BIS launches service offering IT management specifically for small businesses

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Renovation is underway on a new Shoe Station store scheduled to open March 11 in the former Fred’s location in Fairhope.

Business Information Solutions Inc. of Robertsdale, a technology and cybersecurity firm, launched BIS Essentials, a managed IT support service designed specifically for small businesses that need the essential components of a successful technology strategy.

The core of any IT management plan is asset management, data loss prevention, patching and endpoint detection and response. With BIS Essentials, businesses receive asset management, data loss prevention, endpoint detection and response, all while experiencing less downtime with 24/7/365 monitoring by a local, in-house tech team.

“After servicing this market for the last 20 years, I found that some businesses don’t require as much ongoing support and security as others but need the cybersecurity protection,” BIS CEO Phillip Long said. “So, I wanted to offer a custom package for any size organization that provides the right amount of coverage at the right cost.”

BUSINESS NEWS, MOVES & TRANSITIONS

• Big retail news for Fairhope as Shoe Station announces it will open its 22nd store location on March 11 in the old Fred’s site. The sign is already up for the 20,000-square-foot store at 350 Eastern Shore Shopping Center on Greeno Road. Shoe Station is looking to hire 30 full-time and part-time employees prior to the March 2022 grand opening.
• Box Owt Container Park will open this spring at 267 Dauphin St. in downtown Mobile, featuring six separate restaurants serving up cuisine in a unique dining concept. Box Owt broke ground in late December. The park serves as a restaurant incubator for aspiring restaurateurs looking to try out a new concept. Owners are planning to be open for Mardi Gras, then officially in late April or May.
• Another restaurant incubator project, the Insider collective food hall, will open soon at 518 Dauphin St. Renovations are nearing completion on the building that has been largely vacant for several years. It will soon house six food and beverage vendors, including P.S. Taco Company, which has already claimed a spot. The Insider is connected to the Outsider sports bar and Cedar Street Social Club.
• The Alabama Contemporary Art Center (ACAC) is hiring a director of development to join its senior staff. The full-time position will report to the executive director and be responsible to design and implement a fundraising strategy, cultivate membership, write grants as needed and solicit corporate sponsorships, among other things. ACAC is basically looking for a storyteller-in-chief to help it grow and be sustainable. Learn more at alabamacontemporary.org/about/opportunities/open-positions.
• BBB Industries LLC has launched the first in a series of Remy brand awareness videos. Remy is a line of starters and alternators. Watch the first video at Football-Commercial.com. BBB Industries is an industry leader in the sustainable manufacturing of starters, alternators, hydraulic and air disc brake calipers, hydraulic and electronic power steering products, and turbochargers for the OEM, passenger, industrial and commercial vehicle aftermarket industries. Founded in 1987, BBB is a private company headquartered in Daphne.
• A ribbon-cutting will be held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 25 for PJ’s Coffee at the Pinebrook Shopping Center, 3950 Airport Blvd., in Mobile. The New Orleans-based coffee shop also has a location in Spanish Fort.
• Old Majestic Brewing at 656 St. Louis St. will host the next Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours from 4-6 p.m. on Jan. 27.
• The Baldwin County housing market ended 2021 on a high note, with an 8.5 percent increase across the county for December 2021 compared to the previous year. The market shows no signs of slowing as both residential and resort area markets had increases in the number of closed sales. The average sales price in the traditional residential market saw a 20.6 percent increase in a year-over-year comparison. During December, 574 houses were sold, 71 more than in December 2020.
• The Alabama Retail Association announced new board members for 2022, including representatives of two Mobile-based companies — Melissa Cross of McAleer’s Office Furniture and David S. Marks III of Marks Furniture Co.