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Rocket Center names La Branche VP of external affairs
HUNTSVILLE -- Robert La Branche has been named vice president of external affairs at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. His responsibilities include engaging...
Rising Alabama exports put 2022 on course for record year
Alabama exports are bouncing back from global trade frictions and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which combined to interrupt years of momentum that...
Resicum plans aviation training facility at Selma’s Craig Field
SELMA, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Resicum International LLC, which provides flight training and maintenance support to government, commercial and general...
Boeing awarded $1.6B contract for Minuteman Missile; Retains ICBM Guidance Systems into 2030s
HUNTSVILLE— The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $1.6 billion over 16 years to provide guidance subsystem support for the...
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report released
A statewide market statistics report referred to as the Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report was announced Monday by the Alabama Association of REALTORS....
State economy predicted to shrink slightly
Alabama’s economy will likely contract in 2023, but just barely, according to researchers at the University of Alabama.
Persistent inflation, labor shortages, lingering supply chain...
UA Economists: State economy to shrink slightly in 2023
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama’s economy will likely contract in 2023, but just barely, according to researchers at The University of Alabama.
Persistent inflation, labor shortages,...
Innovation Fund supports growth of ‘cancer companion’ app developer
A promising Birmingham startup that aims to help cancer patients and their families along the difficult treatment journey is recalibrating its growth plans after...
Resicum to open aviation training academy in Selma
Resicum International, which provides flight training and maintenance support to government, commercial and general aviation customers, will be opening a training academy in Selma.
“I...
Ivey: Additional broadband funds coming to Alabama
Alabama’s efforts to extend access to broadband service to unserved areas received a boost Thursday when the U.S. Treasury Department approved the state’s plan...
Online job ads up 3.9% over year ago
You've seen the "Help Wanted" signs on just about every business around the state and on social media platforms.
According to the Alabama Department of...
Legislators offer economic update to Huntsville
The state's top lawmakers were upbeat on the economy Monday at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber's Alabama Legislative Update on Monday.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter was...
Auburn alum delivers game-changing breast cancer screening technology
AUBURN – A Michigan-based biomedical device company has created a novel imaging tool that better detects cancer in women with dense breast tissue, and...
Singing River Trail Launch Tank business competition lifts off
MOORESVILLE – Based loosely on the business reality television show "Shark Tank," and building on the success of last year’s program, Launch2035 is accepting...
New analytics tools detect and disrupt sex trafficking in Alabama
Groundbreaking modeling from The University of Alabama is credited with assisting in the identification of dozens of potential sex trafficking victims in Alabama, according...
Wyndy expands babysitting app into Mobile, Huntsville
BIRMINGHAM – Families in Huntsville and Mobile now have access to a reliable babysitting solution.
Birmingham-based Wyndy College Babysitters, an app that simplifies the process...
ULA’s Vulcan rocket sails closer to launch
DECATUR – Though made for space travel, the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket is nearing the of its water journey.
The giant rocket, recently...
Pack Health to expand Birmingham operation with 200 new positions
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Leading patient-engagement company Pack Health, a Quest Diagnostics company, today announced plans to add at least 200 new full-time employee positions through an expansion...
Fabrication company announces growth plans in North Alabama
ATHENS, Alabama — Morgan Metals Inc., an Athens metal manufacturing company, plans to expand its North Alabama operations in 2023, according to an announcement...
Alabama job count a record high; December unemployment at 2.8%
Though Alabama's unemployment rate ticked up in December from November, the number of those employed reached an all-time high, the governor's office said today.
Alabama’s...
Magazine: Alabama No. 1 in Regional Workforce Development
For the second consecutive year, the Regional Workforce Development Rankings have placed Alabama the No. 1 state in the South Central region for overall...
Dr. Daniel Sutter: To compete or not compete?
The Federal Trade Commission is proposing banning non-compete clauses in labor contracts. What are these clauses’ pros and cons, and will a ban benefit...
Alabama hospitality professionals in Lake Martin area up their game
The Lake Martin area is starting the year off strong, with 10 new graduates in the Flawless Delivery Hospitality Certification Program.
The program was developed for...
Peak North America USA creating 175 jobs with new Alabama facility
Peak North America USA plans to invest $24 million to open a facility in Mobile County’s Irvington community that will provide equipment and services...