Business Alabama Staff
The Wharf Boasts 98% Occupancy
The Wharf at Orange Beach has reached total occupancy of 98% in 2021, up from 93% a year ago.
New tenants that have recently joined...
BancorpSouth and Cadence Announce a Merger
Parent companies of BancorpSouth Bank and Cadence Bank today announced a merger that will create a $6 billion institution that the firms calculate will...
Bank Independent Collects Donations for Local Food Banks
Bank Independent’s customers and employees donated more than $11,700 in cash and 970 items of non-perishable food in support of the bank’s seventh annual...
Birmingham Businesses Not So Quick to Abandon COVID-19 Safeguards
As the statewide mask mandate is about to expire, a poll of Birmingham Business Alliance members shows companies divided over the best path forward....
SAIC Wins $3.6 Billion Army Engineering Contract
Virginia-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a $3.6 billion U.S. Army contract to provide engineering services that support hardware-in-the-loop and modeling...
Major Logistics Park Announced in Mobile
Mobile business and city officials announced plans Tuesday for a 1,300-acre logistics park along Interstate 10 in southern Mobile County. South Alabama Logistics Park...
American Airlines Resumes Philadelphia Non-stops from Birmingham Airport
American Airlines is resuming nonstop flights from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport. The airline will use a CRJ-700 outfitted with 65 seats...
FAA approves plans for Mobile Airport move
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a new master plan for the Mobile Airport Authority — a plan that relocates commercial passenger traffic from...
Talladega Trek Nets $45,000 for Tornado Relief
Drivers came from as far as New Mexico and Pennsylvania for the privilege of driving their own cars twice around the track at the...
Alabama Tops for Tornado Damage Dollars
Between 2010 and 2020, Alabama was hit by 196 tornadoes, causing 284 deaths and $1.9 billion in property damage — worst among the states...