Signature Homes founder, wife start charitable foundation
Dwight Sandlin, chairman of the board and founder of Signature Homes, and his wife, Sandy, have created the Sandlin Foundation for Kids and Kindness. The foundation hopes to build an endowment that will be the source of grants for several nonprofits in Hoover, where the Sandlins live. – Hoover Sun
Airbus celebrates decade in Mobile
Airbus marked its 10th year building airplanes in Mobile on Sept. 14. The company has expanded from one assembly line to three and grown from 300 employees to about 2,000. – News 5
ACHE approves Reid State name change
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has approved changing Reid State Technical College’s name to Reid State Community College. The final move toward the name change will come in December from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. – Reid State Technical College
Fitness chain coming to Alabama
Solidcore, a national workout chain, is opening its first Alabama location this fall. The fitness facility will open at the Summit shopping center in Birmingham. – AL.com
