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Speaker 1 (00:21):
It says the Uncle Henry Show here on News Radio
seventy ten WNTM. Thank you for listening. I appreciate that
bear very much. Now, in this half hour of Uncle
Henry Show, I'm going to go over some news items
that I missed. You might have missed them too. Maybe
we can learn about these news items together, just the

(00:44):
two of us, and if I have time, I'll throw
in a voicemail or two from a wonderful listener. I
don't want to start off with a story from Fox ten.
Right here in Mobile, Alabama Obial Chamber of Commerce, I
believe yesterday that they had a big State of the

(01:04):
Economy meeting down at the Sanger Theater where I think
they had businesses fill out a survey and they report
the results of this survey, which will tell us what
local businesses think about the local economy and the national economy.
All right, let's listen together. I believe the reporter lady
is Ashling Mitchell of Fox ten, and we'll hear an

(01:27):
introduction to this story from Lenise Legnon, one of the
most popular broadcasters locally of all time, and also Camering Taylor,
news anchor at Fox ten. Let's listen together.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
Business leaders mouthing out the city's economic future.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
It reveals strong hiring. However, persistent workforce.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
Challenges, persistent workforce challenges.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
Or Ashley Mitchell has your recap for Mobile's annual state
of the economy.

Speaker 4 (01:56):
There's a lot going on in our nation right now,
and we're here.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
Sling Mitchell there in the lobby of the singer. That's
why you get the acoustics that you're hearing.

Speaker 4 (02:05):
Hearing where Mobile's economy currently is and where it's headed
as we enter twenty twenty six. Right now, I have
the twenty twenty six survey results in my hand that details, right, So.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
A survey of business people.

Speaker 4 (02:16):
Tell everything from business performance in the port city to
top investments and so much more. Let's break this down.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
All right now. That sounds like static, like on AM radio.
That is not AM radio static. That is a video
of somebody welding. So you're thinking that it's maybe you've
driven under a power line and you're getting some static
on your AM radio. No, it's welding.

Speaker 4 (02:42):
Break this down.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Welding.

Speaker 4 (02:46):
Mobile is an industrial hub where planes are built, Navy
ships take shape, and the world moves through the port
of Mobile.

Speaker 5 (02:54):
We're soon to become the world's fourth leading producer.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
Of aircraft more than fourteen That was Mayor Sparerow.

Speaker 4 (03:00):
Billion and public and private projects are underway in the city.
And today a packed room of business leaders and city
officials gathered for the latest economic report. Keynote speaker Tom
Wickham with the US Chamber of Commerce laid out the
national pressures shaping the economy, from new tariffs to the
latest spending bill and what they could mean for Mobile.
Then David Rogers with Mobile Chamber of Commerce broke down

(03:23):
Mobile's twenty twenty six Economic Outlook survey.

Speaker 1 (03:26):
Okay, I like this the economic survey. Let's listen together.

Speaker 4 (03:31):
Nearly half of respondent's rate Mobile's business climate as good,
but respondents believe workforce shortages remain the biggest barrier to
doing business.

Speaker 1 (03:40):
Right now, pause, in there bear a barrier to doing business,
The biggest one is lack of workforce, is lack of
a skilled workforce, and it would be their biggest barrier
to do in business here, lack of a skilled workforce.
So if that's true, if somebody really wanted a job

(04:04):
in Mobile, would they be able to get it? Yeah,
I'm asking for myself now. I just signed a new deal.
I just signed a new three year deal. But you
never know if I got canned to use a slang term,
Is there automatically work out there for any Mobilion that
can show up on time. I think most of us

(04:24):
are trainable. I found that an interesting stat that over
half of these people are saying that lack of workforce
is the biggest barrier to do in business and Mobile.

Speaker 4 (04:38):
Off of respondents rate Mobile's business climate as good, but
respondents believe workforce shortages remain the biggest barrier to doing business.
Hiring remains strong. Ninety two percent hired at least one
employee this year, and eighty percent filled three quarters of
their positions locally for twenty twenty six. Business leaders want
Mobile to attract new industries, prove infrastructure, and strengthen workforce development.

