Airport authority OKs spending

MOBILE, Ala. - The Mobile Airport Authority approved $26.1 million in spending for the year that began Oct. 1. That includes $8.69 million in federal funds that will go for improvements at the agency's two airports. Projects include taxiway work and terminal work at the Mobile Regional Airport, as well as road and drainage work at Brookley Field Industrial Complex. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 03/17/09)