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Dr. Daniel Sutter: Tasks and jobs

Economists think about jobs in a seemingly counterintuitive way. While noneconomists see job creation as a primary goal, economists view labor as a scarce...

Airbus’ Mobile plant delivers jet to Volaris

Two major companies in the air transportation business have partnered to grow the industry, not just in the United States but south of the...

VT MAE adding 200 workers at Mobile aircraft overhaul facility

VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering Inc. plans to add 200 jobs as it equips its Mobile facility to convert and modify Airbus A320 Family passenger...

Space & Rocket Center marks milestone with Space Camp Ops Center

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, a global leader in STEM training for students, is blasting into the future with a new...

Alabama’s Coffee Island restoration is keeping oysters on our plates and so much more

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Alabama announced earlier last month that it was awarded more than $27 million of $265 million in transformational habitat restoration...

Kronospan plans $350 million Alabama expansion for OSB production

OXFORD, Alabama — Kronospan, a leading producer of wood panel products, announced plans to invest $350 million to open an Oriented Strand Board (OSB)...

State housing market continues slowdown

The Alabama housing market is continuing its months-long slowdown, according to a report from the Alabama Association of Realtors. “Alabama’s housing market is continuing a...

Alabama Southern Railroad building second Tuscaloosa rail yard

The Alabama Southern Railroad is all aboard on its latest project to expand its operations in the Yellowhammer State. The Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority...

ADECA hosts broadband meetings in all 67 counties

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has reached an important milestone in broadband expansion by hosting community broadband meetings in each...

Dr. Dan Sutter: The debt ceiling and national debt

The United States faces potential default in June as we run up against the debt ceiling, currently at $31.4 trillion. Whether the debt ceiling...

Alabama cashing in with online sales tax

Alabama's online sales tax, known as the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT), is beginning to pay off in ways unimagined at its inception in...

Alabama-based brand lands Banana Republic collaboration

Banana Republic has maintained its status as a household brand name for decades. Well-known for its classic, timeless styles and fits, the brand serves...

Alabama duo speak at Deep Space Food Challenge

WASHINGTON -- Deep Space Food Challenge - this competition won't be on the Food Network, but is really out of this world. Angela Herblet, project...

Alabama company launches production of ultra-low-carbon concrete blocks

Alabama-based Blair Block has begun producing the world’s first, ultra-low-carbon concrete blocks at its facility in Childersburg. The blocks, which cost no more to produce than...

Alabama’s Domestique Coffee: Reinventing the coffee experience

It’s been a great year so far for Nathan and Michael Pocus, the Birmingham brothers and founders of Domestique, a decade-old coffee-roasting company with...

Alabama telecom CEO testifies on broadband needs

WASHINGTON— Stressing the importance of broadband access to rural areas, the CEO of a North Alabama telecom co-op testified in a U.S. Senate Agriculture,...

Mobile-based Austal wins $3.195B Navy contract

Mobile's Austal USA, a state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility, has won a contract from the Navy potentially worth $3.195 billion. The contract commissions Austal USA to...

State sets another jobless record

Records are made to be broken and the Yellowhammer State continues to do so in the economic arena. A record low 51,462 people are unemployed...

Third round of SBIR/STTR funding opened by Innovate Alabama

Innovate Alabama is continuing its push to help fund small businesses throughout the state of Alabama. The organization announced this week that it will be...

6 Tips for writing the strongest offer from a seasoned real estate expert

We chatted with Sid Pugh, North Alabama REALTOR® and local broker of The Pugh Group,  to gain insight on the Alabama market and learn...

Opinion: Skate park a real deal for Hoover

Skateboarding has caught the attention of downtown Birmingham and the City of Huntsville with the public support of legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk. However, there is...

Airbus building a relationship with Mobile area schools

Airbus is known globally for its technological contributions to the aviation industry. Over the past few years, however, the company has begun contributing in a...

Tuberville: Reliable broadband service in rural areas ‘vital’

In his first hearing as ranking member of the U.S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (AG) Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Sen. Tommy Tuberville...

Expert insight on writing the strongest offer to get the house you want

We chatted with Sid Pugh, North Alabama REALTOR® and local broker of The Pugh Group,  to gain insight on the Alabama market and learn...