Alec Harvey
Fraudulent Unemployment Claim Attempts Rise During COVID-19
The Alabama Department of Labor says fraudulent unemployment claim attempts are on the rise, and COVID-19 is to blame for the increase.
“It’s definitely happening...
Top Headlines: Count Shows Amazon Has Beaten Union Efforts; Oak Street Health Coming to...
Count shows Amazon has beaten union effort
Amazon workers have voted not to unionize in Bessemer, according to vote tallies from the election this morning....
Top Headlines: Muscle Shoals Based Company Fined $1.1 Million for Fraud, Alabama Senate Postpones...
Muscle Shoals-based company fined $1.1 million for fraud
The U.S. District Court in Huntsville has entered a $1.1 million judgement against Negus Capital Inc. and...
Brasfield & Gorrie Begins Construction of South Carolina Data Center
Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie has begun construction on a multi-tenant data center for DC Blox in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The data center is a first-of-its-kind...
Top Headlines: Relief Fund will help Farmers Hurt by Hurricane Michael, Florence’s Singing River...
Relief fund will help farmers hurt by Hurricane Michael
A $14.9 million relief fund for Alabama farmers who suffered losses due to Hurricane Michael in...
2020 Saw Almost $5 Billion in Economic Development in Alabama
Alabama generated close to $5 billion in new capital investment and almost 10,000 job commitments in 2020, a year dominated by COVID-19 and its...
Top Headlines: MasterBrand to Lay Off 300 in Talladega, 3 Alabama Law Schools on...
MasterBrand to lay off 300 in Talladega
MasterBrand Cabinets will shut down its cabinet plant in Talladega, laying off about 300 workers. Production will continue...
Top Headlines: Warrior Met has “Continuity Plans’, Amtrak Long-Term Plan Sees More Routes in...
Warrior Met has ‘continuity plans’
Amid a strike of 1,100 mine workers, Warrior Met Coal says it has “continuity plans” in place, though the company...
Top Headlines: Investar Completes $41.1 Million Cheaha Bank Deal, Austal launches ship to San...
Investar completes $41.1 million Cheaha Bank deal
Investar Bank of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has completed its $41.1 million purchase of Cheaha Bank. That means Investar...
Top Headlines: Warrior Met Workers Plan Strike, FAA Gives $11.2 Million for Alabama Airports
Warrior Met workers plan strike
Barring a last-minute union negotiation, more than 1,100 workers at mines owned by Warrior Met Coal Inc. will go on...