Shipbuilder Austal USA has donated more than $100,000 to Mobile area organizations supporting families and small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. “Austal understands the challenges many are facing during the pandemic at home or with their business,” said Craig Savage, director of communications and external affairs for Austal, in a statement from the company. “We […]

Alabama led the space race. We led in bringing jobs like Mercedes and Hyundai to our state. Now, it’s time for Alabama to lead the nation again by reopening our economy and getting Alabama and America back to work. During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Alabamians learned the importance of staying home and […]

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf joined an Auburn University live stream on Thursday to discuss his agency’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Wolf’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the cabinet-level agency that oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As such, his department has faced unique challenges in recent weeks during the […]

According to information released by the Alabama Department of Labor on Thursday, 74,966 Alabamians filed initial unemployment claims last week alone.

Alabama is already set to play leading roles in landing the first woman and the next man on the surface of the moon through NASA’s Artemis program, and a major announcement Thursday only reinforced that reality. Huntsville-based Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), was named as one of three prime contractors awarded […]

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey announced today that economic development activity across Alabama last year generated $7.1 billion in pledged capital investment and 13,454 job commitments, providing a potential spark for economic revival once the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic ease. Governor Ivey said the results include strategic investments that reflect long-term growth plans […]

The Regions Foundation on Thursday announced 11 additional grants supporting small business recovery amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

“I am honored to remind the residents of our state that Alabama was the first state in the union to allow for electronic ballot delivery and electronic ballot return."

The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) retains $162 million dollars in investments outside of the United States, even as contributions declined considerably in the wake of a scandal that forced the retirement of co-founder Morris Dees. Reporting published Wednesday by the Washington Free Beacon revealed the current state of the much remarked upon Montgomery group. […]

UAB was a participating clinical site in the now-famous remdesivir study, and administered the drug to participating patients. However, UAB's involvement goes significantly farther.

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Perhaps overlooked by some as the state of Alabama is continuing its ban on religious gatherings in the name of mitigating the spread of COVID-19 is the financial harm inflicted on churches and other religious institutions. However, this trend is not going unnoticed by State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills). In an appearance on Huntsville […]

Governo Kay Ivey said that Alabama will likely see $1 billion in lost revenue

Governor Kay Ivey’s new public health order goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. today (Thursday). Under its authority, medical professionals who have been idle may get back to work and most retail businesses may open and operate at 50% capacity. Local officials speak up. Two mayors in two days have asked Governor Kay Ivey to […]

For many, Gov. Kay Ivey’s announcement on Tuesday to roll back some of the coronavirus restrictions on commerce was welcomed news as it means many businesses can reopen, just with some manageable limits. However, churches and other venues of worship, along with restaurants, bars and breweries, have facilities that must remain closed until further notice […]

Heflin Mayor Rudy Rooks has written Governor Kay Ivey’s administration asking for a waiver of restrictions in her new public health order for his city. The City of Heflin posted a letter containing his request to its social media page on Wednesday. The East Alabama city, whose website greets visitors with the slogan “Open Space, […]

An Auburn University-developed light microscope technology that has been on the market since the early 2000s has found new potential as a research tool on the COVID-19 battlefront. CytoViva Inc., a subsidiary company of the Auburn Research Park-based firm Aetos Technologies Inc. – and the registered name for the patented microscope technology developed by professor Vitaly Vodyanoy of Auburn’s College […]

Former State Sen. Bryan Taylor (R-Prattville), who was most recently Governor Kay Ivey’s general counsel, is rejoining the law firm of Bachus, Brom & Taylor that he cofounded in 2013. Taylor left the governor’s office in fall 2019 to support his wife Jessica’s candidacy for Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Known in Montgomery for being one […]

The Huntsville Hospital System and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology are teaming up to study patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, according to a release from the companies on Wednesday. The goal of the study is to develop a treatment for the respiratory disease COVID-19. “A COVID-19 treatment is the best way to bridge the […]

VANCE, Alabama – Mercedes-Benz is beginning to gradually ramp up production at its Alabama manufacturing plant after adopting robust safety measures to protect workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI), as its Alabama operation is known, said operations began Monday with one shift. In coming weeks, the plant will be staffed with additional team […]

A Tuscaloosa County High School student has named NASA’s Mars helicopter, a vehicle which will become the first aircraft to attempt powered flight on another planet, according to a release from NASA. Vaneeza Rupani’s recommended name, “Ingenuity,” was selected by NASA as part of its “Name the Rover” essay contest. Rupani wrote in her submission, […]

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has met with owners of some of the businesses which remain closed under Governor Kay Ivey’s new public health order, and he believes they should be able to open. Ivey announced the new public health order at a press conference on Tuesday. The order goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. on […]

Twenty-five airports across the states of Alabama will be receiving grants that to fund improvements, according to a release from U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday morning. Together, the grants total $60,999,054, some of which was made possible by the $2.2 trillion federal stimulus bill also known as the CARES Act, which was passed […]

John Merrill: "Sierra Club and GASP are still fighting to see that south Alabama lose its largest source of electricity and the more than the 300 jobs provided by Plant Barry."