What's Happening in Baldwin and Mobile Counties? January 26, 2023

GENERAL UPDATES & INFORMATION
1. The 3 factors that affect home affordability 
https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/2023/01/24/the-3-factors-that-affect-home-affordability/?a=236535-347d38e6dd74291b43c67d6242b4e2a4

2. Miss Alabama USA 2023: Meet 37 women competing for the crown 
https://www.al.com/life/2023/01/miss-alabama-usa-2023-meet-37-women-competing-for-the-crown.html

3. The 20 jobs with the best hourly wages in Alabama 
https://www.al.com/business/2023/01/the-20-jobs-with-the-best-hourly-wages-in-alabama.html

4. Want to sell your house? Price it right.
https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/en/2023/01/23/want-to-sell-your-house-price-it-right/?a=236535-347d38e6dd74291b43c67d6242b4e2a4

BALDWIN COUNTY UPDATES
1. Work on Orange Beach islands as part of federal grant application
https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=833

2. 44th Annual Mardi Gras Parade taking place on February 21 
https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=833

3. Improvements coming to Highway 98 in Daphne 
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/improvements-coming-to-highway-98-in-daphne/

4. 10 things to know before your Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Vacation 
https://www.gulfshores.com/blog/things-to-do/things-to-know-before-your-gulf-shores-and-orange-beach-vacation/

4. Alabama's Hope Farm debuts new restaurant on-site
https://www.fsrmagazine.com/content/alabamas-hope-farm-debuts-new-restaurant-site

MOBILE COUNTY UPDATES
1. 2022 record year for containerized shipping in Mobile 
https://www.alreporter.com/2023/01/23/2022-record-year-for-containerized-shipping-in-mobile/

2. Clark-Shaw teacher shares research about Gulf Sturgeon findings 
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/clark-shaw-teacher-shares-research-about-gulf-sturgeon-findings/

3. State-of-the-art research facility opens at Dauphin Island Sea Lab 
https://mynbc15.com/newsletter-daily/state-of-the-art-research-facility-opens-at-dauphin-island-sea-lab

4. USS Alabama Crewmates program looking for new members to come aboard 
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/uss-alabama-crewmates-program-looking-for-new-members-to-come-aboard/

5. Austal USA job fair Saturday; shipbuilder looking to hire 1,200 people 
https://www.al.com/business/2023/01/austal-usa-job-fair-saturday-shipbuilder-looking-to-hire-1200-people.html