Alabama home sales down in 2024; Construction Partners acquires Alabama company; Flowers Hospital will have new CEO; Birmingham construction company completes Kentucky clinic; Department of Labor transitions to Department of Workforce

Alabama’s home sales declined 18% in 2024.

Alabama home sales down 18% in 2024

Alabama’s home sales declined 18% in 2024, according to the Alabama Association of Realtors’ annual report. In addition, the state’s median price for homes increased slightly, and the number of active listings also increased. – AL.com

Construction Partners acquires Alabama company

Dothan-based Construction Partners, which specializes in the construction and maintenance of roadways, has acquired Mobile-based Mobile Asphalt Company. The acquisition brings with it five hot-mix asphalt plants serving the greater Mobile and southwest Alabama areas. – PR Newswire

Flowers Hospital will have new CEO

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Steve Gordon will become CEO of Flowers Hospital in Dothan in the spring. He’s been serving as CEO at Longview Regional Medical Center in Texas and, before that, as COO for hospitals in Florida and Texas. – WDHN

Birmingham construction company completes Kentucky clinic

Birmingham-based Doster Construction has completed a new primary care clinic and administration office in Liberty, Kentucky. Both the clinic and the administration office are 9,500 square feet. – Doster Construction

Department of Labor transitions to Department of Workforce

Alabama’s Department of Labor is now officially the Department of Workforce. With the name change comes new leadership, with former State Sen. Greg Reed becoming the state’s first secretary of workforce. Marty Redden, former labor secretary, is retiring. – AL.com

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