The Alabama Technology Network (ATN) will officially celebrate its transition to the Alabama Training Network with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for January 14, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in Montgomery. The name change reflects the organization’s continued focus on workforce development and industry support, while more clearly aligning its identity with its training-driven mission to strengthen […]

Leaders from Alabama’s innovation, business, and research sectors gathered on Tuesday at Regions Field for Innovate Alabama’s State of Innovation Day 2025, highlighting how five years of coordinated statewide strategy are translating into job creation, private investment, and economic growth across the state. Innovate Alabama Board Chair Bill Poole opened the event by outlining how […]

Longtime benefactor Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. has gifted the first endowment to support The University of Alabama School of Leadership and Policy through the Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. Endowed Professorship in Leadership and Policy. Culverhouse’s $500,000 gift will help the School attract and retain nationally recognized scholars and experts in public policy and leadership. The endowment is […]

At the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE), the future isn’t something to fear. It’s something to shape. As the nation’s only high school fully dedicated to integrating cyber technology and engineering into every academic discipline, ASCTE is leading the way in preparing students for a rapidly evolving world, including the new era […]

General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $39.3 million  contract modification to support Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture ground management and integration and operation and sustainment efforts. The company’s Huntsville facility will perform some of the work on the $1,085,940,546 Air Force contract. According to a Department of Defense news release, the supplemental effort adds […]

As Alabama enters the final stretch of 2025, the state’s housing market stands at an important crossroads. After several years of post-pandemic fluctuations, ranging from rapid price growth to strained inventory, conditions have begun to level out. Buyers who spent the last few years competing in tight markets are finding more options, while sellers who […]

Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban said he was going to stay busy in retirement, and that is exactly what he’s done to this point. Saban just took his next big step, this time into the world of hockey, according to an announcement from the Nashville Predators. Saban through Dream Sports Ventures LLC, […]

The construction industry has an economic impact of $17 billion in Alabama, and when ABC of Alabama’s membership gets together, many topics are discussed, but one is always at the top of the list—workforce development. Our industry is always looking for ways to increase the number of Alabamians participating in the construction labor market. The Associated […]

The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama has announced the election of new board members and officers who will help guide the organization’s work in 2026, drawing from leaders across business, industry, healthcare, finance and the nonprofit sector. Newly elected directors joining the board include Reese Brooks of Phifer Incorporated, Ashley Gill of Chick-fil-A Northport, […]

PCI Government Services, a technology and mission-solutions company owned by Alabama’s Poarch Creek Indians, is teaming up with Seekr to bring what the companies call secure, transparent artificial intelligence to federal agencies, with a focus on mission operations and cost-effective deployment. According to a company announcement Monday, PCI-GS said the strategic partnership is designed to […]

Travelers flying between Birmingham and Nashville are about to be in luck. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport announced on social media that Southwest Airlines will add a second daily nonstop flight between Birmingham and Nashville beginning in April 2026, expanding service on one of the airport’s most popular regional routes. Southwest already operates one daily nonstop service […]

The Business Council of Alabama will soon have a new Chairman of its Board of Directors in Mark Drew of the Protective Life Corporation. BCA’s board voted to elect Drew during its annual meeting last month. He is set to officially assume the chairmanship in January 2026. “Mark is a respected leader in Alabama’s business […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licenses for all three units at TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, allowing continued operation through the mid-2050s. The plant, located along the Tennessee River near Athens and Decatur, is TVA’s largest generating asset and the third-largest nuclear power producer in the United […]

Troy University has launched a new Accelerated Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) track, an innovative pathway designed for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field and seek to transition into a professional nursing career. The new pathway will include both online and in-person classes. The in-person courses will be held at […]

In a Southern food landscape overflowing with chicken joints, Waldo’s Chicken & Beer has broken through the noise and built a steady following.   Behind the fast-growing brand is founder Mark Waldo, a Birmingham native whose people-first philosophy and scratch-made standards are turning a casual chicken spot into one of Alabama’s most exciting culinary success stories. […]

The University of Alabama’s University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa announced it is expanding specialty services as one of Alabama’s largest private neurology practices prepares to join its system, a move expected to strengthen patient access to neurological and sleep-medicine care across West Alabama. According to the University, Alabama Neurology and Sleep Medicine will transition to […]

A longtime family-owned business in Calhoun County is expanding amid significant growth in demand for its products and services. Bryant Machine Co. is investing $3.26 million in the project, which includes 12 new jobs, a new 22,000-square-foot facility and machining equipment. The company specializes in high-quality turning, milling, assembly and engineering services for a variety of […]

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined military leaders, Alabama’s congressional delegation and local officials today for the unveiling of the U.S. Space Command sign at Redstone Arsenal, formally marking the future site of the command’s permanent headquarters. “It’s a blessing and an honor to be here,” Hegseth said. “I want to say congratulations to […]

Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth is a longtime critic of the Alabama Department of Transportation, and in particular, a project to create a continuous four-lane route between Mobile and Tuscaloosa. That project, known as the West Alabama Corridor, is a much different direction than Ainsworth’s trademark idea to widen Interstate 65 from the Tennessee border […]

Edgar’s Bakery is moving ahead with a major expansion in Pelham, investing $13.1 million in a new production and distribution center that will support the company’s growing reach across Alabama and beyond. According to The Business Journals, the project will bring a 30,000-square-foot facility to the corner of U.S. 31 and Alabama 119, and is expected […]

Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt thinks it should come as no surprise that Birmingham is making headlines this week for its latest big-league corporate get. It was announced yesterday that Fannie Mae, a federally chartered mortgage-finance giant, is relocating its San Francisco, California workforce to Birmingham, Alabama under the direction of Federal Housing Finance Agency […]

Swedish style is coming to Alabama. IKEA U.S. plans to open its first-ever Alabama location in Huntsville in early 2026, bringing the Swedish retailer to University Place Shopping Center. The 46,000-square-foot store is designed as a planning studio and showroom instead of a huge warehouse. According to the press release, it will feature a series […]

As Alabama enters the final stretch of 2025, the state’s housing market stands at an important crossroads. After several years of post-pandemic fluctuations, ranging from rapid price growth to strained inventory, conditions have begun to level out. Buyers who spent the last few years competing in tight markets are finding more options, while sellers who […]

After more than four years of delays, lawsuits and false starts, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission voted Thursday to award the state’s first medical marijuana dispensary licenses, clearing the biggest and most pressing roadblock between patients and a functioning program. This morning at the State House, the commission moved forward with issuing the state’s first […]