Regions Bank has tapped one of the state’s foremost experts on banking law and government affairs to serve as senior vice president of state government affairs and economic development. Jason Isbell comes to the Birmingham-based bank brandishing nearly two decades of legal and government affairs experience in the public and private sectors. Elizabeth Taylor, head […]

There is a threat to the Alabama economy. It is a decline in workforce employees with an increasing demand in open positions. While Alabama is proud to maintain growing businesses and one of the lowest unemployment rates, it puts pressure on our states’ need for skilled, educated workers. The University of North Alabama is meeting […]

The state of Alabama continues to confront the challenge of developing the next generation of its workforce, and the education community is no exception. That is why the Alabama State Department of Education says it has kicked off a new teacher recruitment campaign aimed at building the state’s pool of highly-qualified educators. The campaign will […]

Of all the things to do, places to see and experiences to look forward to upon retirement, the one thing you don’t want to worry about is actually affording it. After all, you’ve worked hard your entire life to enjoy this moment. Many Americans have to continue working to afford their lifestyle but in North […]

United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket is set to power the next important mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The Alabama-built rocket is scheduled to launch Boeing’s Starliner capsule on Friday as part of the Orbital Test Flight-2 (OBT-2). The launch is the last uncrewed mission before the spacecraft carries three astronauts to the […]

The University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma have requested admission into the SEC. The presidents for both schools formalized their requests in a letter addressed to Greg Sankey, commissioner of the SEC, on Tuesday. Texas president Jay Hartzell and Oklahoma president Joseph Harroz, Jr. wrote, “We believe there would be mutual benefit to […]

Since being sworn in less than two years ago, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has grabbed the attention of political and policy observers from across the country. He was selected to the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, honored by the African American Mayors Association, appeared on “The Today Show” and named one of Alabama’s 10 most […]

There is a threat to the Alabama economy. It is a decline in workforce employees with an increasing demand in open positions. While Alabama is proud to maintain growing businesses and one of the lowest unemployment rates, it puts pressure on our states’ need for skilled, educated workers. The University of North Alabama is meeting […]

Alabama veteran and business owner Colin Wayne appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” on Saturday, urging President Joe Biden to prioritize American manufacturing companies. Wayne, founder and CEO of Redline Steel, believes Biden is missing an opportunity to highlight successful businesses around the country. He was previously selected to represent Alabama at the […]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt appeared Thursday on News Talk 93.1’s “Dan Morris Show,” where she was interviewed by guest host Apryl Marie Fogel. During the interview, she was asked by Fogel whether some of the recent turmoil overseas and at the border was attributable to the transition in the executive branch. “There is […]

Birmingham-based Regions Financial Corporation announced its second quarter 2021 earnings on Friday. The company reported net income available to common shareholders of $748 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.77. The company’s total revenue grew 2% compared to second quarter 2020. John Turner, president and CEO of Regions Financial Corporation, sees the opportunity for […]

Teams from NASA and Boeing completed the flight readiness review on Thursday for the Starliner space capsule’s upcoming trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The unmanned Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is set to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Giving Starliner a lift will be United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V […]

Big oil is under attack. So it is doing what any other group would do to protect itself from regulators and turn a huge profit: it’s trying to play football in the SEC. The University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma want to join college football’s one sure thing and true power conference. College football […]

When World War II veteran Robert Lee Serling was laid to rest on Monday, an Alabama police officer paid what he felt was the proper respect to one of the few black soldiers who fought in the Pacific. Serling passed away June 5 at the age of 100. Mt. Vernon police officer Newman Brazier stood […]

U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) affirmed on Wednesday their opposition to President Joe Biden’s proposed tax increase on family-owned businesses. Biden has proposed a series of tax increases to fund his infrastructure proposal. Among them is a capital gains tax increase which would have a disproportionate impact on multi-generation farming and […]

The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama took home the Chamber of the Year Award on Tuesday. The group received top designation of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives from among 1,600 chambers of commerce representing more than 9,000 professionals in the industry. To compete for the award, chambers were required to participate in […]

Montgomery lawyer Gibson Vance is set to become the 147th president of the Alabama State Bar in 2022. A principal at the Beasley Allen Law Firm, Vance was installed as president-elect of the state legal organization at its annual meeting last week. Vance said he looks forward to giving back to a group with which […]

With company founder Jeff Bezos on board, a Blue Origin spacecraft completed the company’s first passenger journey into space on Tuesday morning. The company’s New Shepard rocket carried Bezos, his brother Mark, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Funk is a renowned pilot who was […]

The Wall Street Journal has named the Huntsville area housing market among the top 10 in the nation. The Rocket City and its surrounding area came in at No. 10 on the outlet’s Emerging Housing Markets Index. The Journal compiled the list in collaboration with Realtor.com. “The index identifies the top metro areas for home […]

Travelers returning to the air means job opportunities at one Alabama airport. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport’s traffic increased 260% in June compared to the same month last year, according to a report from WBRC. As a result, the airport will host a job fair in August. Airport official Candace O’Neil noted that many job opportunities are […]

A Vestavia Hills school had a payload it provided fly more than 4,000 feet in the air as part of the Student Rocket Launch in Pueblo, Colorado. The Student Rocket Launch is a program created by Alabama rocket builder United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace. It is designed to give students exposure to STEM […]

Boeing’s Starliner space capsule met up early Saturday morning with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket that will carry it into space later this month. The unmanned Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to launch on July 30 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ULA’s […]

Buffalo Rock Company has added Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington to its board of directors. Washington has an established history with the Birmingham-based beverage company having worked at Buffalo Rock for 15 years prior to his appointment as labor secretary in 2014. He served as corporate marketing and sales director and handled the […]

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced on Friday that it is holding a TikTok video contest to help increase the state’s vaccination numbers. The contest is for residents ages 13 through 29 with a goal of getting more people from that age group vaccinated prior to the upcoming school year. “Getting a COVID-19 […]