programs during the 2004 budget year. The agency failed to meet its fund-raising goal,...

Montgomery, Ala., Smoking Plan Divides Restaurants.
March 1, 2004... Byline: William F. West Mar. 1--Bud Skinner won't say smoking is good for people, but that he has enjoyed having a cigarette for about 30 years. The Montgomery businessman says his customers should continue to enjoy the same rights at...