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Disaster Benchmarks— Lubes and Donuts
Express Oil Change in Tuscaloosa after the tornado ...
Jobs Going to Prison
American Power Source, a Fayette company that makes military uniforms, has announced plans to lay off 50 workers in Alabama and...
Alabama Law Blocks Exposing Visa Abuse
Alabama, with what’s regarded as the toughest anti-immigrant stance in the nation, couldn’t protect one of its own in a tough-as-nails...
HudsonAlpha Plays Part in Big DNA Breakthrough
Scientists at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in Huntsville, were key players in a nationwide, multi-institution, multi-national research breakthrough about...
Start-ups, Expansions, Cut Backs
Firestone Building Products announced plans to double the size of its Tuscumbia plant, where it makes thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membranes. Fontaine...
Two More Med Schools and a Holistic Center
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine announced plans in late August for a branch campus in Auburn, accepting its first class of...
Alabama #1 in Un-funding Schools
Alabama topped all other states for its dollar decline in education spending since 2008, cutting funds by $1, 318 per student, ...
Airbus Orders Fly In
The first new plane won’t roll off the assembly line at Airbus Mobile until 2016. In fact, construction of the new plant...
Feds Accuse BP of Gross Negligence
The Department of Justice has filed new claims against BP, accusing the company of “gross negligence and willful misconduct” with regard to...
Alabama Auto Production Revs
Watching its market share drop even as sales rose, Hyundai’s U.S. sales leader John Krafcik said the firm will look to increase...