- December 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WIAT) — The City of Northport is experiencing a lot of growth, with many new businesses under construction, and some already are open. Mayor Bobby Herndon said he and the City Council are excited and said the growth will be good for the economy and tax base.
“The lodging tax and people coming in more and shopping in Northport eating downtown and walking on the levee trail by the river. It’s awesome and means a lot to have more people and businesses coming in and more people seeing what Northport has to offer,” he said.
Along Highway 82 there is a new Guthrie’s Restaurant, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Planet Fitness and Firehouse Subs under construction. Next to Firehouse is a Marble Slab Creamery and Great American Cookies.
Mayor Herndon said Northport is headed in the right direction.
“Like I’ve said many times before, I want Northport to be the preferred city anywhere, a place where you can eat and shop…
