Business Alabama Staff
RxBenefits names Wendy Barnes CEO
Wendy Barnes succeeds Bryan Statham as CEO of RxBenefits, headquartered in Birmingham. Statham is transitioning to vice chair of the board.
Roberts begins term as Auburn’s 21st president
Christopher B. Roberts, former dean of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has officially become Auburn’s 21st president
Southern Research breaks ground on flagship biotech center
Birmingham’s Southern Research broke ground today on what it is calling a flagship biotech center that will anchor the development of 200,000 square feet...
Nine Alabama universities partner on plasma science and engineering technology
A $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR grant is supporting the research into plasma science and engineering technology.
Huntsville first to win FAA approval for spacecraft landings
Public-private partnership worked to enable Dream Chaser landings in Alabama’s Rocket City.
Report: Austal-built Littoral ships have cracks; Mobile OK’s bitcoin mining; CarbonBuild reaches carbon injection...
A Navy Times report says cracks have been found in the plating of half the fleet of Littoral Combat Ships built in Mobile by Austal USA
Samford receives $100 million gift
A $100 million gift to Samford University from the estate of Marvin Mann is the largest gift from a single donor made to a higher education institution in Alabama
Hyundai building $7 billion plant in Georgia; Conserv closes $3 million funding round; NewSouth...
Hyundai Motor Group will soon announce a $7 billion electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia, according to reports
Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports names Kelsey Rush CEO in waiting
Kelsey Rush will assume the role of president and CEO of Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports once Don Staley retires.
Hutsons make gift to West Virginia University; PGA extends Regions contract; Southern HVAC acquires...
Diversified Energy CEO Rusty Hutson and his wife, Kimberly, have given $1.8 million to their alma mater, West Virginia University