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Law Software Entrepreneur Raises $1.5 Million
Former practicing attorney turned entrepreneur Lauren Sturdivant recently raised $1.5 million in Series Seed II investment funding for the Birmingham company she founded in...
Alabama Census Initiative Fights an Uphill Battle
Gov. Kay Ivey leads a rally calling for Alabama residents to participate in the 2020 Census that officially begins on April 1, but her...
PFAS in Drinking Water Widespread, Toxic, New Studies Find
New studies by scientists reviewing 26 types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found that they all display at least one characteristic of cancer-causing...
Financial Rock Star, Former Harbert Manager, Has Assets Frozen
Masterworks by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol were among the swag sold by infamous hedge fund operator Philip Falcone that prompted a New York...
Trade War a Political Coup But Economic Zero, Says RSA Analyst
The trade war with China has been a big political success for President Donald Trump, although it's a zero on the economic accounting ledger,...
Big Manufacturers Host Women in Manufacturing
Three of Alabama's largest manufacturers next week kick off a series of workshops in Huntsville aimed at engaging more women to pursue careers in...
United Bank Lands One of U.S. Treasury’s Largest Community Development Awards
The U.S. Treasury Department recently gave a $6 million community development award to United Bank, in Atmore, in south Alabama, one of the largest...
Politics, Shipbuilding and $9 Billion Plus
2020 is a big election year in the U.S. and for Mobile-based Austal USA, which hopes to win a $9 billion-plus contract to build...
Multi-Billion Investment in Alabama, Mittal Tells Trump
Lakshmi Mittal, chairman of one of the world's largest steel companies, ArcelorMittal, says his company is preparing to make a multi-billion-dollar investment at its...
Legacy Alabama Air Co. Awarded $2.1 Million against Boeing
A Birmingham jury Thursday awarded plaintiff Alabama Aircraft Industries $2.1 million in damages in a long running suit against Boeing Co.
Based in Birmingham, AAI...