News and Issues
Evonik – Flora and Fauna Habitat Enhancements
Last year was a big year for Evonik regarding environmental stewardship as they worked on two major habitat enhancement projects: one for wildlife and one for habitat. Evonik has built osprey nest platforms, bluebird houses, purple martin houses, and duck boxes in the...
FMC Corp – Solvent Recovery Process
FMC’s Mobile site manufactures agricultural chemicals used for insect control and crop protection. The site is located 15 miles north of the city in Axis, AL. A LeMoyne Industrial Park member. It was built by Shell in 1968 and purchased by FMC in 2017. The site's...
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) & Riviera Utilities – Wolf Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
The City of Foley and surrounding areas have experienced rapid growth over the last several years, with few signs of slowing down. The Wolf Creek Treatment Facility began to stress due to the tightening of regulations on water quality in local receiving streams. In...
Hargrove and Arkema – PEKK Production Plant Expansion
One of Arkema Inc.'s technology goals is to continuously search for solutions for sustainable development by producing materials for carbon fiber reinforced composites and 3D printing. Arkema joined forces with the Hargrove Engineers + Constructors team to start a new...
The Nature Conservancy in Alabama: Lightning Point Shoreline Restoration
PEP Board of Directors honors The Nature Conservancy with the 2021 Community Partner award for the Lightning Point Shoreline Restoration. PEP also recognizes PEP member Moffat & Nichol for their engineering leadership and management of this project. Other PEP...
PEP Hosts March 2021 Virtual Membership Breakfast
March 2021 Virtual Membership Breakfast PEP hosted our Virtual Membership Breakfast on March 18, 2021. Pete Riehm, USN (REt.) and Captain Willam ‘Bill’ Pfiser, USN (Ret.) were our featured speakers. Commander Riehm, and Captain Pfiser discussed the future USS MOBILE...
PEP Member Companies Work to Preserve Wildlife Habitat and Natural Resources in their own ‘Backyards’
PEP’s 200+ members are concerned businesses, non-profits and organizations – both large and small – who share the common purpose of promoting economic prosperity and environmental sustainability in the area. Recently three of PEP's member companies worked to preserve...
PEP Hosts January 2021 Virtual Membership Breakfast
January 2021 Virtual Membership Breakfast PEP hosted our Virtual Membership Breakfast on January 21, 2021. Shayla Beaco, Executive Director at Build Mobile, was our featured speaker. Shayla discussed the final draft of the City of Mobile's Unified Development Code...
Thank you, PEP Volunteers!
The PEP Board of Directors would like to recognize the individuals that volunteered their time and expertise to achieve PEP’s mission in 2020. In 2020, these volunteers helped the PEP staff and Board re-imagine our traditional meetings and events. Their support...
Were You Ready for a Global Pandemic? PEP Seminar Summary & Highlights
"Were You Ready for a Global Pandemic?" Seminar Summary & Highlights As part of PEP’s 2020 Virtual Industrial Reverse Trade Show, PEP hosted an interactive panel discussion that was free and open to the public on December 3, 2020. During the seminar, local...