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Top Headlines: ULA wins SpaceForce contract, Downtown Tuscaloosa hotel opens
United Launch Alliance wins SpaceForce contract
ULA has been tapped to handle 60 percent of the next round of U.S. SpaceForce launches, the company announced...
Austal‘s EPF 12 Completes Sea Trials
The Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 12, soon to be the USNS Newport, completed sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico and is ready for...
Hollingsworth Breaks Ground on Major Spec Building
Local and state officials gathered with Hollingsworth Companies leaders this week to break ground on a 404,738-square-foot spec building in Southpoint Business Park.
Billed as...
Vulcan Sees 7 Percent Earnings Growth in Second Quarter
Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Co. saw a 7 percent year-over-year earnings growth during the second quarter, company officials announced on August 4.
"Our second quarter results...
Top Headlines: Space Camp fundraiser reaches goal, UA plans Covid isolation unit
Space Camp fundraiser reaches goal
A fundraising campaign to protect Alabama’s famed Space Camp — which was in danger of closing in the wake of...
Final Mobile Airport Plan Hearing Tonight
The Mobile Airport Authority on Tuesday evening will conduct the final public hearing on its Federal Aviation Administration-backed master plan for moving commercial air...
Southern Company Profits Down 31% in Q2
Southern Co., parent of Alabama Power and other utilities — hit by the pandemic and its effect on the industries it serves — reported...
Alabama Invests VW Settlement Money in Charging Stations
The State of Alabama has partnered with the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition to create more electric car charging stations around the state.
Gov. Kay Ivey...
BankFirst Record Net Income; Farmers & Traders Acquisition Complete
BankFirst Capital Corp., which completed its acquisition of Haleyville’s Farmers & Traders Bancshares on July 1, announced a record-setting second quarter net income of...
ALDI Plans Loxley Distribution Center, More Alabama Stores
Grocery chain ALDI US has announced plans for a new regional headquarters and distribution center in Loxley to serve new stores in southern Alabama,...