Hurricane Ivan News

Active 2008 hurricane season could result in new insurance challenges - al.com


Active 2008 hurricane season could result in new insurance challenges
al.com, AL - Jan 4, 2009
Insurers fled the Alabama coast following Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and Katrina in 2005, and appear to be running still. Allstate is in the midst of dropping ...

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Cruise tourism brings benefits - Cay Compass


Cruise tourism brings benefits
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - 17 hours ago
After Hurricane Ivan, cruise tourism came back in full force from 1 November bringing much needed revenue and hope into our community. ...

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2008 Persons Of The Year: Heather Leonard - NorthEscambia.com


2008 Persons Of The Year: Heather Leonard
NorthEscambia.com, FL - Jan 3, 2009
Her first classes were taught at the Byrneville Community Center, a location she would continue to use until just after Hurricane Ivan. ...

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'She just had a good heart" - Pensacola News Journal


'She just had a good heart"
Pensacola News Journal, FL - Dec 31, 2008
After Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004, she took in and cared for two families displaced by the storm, her sister-in-law said. Horne, 57, died Monday while on the ...

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EMC returns $1.2 million to customers - Press-Register - al.com


EMC returns $1.2 million to customers
Press-Register - al.com, AL - Dec 29, 2008
"The only year recently that we didn't do this was the year that Hurricane Ivan hit (in 2004)." Even in difficult financial times, the cooperative has been ...

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What governments are doing with your old Christmas trees - OhMyGov!


What governments are doing with your old Christmas trees
OhMyGov!, DC - Jan 5, 2009
Similarly, in Alabama, about 300 Christmas trees were used to help rebuild the dunes along the coast in Alabama following Hurricane Ivan in 2004, ...

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New licence for CUC in 2008 - Cay Compass


New licence for CUC in 2008
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - Dec 30, 2008
Despite introducing a base rate freeze from January and the removal of the Hurricane Ivan surcharge, the summer brought far larger power bills due the ...

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Snowbirds back for the winter - Pensacola News Journal


Snowbirds back for the winter
Pensacola News Journal, FL - Dec 31, 2008
... the Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the number of snowbirds coming this year is expected to be on par with pre-Hurricane Ivan numbers. ...

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Havens | Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Ala. - New York Times


New York Times

Havens | Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Ala.
New York Times, United States - Dec 25, 2008
Hurricane Ivan struck there in 2004, but the region is still growing, especially the condo-centric town of Orange Beach, where two towers promoted as being ...

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Alabama's fishing pier to open in March - Pensacola News Journal


Alabama's fishing pier to open in March
Pensacola News Journal, FL - Dec 23, 2008
After being destroyed by Hurricane Ivan, we now are only a few months away from having a brand new pier to fish in Gulf Shores, Ala. ...

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