• Hurricane season, insurance writing don't mix
Nothing says "deal killer" like a hurricane hovering in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Mobile Container terminal set to open
Weather permitting, the $300 million Mobile Container Terminal is set to open in two weeks, and accept its first vessel within a month.

• Baptist church envisions family park in Saraland
If you build it, they will come ? at least, that's what First Baptist North Mobile's members pray will happen when they build a park to be used by Saraland residents.

• Course in financing, tax advantages offered
Financing and tax advantages for agents and their clients will be the topic of a new course presented by the Alabama Council of Residential Specialists Chapter on Oct. 9 and 10. The course will be held at Kaiser Realty's office in Gulf Shores from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Dauphin Realty agents to hold Midtown Twilight Open House
Dauphin Realty agents will hold what they are calling a Twilight Open House in Midtown on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.

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• OSHA proposes safety fine at Pike Electric in Mobile
Federal workplace safety officials have proposed a $63,000 fine against Pike Electric Inc. after a trench collapsed and severely injured a worker earlier this year.

• Moss Point
Moss Point — Moss Point city employees could be looking at a 4 percent cost of living pay raise this year, double what staffers were awarded last year.

• United Way begins fundraising
Pascagoula — Residents can help "raise the curtain for our community" by contributing to the United Way for Jackson and George Counties, organization representatives said at a Thursday luncheon that signaled the launching of the group's new fundraising campaign.

• Beach pool's report cites changes made after Hurricane Ivan
FOLEY ? The state's insurer of last resort, the Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, this week released a report that chronicles the changes it has undergone in

• Blues festival opens tonight
The 17th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues and Heritage Festival begins tonight at 6 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds and will take place rain or shine, organizers said.

• Elvis impersonators and fans disembark cruise late in Mobile
The second-ever "Elvis Cruise" on Carnival's Fantasy disembarked Wednesday after having several more hours added to a schedule that had already been delayed by two days while the ship worked to avoid Hurricane Gustav.

• N.Y. shipper courts International Shipholding
International Shipholding Corp. on Tuesday officially became a takeover target for privately held Liberty Shipping Group LLC. Liberty sent a letter to the International Shipholding board Tuesday outlining its offer, a cash deal in which Liberty would buy all outstanding shares for $25.75 each, a total value of about $308 million.