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Continental Carbon plant closing in Phenix City

An Alabama Carbon black manufacturing plant located in Phenix City, Alabama will close on December 31st.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama announced Friday that it will be supporting a contract awarded to TriWest Healthcare Alliance to administer the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) next generation TRICARE program, known as “T-5,” for its 26-state West Region territory. TRICARE is the uniformed services health care program for active duty service members […]

ADS-TEC Energy, a German-owned electric charging infrastructure producer, is establishing its first U.S. location in Auburn.

Gadsden's former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company property has been purchased by an investor group, Mayor Craig Ford recently announced.

Boeing has delivered two new Huntsville-managed ground-based interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Fort Greely, Alaska.

Four questions with BCA President & CEO Helena Duncan

For more about Alabama's newest CEO, her leadership philosophy and expectations for the future, here are "Four Questions with Helena Duncan."

Child labor found in more Alabama auto suppliers

Four additional auto suppliers in Alabama have utilized child labor in recent years, investigative reporting conducted by Reuters found.

Huntsville a Top 10 ‘Real Estate Market to Watch’

The National Association of Realtors has named Huntsville, Alabama a top 10 real estate market to watch in 2023.

Huntsville to house Southeast’s first net zero development

HUNTSVILLE – RCP Companies has teamed with Grounded Capital Partners on a net zero energy residential development in Huntsville’s MidCity District. Wellory Living, a $108 million multifamily development, will be the first of its kind in the Southeast. The company said the project will bring sustainable living and dining options with a net zero energy […]

Honda Alabama launches production of redesigned 2023 Pilot SUV

Honda’s Alabama Auto Plant has notched another major milestone with the launch of a redesigned Pilot SUV that is already setting records.

State unemployment rate steady; job count record high

Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 2.7%, unchanged from October, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. The rate is also below November 2021’s rate of 3.1%. November’s rate represents 63,043 unemployed persons, compared to 61,721 in October and 69,688 in November 2021. “It is encouraging to see that Alabama’s economy is supporting more jobs […]

C-Spire names Mary Aderholt development manager

C-Spire has hired Mary Elliot Aderholt as an economic development manager for its strategic and government relations group in Homewood. C-Spire is a statewide telecommunications and technology services company. “We are excited Mary Elliot has joined our team as an economic development manager, she brings a wealth of knowledge that makes her the ideal candidate […]

Ivey pushes state's broadband expansion

Gov. Kay Ivey will be hosting meetings in all 67 counties of Alabama to discuss further broadband possibilities with local stakeholders.

The Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean, capping a more than 1.4 million mile journey around the moon.

Dr. Daniel Sutter: Lessons from the FTX collapse

Wicked and wickedly smart individuals may catch us in elaborate scams, yet scams are more harmful when aided and abetted by government rules.

Dynetics has submitted a bid on the Human Landing System Sustaining Lunar Development contract for NASA’s Artemis mission.

FBI lays out objectives, expansion plans in Alabama

Alabama's Redstone Arsenal is the economic engine that powers roughly half of the Huntsville metro economy.

Four questions with BCA President & CEO Helena Duncan

To learn more about BCA's newest CEO, her leadership philosophy and expectations for the future, here are four questions with Helena Duncan.  

Gillis named CEO of Birmingham's Innovation Depot

According to Bebe Goodrich, Innovation Depot's interim CEO, Brooke Gillis is "a seasoned leader in Birmingham’s startup ecosystem."

Alabama's rural and traditionally economically deprived Appalachian region has benefited from increased investment of late.

German-based Eissmann Automotive will create 79 jobs as part of a $3.4 million expansion at its Pell City facility.

A pair of economic incentives programs has garnered bipartisan support in the Legislature, earning the support of the highest-ranking leaders.

In 2018, the Alabama Association of Realtors led a legislative effort to create a First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account (FHSA) program.

Bank Independent is preparing for significant growth by hiring banking veteran Nick Rockhill as its vice president of sales for Madison County.