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Bioscience Firm Avanti Acquired by Global Firm
Alabaster-based bioscience firm Avanti Polar Lipids Inc. has agreed to be acquired by global scientific firm, Croda International Plc.
Founded in 1967 by Dr. Walter...
Port of Mobile Sets Coal Record; Ties Size Record
The NSU Voyager, a Newcastle Max bulk carrier, loaded 135,484 short tons — nearly 123,000 metric tons) of Alabama metallurgical coal this week, setting...
Manufacturers Step Up to Meet Health Care Needs
In a program coordinated by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, with technical input from the University of South Alabama, several of south Alabama’s...
No Coins, No Problem
Beginning July 1, motorists who want to park in downtown Birmingham can pay by app if they don’t have coins to feed the meter.
The...
Coleman to Head Birmingham Business Alliance
Kenneth Coleman, whose relationship with Birmingham dates back to a stint playing ball for the Birmingham Barons and later working in business development with...
Unemployment Pay Near $2 Billion; State Still Overwhelmed
Since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in mid-March, Alabama has paid nearly $2 billion in unemployment benefits to more than 308,000 people, and state officials...
United Bank Provides Funding for Municipal Projects
United Bank Community Development has provided lending for a new sanitation building in Atmore and a new fire truck in Satsuma.
A subsidiary of Atmore-based...
BendPak Opens Distribution Center Near Mobile Port
Automotive lift manufacturer BendPak has opened a 100,000-square-foot distribution center in Theodore, just over 10 miles from the Port of Mobile and the expanding...
Austal’s USS Oakland Completes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Oakland, the 12th Independence variant littoral combat ship built by Austal USA, has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of...
Jones Valley Teaching Farm Takes its Lessons Home
Since 2007, Jones Valley Teaching Farm has grown produce on Birmingham-area school campuses, teaching student apprentices all about the growing process — intermingled with...
