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JULY 2018 The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce JULY 2018 the Soccer Complex Group Tours Coming to Mobile in Mobile Growing Spotlight on Our Delta business Your business comes first. That’s why we’re #1 in reliability. So we deliver industry leading levels of reliability, ensuring you get the performance and uptime your business needs from a solution you rely on every day. HD HD Voice Quality Premium Polycom Phones Best in class uptime and reliability Unlimited Nationwide Calling Cloud-based PBX We manage your phone service so you can focus on whatever drives your results. C Spire. Customer inspired. 2cspire.com/business the business view JULY 2018 | [email protected] | 251.459.8999 ©2018 C Spire. All rights reserved. FOCUS ON WHAT COUNTS CYPRESS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ENABLES EMPLOYERS TO FOCUS ON PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY AND STAFFING FLEXIBILITY BY RE-DEFINING THE ON-TIME, BEST-FIT STAFFING SOLUTION MODEL FOR EMPLOYERS. FOCUSADMINISTRATION, ON CLERICAL & ACCOUNTING Accounting, office administration, WHATsales personnel, file COUNTS clerks & legal personnel Cypress Employment Services Enables Employers To Focus On Productivity, ProfitabilityHEALTHCARE and Staffing Flexibility by Re-Defining The On-Time, Best-Fit Staffing Solution Model For Employers WAREHOUSE & MANUFACTURING ADMINISTRATION & CLERKS Accounting,SUPPORT office administration, sales personnel, fileWarehouse clerks & legal & inventory personnel staff, shipping & receiving INDUSTRIAL & TECHNICAL SKILLS Welders, pipe fitters, riggers, journeyman plumbers & craneCONSTRUCTION operators/heavy equipment SKILLS operators Electricians, production labor, CONSTRUCTIONsheetmetal mechanics, SKILLScarpenters Electricians,and safety production personnel labor, sheetmetal mechanics, carpenters and safety personnel HEALTHCAREINDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE & & MANUFACTURINGTECHNICAL SKILLS SUPPORT WarehouseWelders, &pipe inventory fitters, staff, riggers, shipping & receiving journeyman plumbers & crane AVIATION,operators/heavy TECHNICAL equipment operators & LINE STAFF Aviation, aerospace & manufacturing support MOBILE •• BIRMINGHAMBIRMINGHAM •• NASHVILLENASHVILLE www.cypressemployment.comwww.cypressemployment.com the business view FEBRUARY 2018 3 the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce JULY 2018 | In this issue ON THE COVER A local group tours with Eric Finley (far right) From the Publisher - Bill Sisson on the Dora Franklin Finley African American Heritage Trail. The group is pictured at the The Attributes of Good Local Government Leadership Cudjoe Lewis Memorial. Read the story on page 12. Photo by Ashley Horn. Coming off the Mobile Area would-be opponents can be Chamber’s annual State of the made happy, or at least not as 5 News You Can Use City and County Luncheon, angry, if they feel they have I feel more inspired than ever been heard and a fair listening 10 Small Business of the Month: Mighty about Mobile’s continued process was in place. 12 Touring Our Town growth and our community’s Good leaders are nice to bright future. people, regardless of ranking 16 Explore Canada’s Winter Wonderland Hearing from County or social status. I think this is 18 Five Things to Know About the Mobile Commission President Connie more important in local River Bridge and Bayway Project Hudson and Mayor Sandy government than any other Stimpson reiterated to me just setting. In the political world, 21 Investor Focus: Beard Equipment Co. how fortunate we are to have good, honest effective governmental officials readily get 23 CEO Profile: Jill Chenoweth leadership at the local level – in our mayor’s their views adopted and tend to get the office, the city council and our county public on their side. Our local city and 25 Board of Advisor Profiles: Lewis commission. This should never be taken county leaders are quite good at this – and Copeland Jr., Michael Roberts, for granted. they are some of the most genuine people I Christopher S. Thomas and As a Chamber executive, I’ve had the have ever known. Daniel Wright opportunity to work with some outstanding Good leaders take stands. Our local 26 Ambassador of the Month: Michelle leaders throughout my career. And I’ve leaders stand for important things in examined the traits of elected local government, such as comprehensive planning, Brown government officials that lead to excellent building better quality of life in the community 26 Business Spotlight of the Month: leadership. and high-quality development. As the lead Karen C. Simmons PC Good leaders know how to listen. Our agency for economic development in our local government leaders listen well. That community, I can tell you that nothing 27 Elizabeth Nelson Joins Chamber Staff simple