Alec Harvey
Top Headlines: Deadline looming for schools to spend relief funding; Cinemas closing
Deadline looming for schools to spend $170 million
Alabama’s K-12 schools have until Dec. 30 to spend $170 million of coronavirus-relief funding from the federal...
Boeing Awarded $249 Million Missile Defense Contract
The Boeing Co. has been awarded an additional $249 million for its Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), a system designed to protect the U.S. against...
Top Headlines: Alabama mine closing; Ensley building to be demolished, rebuilt
Alabama mine closure will leave 350 jobless
The Shoal Creek Mine, which runs through parts of Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties. will close for six...
Top Headlines: Amtrak cuts schedule, Seven charged in pain clinic scam
Amtrak cuts schedule because of COVID-19
Amtrak has cut its long-distance schedules back, including the Crescent train, a New York-to-New Orleans route that runs through...
Façade Improvement Pilot Program Launched in Birmingham
Buildings in nine areas of Birmingham could see facelifts as part of a façade improvement pilot program launched by the City of Birmingham.
The program...
Protective Life to Close Six Offices, Expand Virtual Workforce
Birmingham’s Protective Life plans to expand the number of its employees working virtually and, within two years, close six offices around the country.
The move...
Top Headlines: Mask ordinance extended, Unemployment payments issued quickly
Mask rules extended, while hospital, nursing home restrictions eased
Gov. Kay Ivey extended a statewide mask ordinance through Nov. 8 and also eased visitor restrictions...
New State Website Compiles Family, Children Resources
The new Alabama Family Central website will provide information to parents, families, teachers and caregivers about child care, education, family and health services in...
Top Headlines: Milo’s opens Oklahoma plant, Birmingham passes budget with cuts
New board members at Manufacture Alabama
Four people have been named to Manufacture Alabama’s board of directors: Wesley Helton, sales and marketing manager, Specification Rubber...
UAB Aging Center Renews $4.5 Million Grant
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging has renewed a $4.5 million grant to...