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Insurance Again Marks Down Alabama Coast
Facing “continued volatility and severity of homeowners insurance claims in Alabama, ” Farmers Insurance is opting out of coverage for rental properties in...
Coal Making Headlines
Site preparation work is underway for Walter Energy’s new underground mine in Tuscaloosa County, expected to begin production in 2018. And...
Study: Dispersants Ripped Gulf Food Chain
Dispersants used after BP’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may damage the food chain, according to scientists at...
Infosys Whistleblower Case in Alabama Court; Second Whistleblower Files
A whistleblower case contending that Indian IT company Infosys misused visas to bring in out-of-country workers for its Alabama operations was slated for...
Drought yes, but also irrigation tax credits
Nine Alabama counties lying along the Georgia border are suffering from exceptional or extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. drought monitor. Only...
Euro Trip Freeze Frames Budget Cliffhanger
Before he took off for Europe to cement new ties between Alabama and Airbus, Gov. Robert Bentley already had started stumping for...
ThyssenKrupp Still Angling for a Buyer
ThyssenKrupp has hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to advise it as it seeks buyers or partners for its pair of steel mills...
Boatright to Double Crosstie Production
Boatright Companies, based in Inverness, is building a new railroad crosstie plant in Chilton County, a $55 million investment that’s...
Arizona Ruling Quakes Alabama Immigration Law
Both those who support and those who oppose Alabama’s immigration law found something to cheer about and something to criticize in the U.S....
Rolling Stone: Jefferson County was a Mafia Hit
Rolling Stone calls it “The Scam Wall Street Learned from the Mafia” and one of the victims, they say, is Jefferson...