Chris McFadyen
463 Alabama Cities and Towns Queue for CARES Relief
Alabama's 463 cities and towns are in the virus crisis queue for their share of the $1.9 billion the CARES Act appears to have...
BioGX Inc. Gets Emergency FDA Approval for New COVID-19 Test
A Birmingham-based molecular diagnostics company announced on April 3 it has received FDA emergency authorization to produce and distribute a new diagnostic test that...
Alabama Unemployment Claims Overwhelming
The Alabama Department of Labor has been overwhelmed with unemployment claims in the last two weeks, owing to the virus crisis. Many are having...
Command Alkon to be Acquired, Recapitalized for Expansion
Command Alkon — the Birmingham software company that is the industry leader in logistics platforms for the U.S. heavy construction industry — announced, on...
CBER Assesses Economic Impact of Virus Crisis
The Center for Business and Economic Research on March 31 issued a special report "COVID-19 and the Economy," and it is predictably bleak.
"Business investment...
Viral Oil Prices and a Trump, Putin Phone Call
In November 2018, Alabama's premiere oil and gas exploration company, Energen Corp., sold to Texas-based Diamondback Energy, just in time to escape the collapse...
Small Business Disaster Loan Assistance: Go to This Expert Center at UA
A specially equipped help center at the University of Alabama is the place to go to speed your application for a small business relief...
Tools for Finding Best Alabama Foods (During Crisis)
Two longstanding agricultural nonprofits are making special efforts to connect communities with locally grown food resources during the ongoing virus crisis.
The newest resource was...
Redstone Credit Union Adjusts for Members in Crisis
Redstone Federal Credit Union is offering additional financial assistance to members impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, including small business members.
Besides adjustments made by the...
Blue Cross Weighing Flex in Payment Deadlines
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama may be close to announcing an adjustment in its schedule of premium payments, owing to the ongoing...