Business — Page 83

United Launch Alliance announced Monday that it will establish a new customer program office to support Amazon's Kuiper Program, with Chris Ellerhorst serving as the program office's vice president.

It’s no surprise in an annual Gallup poll, Americans chose real estate as the best long-term investment. And it’s not the first time it’s topped the list, either. Real estate has been on a winning streak for the past eight years, consistently gaining traction as the best long-term investment. What does high inflation mean for real estate investments? […]

Bolstered by successful testing at the National Carbon Capture Center, CarbonBuilt and Alabama-based Blair Block have reached an agreement to use CarbonBuilt’s revolutionary low-carbon concrete technology at Blair Block’s concrete masonry production facility in Childersburg. Concrete blocks made with the low-carbon process tested at the National Carbon Capture Center. (contributed) The agreement represents the first commercialization of CarbonBuilt’s Carbon XPRIZE-winning […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named one of the newest sites for the first gene therapy treatment approved for a genetic disease.

Gov. Ivey partners to promote outdoor recreation

The importance of recreation and the state’s outdoor amenities, was the focus of a recent event featuring Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Power.

Gasoline prices in Alabama are on the rise again, just as summer driving season is about to heat up.

The Regions Tradition, one of Alabama’s marquee professional sporting events, will continue to be played at Greystone Golf and Country Club through 2032

Friday, May 13 the Women’s Foundation of Alabama released its 2022 economic impact report during a research showcase at The Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Over 100 women and men were present in-person to hear the report and many more across the state joined the conversation virtually.

This week Gadsden State announced a new Class A driver program being launched at their Ayers Campus site.

It’s no surprise in an annual Gallup poll, Americans chose real estate as the best long-term investment. And it’s not the first time it’s topped the list, either. Real estate has been on a winning streak for the past eight years, consistently gaining traction as the best long-term investment. What does high inflation mean for real estate investments? […]

Amazon CEO David Clark this past weekend gave the keynote speech at the spring commencement for his alma mater, Auburn University.

Novelis, an Atlanta-based aluminum producer, on Wednesday announced the company's plans for a $2.5 billion rolling and recycling plant in Baldwin County.

In a recent study from NetCredit the 2022 US Flight Cost Index list Huntsville International Airport as the most expensive for domestic flights across the United States.

Monday, Airbus leadership rolled out the aerospace giant's growth plans for its Mobile manufacturing facility.

Alabama-based company Xtreme Concepts is partnering with The World Games 2022 to introduce two new brands to the Yellowhammer State, Bison Union Co. and Musket Power Seasoning.

Automotive manufacturing is one of Alabama’s most important industries, and inspiring Alabama students for careers in the field is an ongoing mission. Last week, more than 1,500 students from across the state got a glimpse into automotive career opportunities and other engineering- and manufacturing-related fields during “Field Trip Friday” at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of […]

TechBirmingham will host its seventh annual CyberNow Summit on May 11-13. After two years as a virtual event due to the pandemic, the cybersecurity conference will take place both in person at the Red Mountain Theater Arts Campus and, for those who prefer to attend virtually, at cybernowsummit.com. Deon Gordon “While the virtual conferences of the last two years […]

UAB School of Nursing Associate Professor Pariya Wheeler has been awarded a two-year, $100,000 grant to study the neuropsychological impact of COVID-19 in older adults. It is one of UAB’s first grants examining the cognitive effects of COVID-19 and one of eight awards from the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) and the Alzheimer’s Association. Wheeler’s study will recruit 100 adults age 65 and older who had […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey announced today that economic development activity across Alabama surged during 2021, with a new report showing that projects launched during the year will inject $7.7 billion in capital investment and almost 10,200 jobs into the state’s strengthening economy. The project activity is outlined in the 2021 New & Expanding Industry […]

TUSKEGEE, Alabama — Construction is scheduled to begin soon on the first building in a logistics park along Interstate 85 in Macon County that backers say could have a massive economic impact when its three phases are developed. The project, called the Regional East Alabama Logistics (REAL) Park, stems from a partnership between the Macon County […]

Cerrowire, a major U.S. manufacturer of copper building wire, today officially launched an expansion project near its Morgan County factory, where it will build a 270,000-square-foot facility to produce metal clad cable in Alabama.

Monday, United Launch Alliance announced that it had reached a three-year contract agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

Now that a multiyear effort to restore, enhance and protect the shoreline habitats of the “Seafood Capital” of Alabama is complete, state and local leaders are turning their attention to an economic development project in Bayou La Batre they believe will transform the community for generations to come. Details of the Bayou La Batre City Docks Redevelopment Project were […]

Afternoon sun streams through a big bay window, putting a natural spotlight on a thick stack of rosemary-scented ham and creamy whipped butter on an hours-out-of-the-oven baguette. It deserves the attention. It’s the French Pig sandwich and one of the offerings that draws a steady stream of folks – locals and otherwise – to Tallassee’s Grove […]