Speaker 1 (05:02):
Oh let me stop there. So they asked the They
asked these business people in this survey what Mobile's economic
priority should be. And according to what I'm seeing on
this screen, And unfortunately I can't show you the video.
In radio, we've been around a long time. Radio has

(05:24):
been around a long time, but we still haven't figured
out to send pictures. We're still working on it. But
the video I'm seeing it says the respondents were only
allowed one choice, and so in their top three economic
priorities for next year, in the top three is improving

(05:44):
public infrastructure. So yes, this is what I would that
would be mine. I believe that infrastructure is a great
economic development tool. Infrastructure. Look, it's look, infrastructure is important.
We got to fill the potholes all right. Back to

(06:06):
the story and.

Speaker 4 (06:07):
The confidence numbers. Seventy four percent are confident in Mobile's
economy over the next year. Good, sixty two percent are
confident in the national economy, and forty two percent say
new Tier of policies have had a slightly negative impact
on their business. Still, Mayor Chr Godess says Mobile will
continue pushing forward.

Speaker 5 (06:27):
Economy kind of is everything and how things you know
all play together for uh, you know, for the creation
of jobs and businesses and paychecks. But you know, Mobile's
economy is bright. The future of Mobile's economy I don't
think has ever been greater.

Speaker 4 (06:41):
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. We'll have
the full survey.

Speaker 1 (06:44):
Okay, oh, the full survey. They don't have it for me.
What why don't they have the full survey for.

Speaker 4 (06:49):
Me results posted on our website for you at foxttv
dot com.

Speaker 1 (06:54):
All right, okay, I'll have to go to their website
and look at all the other stuff. So some good
stuff in there. What I liked was the revelation that
over half of the businesses say that our biggest barrier
is not enough workforce, not enough skilled workers. So and

(07:14):
I think that's good because all that means is if
you if you've got the gumption enough to go get
trained up on something, then you can make a living
for yourself. And that's h I want to have a
plan being a plan. C you never know, I could
I could sprain my tongue. You don't know, I could
sprain my tongue or have some type of other tongue

(07:37):
malady that could occur, and then what would then what
would I do for a living? Now I could go
get trained up and be a skilled worker, and then
I'd have a job. So I like that and I
also like seeing that when you ask local business people
what the top economic priority of mobile is, one of
the top three answers is improving the public infrastructure, which

(08:00):
is something we should have continuously, continuously have been doing
since the beginning of the mayor council form of government.
We have not been doing it, but we should have
been doing that the entire time. I know they've been
doing a lot. They've been doing a lot of infrastructure
work in the last ten years. I'm old enough to

(08:21):
remember back when they should have been doing it before then. Yeah,
a whole degree. I do hold grudges against previous politicians.
I do for their malfeasans. All right, going to take
a time out, and I wish them know ill well,
I just want them to never run for office again,
those that are already out of office. All right, back

(08:42):
with more Uncle Henry Show, after the break for trafficing weather.
Let's please take the dad gum break here on the
Uncle Henry Show. Take the break, This says the Uncle

(09:05):
Henry Schell on NewsRadio seven to ten WNTM. News headlines
are coming up in ten minutes. Before we get to
the news headlines, a few news items I wanted to
go over I wanted to learn about. Let's see this
first one is from Fox News. This is from Carmen

(09:25):
Roberts of Fox News, reporting that the Border Patrol is
allegedly monitoring United States drivers for suspicious travel patterns. Yeah,
I want to learn about this to find out what
are suspicious travel patterns. Let's find out together. Let's listen here.

Speaker 3 (09:45):
It is an Associated Press investigation finds the US Border
Patrol has set up a secretive surveillance network of cameras,
license plate readers, and algorithm flags to focus on American drivers.
Ap of course, the agency is monitoring millions of American
drivers to identify and detain those whose travel patterns it

(10:06):
deems suspicious. Suddenly drivers find themselves pulled over reportedly for
speeding or some small infraction, only to be searched and
in some cases arrested.

Speaker 1 (10:18):
Now, I wonder what's see. The main reason I wanted
to listen to this is to find out what would
make our travel pattern suspicious. I mean, I like to
go to Griers on my way home from work sometimes
to get something to eat. If I deviated from that
and went somewhere else, would that be suspicious?

Speaker 3 (10:40):
While Border Patrol primarily operates within one hundred miles of
the border, it points out it is legally allowed to
operate anywhere in the US. Carmen Roberts Fox News.

