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MAY 2017 The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce MAY 2017 the Calvert: 10 Years and $4 Billion Later Launching Continental & Walmart Two Projects Announce Chamber in 48 Hours Chase 2017 the business view MAY 2017 1 We work for you. With technology, you want a partner, not a vendor. So we built the most accessible, highly responsive teams in our industry. Pair that with solutions o ering the highest levels of reliability and security and you have an ally that never stops working for you. O cial Provider of Telecommunication Solutions to the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Leading technology. Close to home. business solutions cspire.com/business | [email protected] | 251.459.8999 C SpireTM and C Spire Business SolutionsTM are trademarks owned by Cellular South, Inc. Cellular South, Inc. and its a liates provide products and services under the C SpireTM and C Spire Business SolutionsTM brand. 2 the©2017 business C Spire. All rightsview reserved. MAY 2017 the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce MAY 2017 | In this issue Volume XLVIII No. 4 ON THE COVER Kevin Carey, Trustmark Bank, is at the helm, From the Publisher - Bill Sisson chairing this year’s Chamber Chase effort. His crew consists of dozens of volunteers, a few of whom are pictured with him here. Gathering and Belonging See story on pages 14-15. Photo by Jeff Tesney. 4 News You Can Use Exciting changes are taking engage in networking. place all around us. Multi- If members no longer find 8 Small Business of the Month: generational workforces have value in traditional events, Payroll Vault become the norm in work should we drop some of these 11 Kevin Carey, Trustmark Bank, to Lead places throughout the world. and re-direct staff resources to Chamber Chase And these changes are forcing make an even greater impact? 15 Decade of Development, membership organizations I think the answer is “yes.” For ThyssenKrupp Project Laid Foundation like ours to take a serious look our chamber to remain strong for AM/NS Calvert and Outokumpu at the programs and services and to be as impactful as Stainless we provide, making sure we possible, we must continue to 18 Small Business Corner: Lights. continue to meet the needs and adjust programs and services. Camera. Call to Action. wants of an ever-changing business Providing enhanced programs and 20 Three Echoes Productions Named community. services for our membership will continue Small Business of the Year Chambers of commerce have always to be a focus of ours. But to do so, we need excelled at programs and services related to fully understand your individual and 21 Investor Focus: Briskman and Binion PC to belonging and gathering. Our chamber business motives for chamber involvement. 22 Face-to-Face with Legislators is no different. In fact, with more than 100 Please reach out to us to let us know 23 CEO Profile: David Clark, Visit Mobile events a year, we are naturally an events- how we can better serve you by contacting 24 Chamber@ Work driven organization. Without question, Shelly Mattingly at smattingly@mobile 26 Business Spotlight: Facility significant changes are coming in how chamber.com. We look forward to hearing Maintenance Service (FCS) companies choose to join business from you. 26 Ambassador of the Month: Liz Brewer organizations and how they choose to 27 New Board of Director: Marc Geis, C Spire 11,931 27 Mallory Tyson Joins Chamber Staff 28 Board of Advisor Profiles: Douglas L. Anderson, William Osmer, Michael Seltzer Mobile’s export supported jobs in 2015 29 Calendar Up 31 Member News 34 Anniversaries 45% 35 New Members since 2015 2015 2005 the business view is published monthly, except for the combined issue of December/January, 6 by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce 7 451 Government St., Mobile, AL 36602 251-433-6951 www.mobilechamber.com ©2017 Publisher William B. Sisson Executive Editor Leigh Perry-Herndon Managing Editor Jennifer Jenkins Copy Editor Michelle Irvin Additional Writers and Editors Kelli Dugan, Mike Herndon, Ashley Horn, Patty Howell, Susan Rak-Blanchard, Danette Richards and Carolyn Wilson Printing Services: Interstate Printing/Direct Mail Graphic Design: Wise Design Inc. Advertising Account Executive: René Eiland 15 21 251-431-8635 [email protected] the business view MAY 2017 3 NEWS NEWS you you can can use use State and local officials, along with Continental Motors, Mobile Airport Authority and Mobile Area Chamber representatives, were on hand to celebrate the news that Continental Motors, after a nationwide search, chose to remain in Mobile. Continental Motors Recommits to Mobile Continental Motors Group Continental is an industry “Continental Motors has been hub for aviation and aerospace,” representatives announced in leader in new and rebuilt FAA- supported by its excellent team said Troy Wayman, the Mobile late March that after a lengthy certified piston engines – both members and the community of Area Chamber’s vice president