Bank of America moving into Alabama market
Alabama is one of nine new markets for Bank of America, the national banking enterprise announced Tuesday. The bank plans a financial center in Birmingham by 2025 with more the following year and in Huntsville by 2026. — Cision
Austal lays keel for EPF Flight ship
Mobile-based Austal USA celebrated the keel laying for the future USNS Point Loma Tuesday. The ship is an EPF Flight II vessel, which brings enhanced medical facilities to support V-22 flight operations. — Marine Link
Southwestern Athletic Conference names Birmingham HQ for Frank
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named its headquarters building in Birmingham for former conference commissioner Dr. James Frank. — HBCU Gameday
Fraud Heads Up
State officials are warning business that an official-looking notice to businesses asking for payment for a copy of the Uniform Commercial Code are actually fraudulent. — Elmore Autauga News
ULA rocket heads home for more testing
United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket is headed back to Decatur for further review. While the rocket test fire worked perfectly earlier this month at Cape Canaveral, company officials want further review because of a test-stand explosion at Marshall Space Flight Center in March, caused by a hydrogen leak. — Space.com
Vertex announces first renewable diesel sales
Specialty refiner Vertex Energy Inc. announced this week the first commercial sale of renewable diesel from its refinery in Mobile. The sale included 110,000 barrels to Idemitsu Apollo, Renewable Corp., a California-based subsidiary of Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan. — Biomass Magazine