Speaker 1 (10:52):
All right, well, I wonder what I was so still
wondering what would set off the Border patrol. What would
be a red flag for them? What would be a
suspicious travel pattern? If I drove to a Mexican restaurant
six nights a week, would that Would that be suspicious?
If I seem to enjoy Mexicano because I do really

(11:14):
enjoy Mexican cuisine, I do, would that be a red
flag to the Border Patrol? I gots. I'm going to
pay close your attention to my my love of ethnic food,
which I truly love ethnic food. All right, let's see,
do I have time for one more story? Yes? Uh.
This is from w SFA and Montgomery, a stepsister chation

(11:36):
to Fox ten. Deer season officially opens in Alabama Saturday. Yeah,
deer season Saturday. Here is a brief question and answer
with Marianne Galden, who works for the State of Alabama.
She's gonna tell us some dues and don'ts or some
safety tips or something like that about deer season.

Speaker 2 (11:57):
Arian what do people need to know before this and
kicks off?

Speaker 5 (12:00):
Yee?

Speaker 1 (12:01):
What do I need to know? I guess one thing
is don't dress up like a deer and run around
in the woods. That would be one thing to know Saturday.

Speaker 2 (12:09):
Well, one thing that we want hunters to be mindful
of always is safety in the field. We've come a
long way as far as hunter's safety has gone, and
the number of accidents and casualties has gone down steadily
over the years, and we're good. We rely on the
individual choices of hunters to keep that positive trend going.
Blaze orange is required anytime you're in the field. Starting Saturday,

(12:30):
even if you're bow hunting, gun deer season will be open.
Blaze orange is required, either a full orange vest or
a full orange cap. Types of blaze orange that have
the black on them or that are patterned or not
allowed has to be full blaze orange, either a vest
or a full hat. And so that's very important.

Speaker 1 (12:50):
Also as an Alabama fan, not comfortable wearing it now, no,
it's law, gotta wear it, But as an Alabama fan,
not comfortable being forced by the state to wear orange.

Speaker 2 (13:05):
Remembering to be very sure of what you are targeting
and what is behind your target.

Speaker 1 (13:10):
Always keep them be sure of what you're targeting. All right, Well,
that's good advice, isn't it.

Speaker 2 (13:17):
The muzzle of your firearm pointed in a safe direction,
and be very mindful anytime you are handling a firearm,
treated as though it is loaded. So it's very important
for hunters to be safe this season, both in the
way they present themselves with the blaze orange and making
sure they are safe when they're getting up and down
out of their stands. So for example, keeping your feet

(13:39):
on the ground and when they're off the ground, you're
attached to the tree. Anytime you're what now, feet are
off the ground all the way up and all the
way down. Make sure you're attached to the tree with
a full body safety harness, a fall arrest system so
we can continue to decrease the amount of hunting safety
accidents in our state. What are some of the biggest
mistakes you see people make.

Speaker 1 (14:01):
Outs biggest mistake would be dressing like a deer and
go into the woods they're hunting.

Speaker 2 (14:08):
Most mistakes involve not inspecting equipment, so having stands that
have been up for a year or two, maybe even decades,
and they've been exposed to whether the elements, squirrels, dry rotting.
All of these things will deteriorate your equipment and cause
faulty steps or insecure attachments. Additionally, it's often the most
experienced hunters that get hurt because they become complacent. They've

(14:32):
done it thousands of times.

Speaker 1 (14:33):
But slippery steps, well, I can and I can understand
getting complacent because if I were forced to put on
orange that looked like Tennessee or Auburn, I would my
mind would wander, my mind, I would not want to
be concentrating on what I was doing because of them
wearing the wrong stuff.

Speaker 2 (14:55):
Leaves that are slippery on the stairs, even a wasp
can make someone lose their balance and fall. And so
it's very important to stay attached to the tree at
all times.

Speaker 1 (15:05):
And they careful of wasps. As you heard that, didn't.

Speaker 2 (15:08):
You be mindful of safety safety, safety, safety with the
firearms and making sure you're attached to the tree. If
those two things are closely monitored, the majority of hunting
accidents can be prevented.

Speaker 1 (15:22):
All right, And again, don't dress up in a deer
costume and go into the woods. She's left that out
of these safety tips. All right, out of time for
this episode of the Uncle Henry Show. And I think
it's for the best that we're out of time. Thank
you for listening. As they say in Sarah Land, have
a good one, and as they say in Theodore, take It,

(15:44):
eaveseyh

Speaker 2 (15:46):
All right later
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