Restaurant, bar lease large space at Wharf
Dick’s Last Resort, a restaurant and bar, and Cats Meow, a New Orleans-based karaoke bar, have together leased 16,000 square feet of space on Main Street at The Wharf in Orange Beach. Plans are to open by Memorial Day on May 22. – AL.com
Druid City Hospital System CEO to retire
Bryan Kindred announced that he will retire as CEO and president of the Druid City Hospital System effective July 31. Katrina Keefer, currently CEO of Augusta University Health, will succeed him, and Kindred, who has been with DCH for 40 years, will continue in a consultant role during the transition. – The Crimson White
Athens State has plans for new workforce center
Athens State University President Phillip Way presented plans at the Athens Rotary Club meeting Friday for a $40 million workforce center that would replace Carter Gymnasium. The university is still seeking local and state support to build the 85,000-square-foot facility. – News 19
