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K-1 'Business Hub' Set to Open Nov. 19

Fairhope, Alabama thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com      September 19, 2026   Hatch's rendering.   106 S. CHURCH STREET After over a year's construction by contractor Rogers and Willard, finishing touches are being completed and furniture, equipment, and fixtures are moving in.  All should be ready for the new tenant to officially take possession by about October 1st. The Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance (aka Baldwin Alliance)  will then complete the interior space to its specifications as well as outdoor courtyards (front and back) in anticipation of a public grand-opening on November 19 for its new small technical business incubator called 'Hatch.'  The city's cost for the  renovation was $6.1 million -- but $3.1 million of that was covered by federal grants. (The city paid $4 million to the Baldwin Board of Education for the property in 2019.) From a May 2025 FT report: "The city council ... passed an ordinance declaring the old K-...

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