Alabama employers make Forbes list
Four Alabama-based employers – Auburn University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Regions Financial and the University of Alabama – made Forbes’ list of 300 best companies for new graduates. Auburn ranked 15th overall. Other companies with Alabama ties, including NASA, Mercedes-Benz USA and Toyota North America, were on the list, too. – AL.com
Scottsboro Starbucks workers want to vote on union
Workers at a Scottsboro Starbucks have written company CEO Howard Schultz to tell him they intend to form a union. That comes on the heels of a Birmingham location voting to unionize. – Alabama Political Reporter
Athens projects to bring in millions in sales
Three retail projects approved by the Athens city council will bring in millions in taxable sales, the city says. Retailers included in the projects include TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Chicken Salad Chick and Jack’s. – WAFF 48
Westwater Resources said it has received its air permit from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, which requires compliance with the Clean Air Act and allows the company to begin vertical construction at its graphite processing plant in Kellyton. — BusinessWire
Austal USA has been recognized by the American Equity Underwriters as one of the safest shipyards in the maritime industry. This is the seventh AEU award the Mobile shipyard has received. – Austal USA
