Business Alabama Staff
Regions Bank Names New Chief Marketing Officer
Regions Bank has named Abbas Merchant as chief marketing officer, replacing Michele Elrod, who is retiring after 37 years with the bank.
Merchant was with...
First FlightPath9 Graduates Join Airbus
The first graduates of the new FlightPath9 training program have joined the Airbus workforce in Mobile.
Airbus is a major supporter of the program, which...
CRST Flatbed Moves Divisional HQ to Birmingham
Trucking firm CRST Flatbed Solutions is moving its divisional headquarters to Birmingham’s Daniel Payne Industrial Park, planning a $5.14 million investment.
The new 23,361-square-foot building...
Auburn University Hires Development VP in Restructure
Auburn University is combining its offices of alumni affairs, development, and communications and marketing, and they’ve hired a senior vice president to lead it.
John...
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United announces new leaders
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Inc. has appointed four executives to leadership roles within the bottling company. Each will be based at the company’s Birmingham...
Advent International Invests in RxBenefits
Advent International, a global private equity investor, has recapitalized RxBenefits, the first and only technology-enabled pharmacy benefits optimizer, and values the Birmingham-based company at...
Callahan Eye Opens Trussville Clinic
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital is opening an additional location in Trussville, with eye care available there beginning on Jan. 19.
The new site is at...
Teledyne Brown Engineering lands $18M contract
Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. has been awarded an $18 million contract from Northrop Grumman to manufacture four additional Surface-to-Surface Missile Module units for the...
UA Business LEAD Prepares Students for the Workforce
UA Business LEAD, a professional development program preparing students for the workforce, is entering its second year at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College...
Auburn Student Civil Engineering Group Turns 100
Auburn’s student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers is celebrating a milestone in 2021 — it turns 100 years old.
The chapter was...