Huntsville-based mortgage company HomeTown Lenders (HTL) on Wednesday announced that it had agreed to sponsor rising golf sensation Jovan Rebula. Rebula, the nephew of World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els, recently graduated from Auburn University where he was an All-American collegiate golfer. In 2018, he claimed The Amateur Championship, the second South African native […]

Birmingham-based Taziki’s Mediterranean Café on Wednesday announced its first collaboration with two female NCAA college athletes. Auburn University softball player Carlee McCondichie and University of Alabama basketball player Hannah Barber are partnering with Taziki’s to promote the Greek and Mediterranean-style restaurant’s healthy dietary options. The collaboration, announced as the state celebrates Iron Bowl week, will […]

Tim Vines, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, has been elected to serve as chair of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Board of Directors. According to BCBSA, Vines will assume oversight of the national federation, which consists of 35 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue […]

The Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School (AAHS) on Monday announced that it had signed its charter contract with the Alabama Public Charter School Commission. AAHS, fresh off the official contract signing, can now move forward with its plans to open the school in August 2022. With documentation officially signed, AAHS board president Charles Knight […]

Two leading Alabama technology organizations, TechMGM and TechBirmingham, are collaborating to preserve the state’s technology and innovation infrastructure. According to the announcement, the two organizations have united to create The Alabama Collective to elevate minority tech talent and entrepreneurs. In support of Montgomery’s longstanding tradition, The Turkey Day Classic, The Collective will host the third […]

The Alabama Mining Association (AMA) on Monday announced the winners of the organization’s inaugural Safety & Sustainability Awards. AMA held its annual awards presentation on November 16 at The Club in Birmingham. The winners were graded and announced by a panel of what the association referred to as high-profile and independent judges. Judges for the […]

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) on Monday announced that child care workers may be eligible for quarterly bonus payments through its new grant program. According to DHR, the Child Care Workforce Stabilization grants were funded through the American Rescue Plan Act, and were supplied to assist child care providers to recruit and retain […]

Raytheon Missiles and Defense and Lockheed Martin were recently awarded Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contracts to develop the first-ever interceptor designed to eliminate the threat of hypersonic missiles. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), both companies will perform work on the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) partially at their respective Huntsville facilities. Both defense […]

Routine monitoring and inspections to protect the integrity of Alabama Power‘s 85,000 miles of power delivery infrastructure; enhanced security at the generating plants and other critical sites, and for facilities and equipment in Alabama Power’s 45,000 square-mile service area; increased effectiveness and efficiency in responding to, and recovering from, severe weather and other emergencies. These and […]

The University of Alabama is leading a program among six state universities to prepare secondary education students to fill the need for trained computer science teachers in the state. The statewide program builds off a successful computer science education training program at UA.  With a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, this new phase aims […]

Sidney Martin says his prestigious summer internship experiences with Harvard Medical School, Broad Summer Research Program, MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital could not have been possible without the College of Science (COS) and donor support of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System. For Martin, these educational […]

GADSDEN, Alabama – The Growing Alabama Credit program is helping accelerate improvements at the Little Canoe Creek Mega-Site through a $5.7 million, multi-phase project facilitated by a partnership between Norfolk Southern Corp., the Etowah County Commission and the State of Alabama. Railroad company Norfolk Southern is funding Phase II of the improvements at the 1,000-acre […]

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) earlier this week held its virtual Alabama Launchpad Cycle 3 Finale, where it awarded two startups a combined $75,000. Alabama Launchpad, founded in 2006, directs funding to startups through competitions in an effort to drive innovation and job creation. In receiving investment from Alabama Launchpad, startup founders cede […]

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that The J.M. Smucker Co. plans to construct a new manufacturing facility and distribution center in Jefferson County. The three-phase $1.1 billion project, which will support production of Smucker’s Uncrustables frozen sandwiches, is projected to create up to 750 jobs in the Birmingham area community of McCalla. The new […]

AT&T earlier this week announced that it had named Birmingham native Cara Fields as the telecommunications company’s vice president and general manager for the Gulf States market. In her new role, Fields will manage over 2,100 employees at over 100 AT&T retail locations. Additionally, she will support more than 200 national retail partners in the […]

Centerstone’s Military Services on Wednesday announced that it had been awarded a $75,000 grant from Boeing to support free mental health care services provided to past and present Alabama servicemembers. Boeing’s financial contribution will allow Centerstone’s Military Services to provide free counseling and related mental health services to veterans, active duty military personnel and military […]

A series of bills passed by the Alabama Legislature and signed into law earlier this year is already having a substantial impact on the state’s wine industry. When assessing the appropriate actions that would serve to benefit the state’s wineries and vineyards, leaders identified existing barriers to expanding the industry’s growth potential. States across the […]

As Alabama heads into the post-pandemic economy, roadblocks exist that stand in the way of returning to pre-COVID activity. As part of the Yellowhammer News Connect to your Future series, the following serves as an informational piece outlining the state’s shortage of skilled labor. “Now Hiring” signs can be seen displayed at nearly every community […]

Alabama’s small businesses are doing OK, but they’ve had a rough couple of years, beginning with the pandemic in 2020 and continuing with labor issues and disruptions in the supply chain. Small business owners are a tenacious bunch, though, and despite the many challenges, they’ve managed to keep the doors open and provide the goods […]

The Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville will be home to the company’s newly-revealed model, the Mazda CX-50 midsize crossover SUV. Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) unveiled the vehicle on Monday during a virtual world premiere showcasing the new model’s design. According to the company, production on the CX-50 is slated to begin January […]

HUNTSVILLE — Collins Aerospace, a unit of defense contracting giant Raytheon, last week unveiled a first-of-its-kind Army Customer Experience Center in Huntsville. The center was designed in an effort to display Collins’ product offerings in-facility, enhancing customer experience and making way for increased industry collaboration in meeting mission-critical U.S. Army objectives. Collins, an aviation specialty […]

Not all students can say they were able to gain real-world job experience through an organization created and run by students. The Oaks Agency on Auburn University’s campus does just that, striving to prepare the next generation of public relations students for the professional field by creating and strengthening relationships with local clients. The Oaks Agency was […]

A two-year, $603,000 grant to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) from the Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Fund will enable UAH and partner Calhoun Community College (CCC) to help Alabama transition from a low labor cost manufacturing state to a leader in the research and development of next generation additive manufacturing (AM) sciences. The program’s […]

A $7 million restoration project spawned in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is expanding. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the RESTORE Council (Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revised Economies of the Gulf Coast States) has announced they will spend an additional $11.9 million to continue the work of the GulfCorps program through 2025. The […]