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Alabama trail receives $100k from REI Cooperative

The REI Cooperative Action Fund has granted Alabama's Singing River Trail $100,000, the largest grant amount to date.

Dirt moving for Alabama-based Davidson Technologies’ global headquarters

The building will modernize Davidson’s facilities, increase proximity to their customers, and provide additional capabilities.

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States – one in five Americans will show symptoms by the time they are 70 years old. However, when detected early, it is one of the easiest forms of cancers to cure. With the onset of traditionally hot sunny summer days ahead across […]

Cam Newton to headline Leaders & Legends dinner

Former Auburn and NFL quarterback Cam Newton will be the keynote speaker to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama.

Alabama-based SAIC wins Edison Award

SAIC recently received the Edison Gold Award for Product and Service Development and Innovation for its Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems.

Second is a first for the state of Alabama. The Huntsville-based Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering was runner-up at the National Academic Quiz Tournament in Rosemont, Ill., recently. Sophomore Tate Osborne was named Most Valuable Player, the first for an Alabama student at a national quiz bowl tournament. The team’s performance is the […]

Bed Bath & Beyond holding liquidation sales

Bed Bath & Beyond is holding a liquidation sale at all of its 360 stores nationwide, as part of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Shoppers in Huntsville, Birmingham, Hoover, Tuscaloosa and Gulf Shores will find discounts ranging from 10% to 30% off the lowest ticketed prices on a vast selection of home goods with discounts […]

Polaris Alabama ships first all-electric, ATV Ranger XP Kinetic

Polaris will be shipping the first of its all-new electric Ranger XP Kinetic vehicles from its Huntsville manufacturing plant this week.

There’s no doubt the Yellowhammer State has the spirit when it comes to high school sports. Now, schools, athletes and even staff can compete for Varsity Brands’ School Spirit Awards. Every year, Varsity Brands recognizes schools and organizations that positively impact pride and community spirit in America’s high schools. “The employees of Varsity Brands are […]

Huntsville Polaris plant to ship first electric ATVs

Polaris will be shipping the first of its all-new electric Ranger XP Kinetic vehicles from its Huntsville manufacturing plant this week. Polaris manufactures the fully electric vehicle at the more than 900,000 square-foot plant in Huntsville. The company said it plans to take additional orders on the Ranger this summer. The Ranger XP Kinetic features […]

It’s another national championship for a college from Tuscaloosa. That’s right – Stillman College. The Tigers outlasted 64 teams to win the 2023 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship. The challenge is a premier academic competition for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Tigers brought home a $75,000 institutional grant from Honda. Stillman […]

Cybersecurity ‘top of mind’ for Bank Independent

According to Security magazine, there are more than 2,200 attacks each day. That breaks down to nearly 1 cyberattack every 39 seconds,

BJ's Wholesale comes to Alabama

BJ’s Wholesale Club planted its first roots in the Yellowhammer State during a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday in Madison. The company also made a $10,000 donation to the Food Bank of North Alabama. “We are committed to supporting our local communities and providing essential needs to families in need,” said Emily McCann, head of Community Relations […]

Alabama’s largest rodeo set for May

Rodeo lovers from all over Alabama will see plenty of rodeo action hit the dirt next month at the 41st annual Limestone Sheriff’s Rodeo.

Alabama cities on target for new business ISP

Alabama may soon have another internet service provider for business and enterprise. Uniti Group, specialists in critical communications infrastructure, announced plans to introduce its fiber network into the Yellowhammer State. The Little Rock, Ark.-based company seeks to provide advanced connectivity solutions to business communities and access opportunities for wholesale customers. Uniti expansion plans include Birmingham, […]

A Dothan native and NFL veteran wants to make sports more accessible to youths across the state. RCX Sports CEO Izell Reese has partnered with the Alabama Recreation & Parks Association to expand access to youth sports across Alabama, the company said. RCX Sports offers experiential youth sports opportunities in collaboration with major professional sports […]

Pizza Maker of the Year awarded to Alabama's Carlucci

Beating out more than 90 competitors, Joe Carlucci of Madison was recently named the best pizzamaker … in the WORLD.

Rocket City Electric Bike Rentals wins Launch Tank competition

The drama and anticipation were soon replaced with humor when founders of Rocket City Electric Bike Rentals won the Singing River Trail Launch Tank pitch competition.

NASA seeks students' answers to moon dust problem

The development of lunar landing systems has exposed a rather dusty problem.

Nineteen small businesses in Alabama have been awarded more than $3 million in grants from the second round of Innovate Alabama’s Supplemental Grant Program. Alabama entrepreneurs who are recipients of Phase I and Phase II SBIR and STTR grants were awarded up to $250,000 of supplemental funding to support the growth of their small businesses. […]

Launch 2035 announces Launch Tank competition finalists

Eight small business finalists are circling the Singing River Trail Launch Tank Competition sponsored by Launch 2035.

Calhoun Community College is doing its part to boost the state’s automotive industry workforce. The school is offering automotive scholarships to Alabama residents for the fall 2023 semester. Each scholarship is valued at $4,000. According to Calhoun President Dr. Jimmy Hodges, the scholarships are the result of a partnership between the Alabama Community College System […]

HudsonAlpha to use innovative system to improve crop species

HudsonAlpha, one of the first clients to utilize Revio, will use the systems in its plant and animal genomic space to improve crop species.

Alabamians sweep Oscars 'all at once'

Two Alabama moms watching from the rafters of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles last night are in every way, every kind of proud both at once. They saw their sons’ major motion picture “Everything Everywhere All at Once” bring home seven Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards Sunday night. Birmingham native Daniel Scheinert and […]