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Alabama jobs at record high; unemployment record low
June’s job numbers are in – showing continued positive trends.
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June...
C-Spire fiber expansion boosts Montgomery
Montgomery has gained a "world class fiber network" which is expected to grow the city's technological relevance within the state of Alabama.
The company providing...
Study: Alabama No. 7 best job market
It isn't something Alabamians don't already know, but it is always good to get affirmation of those beliefs.
A new study complied from current U.S....
Moon Day: From Apollo to Artemis, Leidos on forefront of America’s return to space
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Each year, July 20 marks the anniversary of one of humanity’s biggest triumphs: Landing on the moon. On this day in 1969, American astronauts...
Alabamians lost $21M to investment fraud last year
According to the Federal Trade Commission, a record $3.82 billion was stolen through investment fraud in 2022, making it the No. 1 costliest type...
Orlando-based UES acquires Huntsville’s GEO Solutions
ORLANDO – Universal Engineering Science has expanded its Southeast footprint with the acquisition of Huntsville's geotechnical and environmental engineering company GEO Solutions.
GEO Solutions projects...
Alabama Power honored for industry excellence
Alabama Power was recently recognized for excellence by the Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE) for two projects.
The company was honored during the 2023 SEE Conference with an...
Shift into gear: AIDT driving for 11,000 autoworking jobs
AIDT, Alabama’s primary workforce development agency, is accelerating its efforts to expand employment in the state’s auto industry by reviving a multistate campaign to...
ServisFirst Bank ranked third in national category
Birmingham-based ServisFirst Bank is the No. 3 bank nationwide in its category, according to Capital Performance Group and American Banker.
The company's ranking is among...
BBA, international firm to promote Magic City
The Birmingham Business Alliance has partnered with Development Counsellors International to share positive stories of the Birmingham area "with the world."
“It’s often been said...
Jeff Peoples, Gary Smith named to workforce commission
Alabama Power CEO Jeff Peoples and PowerSouth Energy CEO Gary Smith have been appointed to the Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on 21st Century Workforce, Lt....
Powerful online database available for Alabama manufacturers
Alabama businesses now have access to a solution that will help strengthen the local and domestic manufacturing supply chain.
The Alabama Technology Network (ATN), the...
Akima completes acquisition of Pinnacle Solutions
HERNDON, Va. -- Akima, an Alaska Native Corporation, has acquired Huntsville-based Pinnacle Solutions, the company said. Akima is a Virginia-based government contractor with offices...
Isn’t that Especial? Modelo dethrones Bud Light
It appears that there's a new beermeister in the U.S.A.
Bud Light, an established and well known American beer, has been beaten out of the...
Railroad interchange planned for west Alabama
The Yellowhammer State looks like it might be receiving an additional railroad interchange and freight corridor adding to its already booming economy. The new...
Bank of America plans expansion into Alabama
Bank of America recently announced Alabama is one of nine new markets in the company’s three-year renovation plan for expanding their financial center network.
Bank...
Imunon unveils biotech manufacturing at HudsonAlpha
Imunon, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, unveiled its Good Manufacturing Practices clinical materials production facility recently. The operations are at the Huntsville campus of the...
HudsonAlpha hosts innovative start-up AgTech showcase
HUNTSVILLE – It was an innovative Biergarten evening at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center recently when...
Southern Research secures $20M for clinical trials, hires new medical director
Southern Research, an Alabama company that's been innovating for over 80 years, received a $20 million investment they say will accelerate the growth of...
Lockheed Martin increases Mentor-Protégé Program
HUNTSVILLE – Lockheed Martin, through its Next Generation Interceptor program, is working with three small businesses to strengthen its defense industrial base.
This is part...
Enviva kicks off construction on wood pellet plant in Sumter County
EPES, Alabama — Bethesda, Maryland-based Enviva Inc., the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, recorded a milestone recently with a ceremony to...
Innovate Alabama board approves recommendations for enhancing state’s recreation assets
Taking full advantage of Alabama’s natural resources and recreational assets was high on the priority list as leaders with Innovate Alabama met, fittingly, this week at Oak...
Four Alabama metro areas among nation’s lowest unemployment
Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday four of Alabama’s metropolitan areas are ranked among the lowest in the nation in unemployment for May 2023.
For the...
4 Safety Tips for Alabama homeowners and potential buyers
Buy in a safe location
Safe Wise released a study this year combatting property crime rates by dissecting fear vs. reality. In this...