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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...

Innovate Alabama opens second round of grant funding

Innovate Alabama will open a second round of its supplemental grant program next week. The program, which awarded more $4.5 million in supplemental funding to...

Jackson, DeKalb counties to gain broadband access

Residents of more than 2,500 households in DeKalb and Jackson counties will have broadband access, thanks to the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund. Gov. Kay Ivey...