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Alabama auto industry’s rapid growth fueled by billions in new investment
For Alabama’s economic future, the pivotal moment came on Sept. 30, 1993, when executives of Mercedes-Benz arrived in Tuscaloosa with an announcement that shocked...
Alabama Iron and Steel Council names Phil Goodwin as chairman, Maury Gaston thanked for ‘exceptional’ leadership
The Alabama Iron and Steel Council (AISC), an affiliate of Manufacture Alabama, named Phil Goodwin as its new chairman. The group also extended its...
Metze to lead Alabama Fiber Network as inaugural CEO of state’s middle-mile broadband coalition
On Tuesday, the Alabama Fiber Network (AFN), a coalition of eight electric co-ops and partners throughout the state, announced the hiring of Terry Metze...
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...
Lockheed Martin celebrates opening of 122,000 square-foot engineering facility in Huntsville
Lockheed Martin, Department of Defense, state and local officials celebrated the opening of the company’s $18 million engineering facility, labs and demonstration center at...
Stadthagen: Secret ballots empower Alabama workers in unionization votes
Alabama House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen says his recent legislation will effectively keep the United Auto Workers (UAW) and large union interests away from...
Regions Foundation, Bessemer community leaders unveil breakthrough in affordable housing ‘one block at a time’
On Wednesday, community leaders and residents lined up around the block of three new modern homes in Bessemer's Northside neighborhood to witness a milestone...
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...
Alabama lawmakers present $3.94 million SEEDS grant to Dothan industrial development board
Last week, state legislators representing the Wiregrass region presented the Industrial Development Board of Dothan, Alabama with a $3.94 million check from the State...
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....
Building Alabama’s future workforce: Over 5,300 companies partner with ACCS
Across Alabama, businesses of all sizes are facing a crucial challenge: Finding skilled workers.
More than 5,000 businesses who collaborate with the Alabama Community...
New $330M Coca-Cola facility to include bottling, corporate and sales operations
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United is planning a nearly $330 million investment in a multifaceted Birmingham Coca-Cola facility in the Kingston community. The facility is...
North AlabamaWorks names Jason Pickering of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing as chair
Jason Pickering of Mazda Toyota Manufacturing has been named Chair of North AlabamaWorks (NAW), the Regional Workforce Council of North Alabama. He'll assume leadership...
Building Alabama’s future workforce: Over 5,300 companies partner with ACCS
Across Alabama, businesses of all sizes are facing a crucial challenge: Finding skilled workers.
More than 5,000 businesses who collaborate with the Alabama Community...
Political leaders react to UAW defeat in Alabama – ‘The UAW has no place in Alabama’
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Alabama's political leaders are reacting to the recent vote against unionization at a Mercedes plant in Vance, Alabama. According to the final vote certified...
Conecuh County receives ‘A’ rating for potential biomass development
The Conecuh County Commission and Ecostrat Inc., a leading company in assessing and developing biomass supply chains, announced today that the county has received...
Lockheed’s Huntsville facility to produce hypersonic batteries under $756M contract
The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $756 million contract to deliver additional capability for the nation’s ground-based hypersonic weapon system, the Long Range...
UAW crushed in union vote at Mercedes-Benz
The Detroit-based United Auto Workers (UAW) union took a blustering loss after the results of a high-visibility unionization vote at the Vance, Alabama Mercedes-Benz...
2024 Power & Influence 50: Top 10
Today, we’re proud to introduce the fifth and final installment of the 2024 Power & Influence 50 – the twelfth annual tradition from Yellowhammer...
2024 Power & Influence 50: Numbers 20-11
Today, we’re proud to introduce the fourth installment of the 2024 Power & Influence 50 – the twelfth annual tradition from Yellowhammer News.
As the...
Regions Bank receives prestigious export award from U.S. Department of Commerce for first time since 1968
On Tuesday, Regions Bank was presented with the 2024 President’s “E” Award for Export Service by the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C....
2024 Power & Influence 50: Numbers 30-21
Today, we’re proud to introduce the third installment of the 2024 Power & Influence 50 – the twelfth annual tradition from Yellowhammer News.
As the...