Huntsville boasts a tremendous amount of incredibly talented engineering professionals that contribute daily to the advancement of the nation’s space exploration ambitions. When speaking on Alabama’s national contributions, be sure to mention the name of Dr. Kimberly Robinson. Her resume truly serves as an inspiration for anyone who aspires to forge a career in aerospace and […]

State Sen. Arthur Orr remembered Gov. Kay Ivey’s response four years ago when the idea of a state cyber technology and engineering high school was made to her. “Let’s do it,” Orr said Ivey told him and local officials and leaders during a visit to the Governor’s Office in 2018. Last Friday, Ivey and Orr […]

VirtuOwl, a Birmingham-based online tutoring company, has received an additional round of investment from Birmingham’s Concert IDC Inc Tank to help make its platforms more available. The platforms help locate, book, and engage students and their parents with private tutors. “We think VirtuOwl is the ideal way to close the gaps in today’s online education,” […]

Frank Barefield Jr., president of Abbey Residential and chairman of Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama, has made a $10 million gift to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It is the single-largest gift to UAB from an alumnus in the university’s history, a legacy intended to reduce crime and drive economic growth in Birmingham. Barefield is committing $5 million […]

Mercedes-Benz will be exclusively producing the all-electric EQS SUV at its North American passenger vehicle plant in Tuscaloosa, AL. Since building the plant in Alabama Mercedes has invested over seven billion into operations in the state. One billion of the investment was for the new battery plant that they also located in Bibb County in […]

For Congress to avoid a government shutdown, a funding bill will need to be passed by midnight Sept. 30. Meanwhile, negotiations for a continuing resolution continue in the U.S. Senate as Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to unveil the plan Tuesday. Thursday on Real Talk 99.5’s “News and Views,” U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt said […]

Hispanic entertainers and pro wrestlers will be in the spotlight Saturday at the 20th annual Fiesta Birmingham in Linn Park. The festival’s theme is ¡Somos Familia! (Feels Like Family!) and it runs from noon to 8 p.m. The annual event has celebrated and educated thousands of people about Alabama’s growing Hispanic community. More than 20 […]

As president of Ducks Unlimited, Huntsvillian Doug Schoenrock oversaw the organization’s record-breaking conservation efforts. Now the organization’s chairman of the board, Schoenrock will ensure Ducks Unlimited is meeting its goals while he represents the more than 640,000 Ducks Unlimited members at international, national, regional, state, and local events. Schoenrock further led the organization’s Presidential Lands […]

Alabama is fortunate to boast an incredible slate of business and community leaders who have chosen to make the Yellowhammer State their home. Elizabeth “Bettsie” Norton is certainly one of these talented individuals who contribute to the state’s success on a daily basis. In the male-dominated field of manufacturing, Norton, a Louisiana native, has made […]

Registration is underway for the youth deer and duck hunts dates at M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area in Hale County. The hunts are November through January and registration ends Nov. 1. To register for a hunt, visit https://publichunts.dcnr.alabama.gov/Public/AvailableHunts. “Youth hunts like these create great bonding experiences for families and help young hunters […]

Army officer, Blackhawk helicopter pilot, educator, volunteer, entrepreneur, wife, and mom to four kids. PeggyLee Wright used every one of those experiences to build The Company You Keep, a business development company focused on bringing together companies to do good for the Huntsville community. When she started the business three years ago, Wright did not […]

Birmingham-Southern College continues to move up among the ranks of the country’s top liberal arts colleges. In this year’s ranking by U.S. News and World Report, BSC climbed 17 spots to 111th of some 1,500 bachelor’s degree-granting institutions. “We are pleased that BSC has once again moved up in the rankings,” said BSC President Daniel […]

Answering the call to serve their community, three law students were recently awarded scholarships from the Alexander Shunnarah law firm. The trio received the firm’s “Call Me Alabama Scholarship,” based on Shunnarah’s famous tag line from his advertisements. Demarcus Joiner, a second-year student at the University of Alabama Law School, was awarded $5,000; Sam Leffert, […]

After decades of making waves in Alabama politics, Rosemary Elebash says that, even still, “every day is a new adventure.” With no plans to slow down any time soon, Rosemary currently serves Alabama small businesses as the state director for the National Federation of Independent Business. Elebash shared insight about her adoration for the job, […]

With a humble and servant-minded mentality, State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) is one of the most authoritative voices in the Alabama Senate on issues that heavily impact the citizenry. The lone female Republican in the Legislature’s upper chamber, Weaver, at just the age of 51, has impacted the lives of Alabamians in a fashion as […]

On Aug. 28, Phillip Lewis of Cullman County lost his dog while being carjacked at gunpoint. Lewis was at a Chevron gas station in Dodge City pumping fuel when a group of robbers forced him to hand over the key to his vehicle, according to Fox News Digital. “She (the carjacker) said, ‘I’m not playing,’ […]

Brittany Wagner, star of the hit original docuseries “Last Chance U” on Netflix, has been hired as director of the Grainger Center for Professional Development and as a full-time instructor and adviser in the University of Montevallo’s Stephens College of Business. She started this fall. “We wanted to bring her in full time because her expertise in the sports field […]

Birmingham-based Sanders Capital Partners purchased three medical practice offices from the Surgical Dermatology Group. The acquisition of the offices in Vestavia, Montgomery, and Gadsden is valued at $12.4 million. “The Surgical Dermatology Group portfolio represents an ideal acquisition to us in that it is home to a leading medical provider that has found these locations […]

Capstone Building of Birmingham has broken ground on a $13.45 million multifamily project in West Point, Ga., the company said in a news release. The general contractor is partnered with developer Pennrose and architect firm Kitch & Associates for the garden-style affordable housing project. “Capstone Building Corp. is looking forward to being a part of […]

Robert Trent Jones’ Ross Bridge golf course in Birmingham is not booking tee times due to a series of grounds-keeping errors. The property’s maintenance crew spread what they believed was green sand on nearly every green on the course. The one-ton bag, however, turned out to be herbicide, WBRC 6 Fox reported. The mistake effectively […]

For the fall semester, the University of Alabama reached its highest-ever enrollment in the institution’s 201-year history. UA has 38,645 students enrolled; the previous high was 38,563 in 2017, according to the university. The university’s record-breaking enrollment does not end there. There are 1,088 National Merit Scholars at The Capstone – the most ever. UA’s […]

Auburn University and the Army have signed a 10-year agreement to provide natural resource management services to eight military bases across the Southeast, including Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. The other bases are Fort Rucker in Alabama; Forts Benning, Gordon, and Stewart in Georgia; Fort Polk in Louisiana; Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Jackson […]

James R. Barth, Auburn University’s Harbert Eminent Scholar, recently detailed what constitutes an economic recession. Questions and answers courtesy of Auburn University Can you explain to us the role of two consecutive quarters of negative GDP in determining if the U.S. is in a recession? How accurate has this metric been? I cover business cycles […]

Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) has been awarded $1.25 million to develop curriculum centered around environmental-related issues for schools in Mobile. The grant, which was issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Coast Research Program, was an effort led by BSC Southern Environmental Center Roald Hazelhoff. The grant effort, led by Roald Hazelhoff, […]