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Alabama Construction News: New technology in construction
The construction industry has experienced both the good and the bad in the past decade. It’s an industry that’s always on the rise, despite...
Fortune Magazine: Investing in Birmingham is crucial to U.S. biotech dominance, Alabama elected officials write
Investment in Birmingham's growing biotechnology sector is crucial in making the United States a world leader in healthcare innovation, several of Alabama's top elected...
Ivey awards $11.2 million to expand EV charging availability on Alabama’s interstates
Electric vehicles on Alabama's interstates are about to receive a big boost thanks to $11.2 million in grant funding recently awarded by Governor Kay...
Artificial intelligence research center launched at the University of Alabama
A new, innovative artificial intelligence research center will soon go live at the University of Alabama.
Housed in the College of Engineering, the Alabama Center...
Birmingham advances first research and development corridor at Southtown site
The Southtown Court site in Birmingham is preparing to become a mixed-use community built in with plans for retail spaces, residential units, and a...
Sloss Tech unveils full schedule for June 27-28 in Birmingham
Sloss Tech, presented by Innovate Alabama and hosted by Tech Birmingham and Telegraph Creative, announced the release of its full schedule for the 2024...
Clay McInnis: Cryptocurrency and the Future
Since assuming office, President Biden and his SEC regulators have initiated measures that could potentially disrupt the digital assets industry. These actions have far-reaching...
Analysis shows Birmingham ranks 2nd nationally in daily miles driven, could save big with electric vehicles
The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) is highlighting a new analysis showing Birmingham ranks second nationally in daily private vehicle miles traveled. ACFC noted...
State Rep. Mike Shaw on cryptocurrency: ‘My main concern is making sure that Alabama is a blockchain-friendly state’
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State Rep. Mike Shaw (R-Hoover) is hoping that cryptocurrency will have a place to thrive in the Yellowhammer State. The lawmaker put forward a...
Innovate Alabama debuts SEEK AL campaign to leverage outdoor assets
Innovate Alabama has launched SEEK AL, a digital campaign dedicated to showcasing the rich variety of outdoor recreational assets the state has to offer to...
Scott Tindle: Alabama can harness the crypto, blockchain boom
Alabama has become a home for innovation and excitement in recent years. From aerospace to automobiles to agriculture, Alabama has found itself in a...
The Wiregrass Innovation Center: A home for future visionaries
It was thrilling to be part of the recent groundbreaking of the Wiregrass Innovation Center in downtown Dothan. The Wiregrass Innovation Center will be...
Miss Baker, Huntsville’s space pioneer, launched 65 years ago today
One of our nation’s first astronauts, who later became a much-beloved resident of Huntsville, Alabama, was launched from Cape Canaveral on a historic space...
HudsonAlpha gains Innovate Alabama Network designation, grants for entrepreneurs
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has earned the Innovate Alabama Network designation and was awarded funding for two key initiatives to strengthen entrepreneurs across the...
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace takes stage to promote Space4All STEM awareness campaign
Prior to the GEICO 500, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace took the stage at Talladega Superspeedway alongside retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, commercial astronaut Dr....
State Sen. Allen: First responders need support as new generation of automobiles emerge
As EVs and charging stations become more common in Alabama and across the nation, there is a need for first responders to be better equipped and...
Meta to build $800 million next-generation data center in Alabama
On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that technology giant Meta Platforms plans to open an $800 million data center in Alabama’s capital city that...
Waggoner, Smitherman: Alabama needs a biotech training center to support a vital, growing industry
Alabama is a great place to do business, but we can be even better by helping employers address what they continually describe as their...
Regions Bank named one of America’s most innovative companies by Fortune Magazine
Alabama is on the map of the most innovative companies in America -- thanks to Regions Bank. This week, FORTUNE magazine recognized a slate...
Auburn’s McCrary Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory to build cybersecurity center to protect electricity grid
Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security was awarded a $10 million Department of Energy grant in partnership with Oak Ridge...
Innovate Alabama awards nearly $4 million in funding to Alabama small businesses
Innovate Alabama has announced recipients for the fourth round of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program, awarding nearly $4 million to 22 small businesses.
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Expanding access to high quality childcare builds support among Alabama lawmakers, working families
Last week, over 200 advocates gathered in Montgomery to ask the State Legislature to address public policy concerns and opportunities around childcare in Alabama.
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Alabama launches $30 Million in SEEDS funding to boost industrial site development statewide
Governor Kay Ivey announced on Monday that the State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) has approved over $30 million in grants under the new Site...
Ivey creates task force to promote responsible use of artificial intelligence
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced the creation a task force to recommend policies and promote responsible use of of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in...