Bank of America moving into Alabama market; Austal lays keel for EPF Flight ship; Fraud Heads Up; ULA rocket heads home for more testing; Vertex announces first renewable diesel sales

Bank of America plans to open its first Birmingham location in 2024 with others to follow including some in Madison

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

 

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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

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