Repowr, a logistics marketplace and digital-leasing platform for transportation equipment, has closed a $4.2 million seed round.

Tenax Corp. plans to invest $1 million on improvements and new production machinery at its manufacturing facility in Evergreen, Alabama.

As authorities continue to investigate the suspected bombing of a Warrior Met Coal-owned natural gas pipeline, the company is offering $25,000 to any individual who provides information that directly leads to an arrest and conviction of the guilty party.

Birmingham-based Apex Roofing & Restoration was recently awarded the ranking of 60th on the Inc. 5000 Regionals list of the fastest-growing private companies in the Southeast.

Alabama’s vast terrain ranks above average according to AirDNA’s market research among short-term rentals in the U.S. The national average occupancy rate is just 60.2%, but investors and second-home buyers will find higher rates throughout rentals in Alabama’s beach, mountain, lake and urban locations. Below is a breakdown of the four places you might want […]

A series of events on the University of Alabama campus intends to connect – and inspire – accomplished women professionals, alumnae and female students of UA’s Culverhouse College of Business. Hosted by the Culverhouse College of Business Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the inaugural Women in Business Conference March 25-26 will feature topics and perspectives to benefit women at all […]

In one of the two assembly plants at the sprawling Mercedes-Benz factory in Tuscaloosa County, workers shift seamlessly from making traditional SUVs with a brand new, all-electric model on the same assembly line. The electric vehicles (EVs) are powered by batteries being produced a few miles away in Bibb County. While the EVs are sporadic on the line […]

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Niagara Bottling, one of the nation's most prominent beverage manufacturers, on Wednesday announced plans to open a production facility in Opelika.

The University of Alabama’s Rising Tide Capital Campaign has surpassed $1 billion in charitable commitments toward its $1.5 billion goal, thanks to a recent gift commitment of $20 million made in memory of Mark Smith, co-founder of the global telecommunications company Adtran.

Universities across Alabama are engaged in a number of activities that offer promising developments for the state’s rural communities and the key industries that power their economies. For example, Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is the site of a new program that will study diseases among livestock that pose a threat to public health, economic stability […]

She is self-taught, yet went on to win the nation’s highest culinary honor in her field, a James Beard award for Outstanding Pastry Chef. Dolester Miles has spent 40 years working with Beard Award-winning chef Frank Stitt, playing a role in the birth, growth, and sustained excellence of his Beard Award-winning flagship restaurant, Highlands Bar […]

At first, the pandemic wasn’t too kind to Christa Cotton and her fledgling cocktail company. And then, it was.

Forbes and Statista, two business industry leading ranking providers, named C Spire, a Mississippi-based diversified telecommunications and technology services company, one of the best midsized employers in the United States.

The University of North Alabama College of Business and Technology on Thursday announced that it had received a $2.45 million charitable gift from the estate of late Henry and Janice King.

The COVID-19 pandemic hammered workforce participation, and it’s still recovering—especially with women.

The Alabama Innovation Corporation board of directors held its first meeting on Friday, March 4.

The University of Alabama board of trustees gave approval to the sale of Southern Research's engineering division to Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc.

A cutting-edge nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) rocket engine using what’s called centrifugal liquid fuel bubble-through could one day be a ticket for NASA to go directly into deep space.

The Associated Builders and Contractors, a national construction trade association, released its fourth annual “Top Performers” list for commercial and industrial contractors among its members on Tuesday.

Alabama’s vast terrain ranks above average according to AirDNA’s market research among short-term rentals in the U.S. The national average occupancy rate is just 60.2%, but investors and second-home buyers will find higher rates throughout rentals in Alabama’s beach, mountain, lake and urban locations. Below is a breakdown of the four places you might want […]

Northrop Grumman, a leader in aerospace and defense technology has designated the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) a “Focus University.” UAH is one of only eight institutions in the country to receive that distinction. The title comes with a $90,000 donation to be used to create endowed scholarships, support UAH student organizations, and provide […]

Auburn University‘s Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center, scheduled to open this summer, will offer a variety of opportunities for culinary and hospitality students.

There can be lots of forensic evidence on many people’s cell phones when a mass incident like a shooting or bombing is happens, but winnowing out the relevant material and putting it in context can be a time-consuming and tedious affair for law enforcement. That’s why The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Florida State […]