2 Alabama TV stations among those sold in $171 million deal; Motion announces joint venture with Canadian firm; Irondale BBQ restaurant breaks world record

2 Alabama TV stations among those sold in $171 million deal

Huntsville’s WAAY and Montgomery’s WCOV are among 10 TV stations being sold in a $171 million deal. Allen Media Group sold the stations to Gray Media. – AL.com

Motion announces joint venture with Canadian indigenous development firm

Birmingham-based Motion Industries, a distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, has forged a joint venture with Tagodi Development Corp., a resource contracting firm investing in the local Tahltan Nation in northern British Columbia, Canada. The largest focus will be in the mining sector, a major industrial player in the region. – Motion Industries

Irondale BBQ restaurant breaks world record

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Golden Rule BBQ & Grill in Irondale on Saturday set the world record for most pulled park sandwiches made during a certain time frame. The restaurant sold 6,215 sandwiches, beating the previous record of 4,775 set at a BBQ festival in North Carolina. – WVTM 13

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