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Alabama Launchpad names 12 finalists for latest cycle
Alabama Launchpad has chosen 12 finalists to participate in its first pitch competition of the year.
Six of those finalists are in the concept stage...
Top Headlines: GAO Will Review Space Command Decision, Hollywood Pools Expands with Acquisition
GAO will review Space Command decision
The Government Accountability Office will open a review of the selection of Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal as the permanent headquarters...
Demand for Showa’s Gloves Leads Fayette Plant to Double its Size
Even before COVID-19 hit, the folks at Showa Group — the glove-making factory in Fayette, in northwest Alabama — were looking to expand.
“We made...
Top Headlines: Report, Ametek Near $1.5 Billion Deal to Acquire Huntsville’s Abaco, 12 from...
Report: Ametek near $1.5 billion deal to acquire Huntsville’s Abaco
Bloomberg is reporting that Ametek Inc. is in “advanced talks” to buy Huntsville’s Abaco Systems...
Top Headlines: Alabama Innovation Corporation on Legislators’ Docket, Alabama Capital Network Names New CEO
Alabama Innovation Corporation on legislators’ docket
A bill introduced in the Alabama legislature would create the Alabama Innovation Corporation, a public-private partnership to promote initiatives...
Pharmavite expanding Opelika facility, Amtrak petitions for access to rail lines
Pharmavite expanding Opelika facility
Vitamin manufacturer Pharmavite is planning an $8 million expansion to its Opelika facility, adding 81 jobs to a plant that already...
Top Headlines: Birmingham Startup Raises $15.5 Million, Miami-Based Company Buys Largest AL Apartment Property
Birmingham startup raises $15.5 million
Immediate, a Birmingham startup that works with companies to provide employees wages that have been earned but not paid, has...
Robins & Morton Celebrates 75 years of Health Care Construction (and more)
The early days of Robins & Morton began with a gesture that would set a tone for decades.
Todd Robins had started his construction company,...
Top Headlines: Alabama Unemployment Rate Lowest Since Pandemic Started, Birmingham-Southern Launches Data Science Program
Alabama unemployment rate lowest since pandemic started
Alabama’s unemployment rate for January 2021 is 4.3%, down from 4.7% in December and the lowest the rate...
Top Headlines: Alabama to Get $4 Billion from Stimulus Package, North Italia Opens First...
Alabama to get $4 billion from stimulus package
Alabama will receive $4 billion as part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Jefferson County will receive...