but profound leadership quality wins new business more than having 27 Shelby Glover Promoted to Senior gives people the courtesy they deserve. governmental leaders with principle-driven Project Manager I’ve observed over the years that many vision and focus. Good leaders acknowledge problems 29 Calendar and work to move forward. Of course, all 31 Member News communities have issues and challenges 33 Anniversaries but, as we always have in Mobile, we can work together to deal with problems that 34 New Members 8 crop up along the way. We are blessed with excellent governmental leaders here in Mobile. Now let’s all do our part by rolling up our sleeves and working the business view is published monthly, together with them to make Mobile an even except for the combined issue of December/January, better community in the future. by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce 451 Government St., Mobile, AL 36602 251-433-6951 www.mobilechamber.com ©2018 Publisher William B. Sisson Executive Editor Leigh Perry-Herndon 12 Managing Editor Jennifer Jenkins 18 Copy Editor Michelle Irvin Additional Writers and Editors Mike Herndon, Ashley Horn, Susan Rak-Blanchard, Natalie Franklin and Carolyn Wilson Printing Services: Interstate Printing/Direct Mail Graphic Design: Wise Design Inc. Advertising Account Executive: René Eiland 251-431-8635 [email protected] 4 the business view JULY 2018 NEWS you can use Today’s Homeowner Now on Amazon Prime Video Hitting another nail on the head, two Mobile-based home improvement shows produced by 3 Echoes Productions recently joined Amazon’s Prime Video. There are 88 episodes of Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford and 24 of the millennial- focused web series Checking In With Chelsea free to Amazon’s 90-million plus U.S. Prime subscribers and available for purchase by other Prime Video users. “We are excited to offer this new view-on-demand opportunity for Amazon video users,” said host and show namesake, Danny Lipford. “Home improvement spending is expected to increase 7.5 percent in 2018, so we know consumers are out there looking for quality, practical information they can trust. Chelsea and I look forward to connecting with new home enthusiasts on the Amazon Danny Lipford and his daughter Chelsea produce two shows offered to subscribers on Amazon Prime video. platform, and helping to inspire their next projects.” Additional episodes for both seasons being added at the end show titles. Nielsen markets. Checking In programs are set to join of each broadcast year. Prime Currently in its 20th season, With Chelsea is in its fourth year Amazon’s Prime Video Video users can find Today’s Today’s Homeowner reaches a of production, and has received offerings during the third Homeowner and Checking In With live audience of 1.7 million more than 3 million views to quarter of 2018, with new Chelsea in the educational genre, weekly viewers and broadcasts date. and also by searching for the in 207 of the 210 available Need a Ride? Hop On a Lime Bike Starting this summer, there bike, open the mobile app and will be another way to move look for one near you, then around in Mobile without a car. unlock it from your phone. The LimeBike, a bike-share program cost is $1 for each half-hour. serving 50-plus communities in The company’s bikes are cities from South Bend, Ind., to dockless, meaning they do not Los Angeles, is setting up shop have to be returned to specific here. Plans are to start the Mobile locations. fleet at 500 between downtown City of Mobile Mayor Sandy and the University of South Stimpson and Councilman Alabama, beginning next month. John Williams introduced The cutting-edge lime green legislation for Mobile City and yellow smart bikes have Council consideration in wireless technology, GPS and March, and the Mobile City self-activating locks. How it Council approved operations works: If you’re in need of a in early April. the business view JULY 2018 5 Mobile County to Build Soccer Complex The Mobile County Commission approved plans to begin construction on a highly anticipated 10-field soccer complex to be located near the I-10 and I-65 interchange. Designed by Neel-Shaffer Inc., the project will be funded using pay-as-you-go funds, and Mobile County Commission President Connie Hudson’s District 2 discretionary funds on the nearly 60-acre site. The first phase will include two tournament-quality fields and two seeded practice fields along with water and sewer, irrigation, a parking lot and an entrance road. Construction on this phase is expected to begin at the end of 2018. The county will partner with Mobile United Futbol Club to manage and operate the facility. willistowerswatson.com Managing risk: your first foundation When you build on a foundation of secured risk, the sky’s the limit! 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