search, the company is renewing gas and diesel – spare parts and Mobile, Alabama, for over 50 of economic development. its commitment to Mobile as its components for small propeller- years. We are pleased to announce City of Mobile Mayor Sandy global corporate headquarters, driven airplanes. Future plans a renewed partnership will Stimpson said, “Continental retaining several hundred high- include a customer and secure the company’s future for Motors has been an outstanding paying jobs locally. technical service division to another 100 years,” said Rhett partner to our community for The Mobile Airport Authority serve its worldwide clients 24 Ross, president and CEO of many years. We are pleased to (MAA) will build and lease hours a day, 365 days a year in Continental Motors Group. support them in making this back to the company a 260,000- multiple languages. “The ‘greenfield’ facility will major investment in the City of square-foot, state-of-the-art The company has a 51-year modernize our manufacturing Mobile. Mobile is open for manufacturing facility and history at the Mobile Aeroplex processes into a world-class, high- business, and it’s a great time to corporate office, replacing the at Brookley and is considered productivity, vertically integrated invest in Mobile.” company’s current 11-building one of the anchors of the local center of manufacturing Mobile County Commission footprint. The total capital aerospace industry, moving to excellence in the new aviation President Merceria Ludgood investment is estimated at $70 Mobile in 1966 when the former center in Mobile,” said Michael said, “We welcome this million, with approximately $30 Brookley Air Force Base was in Skolnik, Continental’s announcement that is yet million for the facility and $40 the process of closing. executive vice president of another milestone in the five- million by Continental for new The decision to remain in global operations. decade relationship between equipment. The deal also Mobile was driven by The building design and Continental Motors and Mobile returns some prime land back Continental’s parent company, equipment selection will be County. Continental has to the airport authority for future AVIC International Holding finalized this year, with move- provided well-paying jobs and development. Corp., based in Beijing, China. in set for 2019. has invested deep roots in our “Thank you very much for The holding corporation “Continental Motors is a community. We are honored your confidence in us. We will recently made several long-time anchor of our that Continental is working to justify it,” said Elliot Maisel, acquisitions and the search for growing aerospace cluster. This grow and retain jobs here.” chairman of the MAA board of Continental’s headquarters expansion and investment is a directors, and chairman and included additional locations great win for Mobile, further You’ll see this symbol with CEO of Gulf Distributing. throughout the U.S. solidifying the region as a major stories featuring Chamber initiatives. 4 the business view MAY 2017 Photo by Jeff Tesney Nearly everyone who spoke during the celebration welcoming Walmart to Mobile joked about this being the “worst kept secret.” The backdrop for the event was APM Terminals Mobile, signaling the impact the company’s new direct import distribution center would have on both the Port of Mobile and the container terminal. More than 150 attendees representing the Mobile Area Chamber’s Partners for Growth investors, board of directors and board of advisors, along with key invitees from APM Terminals Mobile and the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) were on hand for the much-anticipated event. Celebrating Walmart’s Import Distribution Center Long Awaited Project Announcement Brings Added Bonus With all the i’s dotted and t’s the nation’s commerce,” said “We are excited about how Wayman also acknowledged crossed, Walmart officials were James K. Lyons, CEO of the this facility will help us service the role of McCallum Sweeney in town March 29 to announce Alabama State Port Authority. our customers and the economic as Walmart’s site selection firm, Mobile will be home to its The annual inventory for this impact it will have through local especially Jeff Forsythe and newest direct import distribution center is expected job creation and future economic Sarah White. distribution center. The facility to increase traffic at APM development,” said Jeff Construction is underway will stock the company’s other Terminals by at least 20,000 Breazeale, Walmart’s vice and is expected to take 14 distribution centers, with the containers or 10 percent overall, president of direct import months. nearest ones located in Cullman, said Brian Harold, APM’s logistics. “We all have worked very Ala., and Baton Rouge, La. managing director. To prepare, Mobile’s assets that attracted hard to bring this great project The total investment is he said, “We are currently the project started with the Port to Mobile County.
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