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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...
Sierra Pacific Windows to open plant in Phenix City
Sierra Pacific Windows announced it will be expanding into the Yellowhammer State with a manufacturing plant in Phenix City.
The new plant is 610,000 square...
Northrop Grumman delivers IBCS to Poland
Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered key Integrated Battle Command System components for Poland’s medium-range air defense program.
The recent delivery of the IBCS Integrated Fire...
Dr. Daniel Sutter: Are ‘junk fees’ junk?
The Biden Administration is battling what it terms “junk fees.” Is this consumer protection, or will it simply create additional costly regulation? The answer...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey at workforce summit: ‘This is our opportunity, let’s not waste a moment’
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said keeping and developing workers must be a priority for the state’s economic development efforts.
“In all my years of public service,...
‘Building 100’ in I-85 logistics hub opens amid ambitious growth plans
TUSKEGEE, Alabama — The Regional East Alabama Logistics (REAL) Park, which aims to supercharge economic growth in the Tuskegee region, is open for business...
Alabama trail receives $100k from REI Cooperative
SEATTLE -- The REI Cooperative Action Fund has granted Alabama's Singing River Trail $100,000 as part of a $4 million investment in 40 nonprofit...
Dirt moving for Alabama-based Davidson Technologies’ global headquarters
Looking to the future, Davidson Technologies recently broke ground for its global headquarters at Huntsville’s Redstone Gateway.
The new single-tenant building, scheduled for completion during...
The story behind Alabama’s healing spring
“That can’t be true,” a young girl from Cullman insists. The year is 1957 and her mother has just told her of the latest...
Growing companies adding 240 jobs with Mobile County projects
Two companies are launching growth projects in the Mobile area, bringing a combined $98 million in new capital investment and almost 240 jobs, according...
Opinion: Following ‘Game Plan’ will lead to economic wins
Last month, Gov. Kay Ivey finalized “The Game Plan,” signing into law several bills aimed at
supporting job-creation projects, investing in more industry-ready sites, and...
Coca-Cola donation helps drive education
In a push aimed to train truck drivers in Alabama, Coca-Cola UNITED made a special delivery to the Alabama Community College System.
At a ribbon-cutting...
Red Land Cotton: Family business, American manufacturer
In a time when many agricultural and manufacturing jobs are leaving the United States, one Alabama family-owned business is going against the grain and...