Birmingham health care firm shares in $14 billion contract
J.L. Morgan & Assoc., a Birmingham-based health care data company, is part of a 10-year, $14 billion contract with the Department of Veteran Affairs. The company is among others who have a seat on the department’s Integrated Healthcare Transformation 2.0 contract. – AL.com
Spirit Airlines to quit flying in Birmingham
Spirit Airlines is halting service at 11 airports, including Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, effective Oct. 3. The move comes as the company struggles financially, having filed for bankruptcy in August. – WVTM 13
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, which has 16 locations in Alabama, has a new owner. Reuters reports that Rhone Group, a private equity firm based in New York, bought the chain for about $700 million.– AL.com
Crestwood Medical Center names COO
Scott Bracci has been named chief operating officer of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville effective Sept. 8. Bracci was most recently COO at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. – News 19
Robins & Morton breaks ground on Florida medical office building
Birmingham-based construction firm Robins & Morton has broken ground on the AdventHealth Zephyrhills Medical Office Building in Pasco County, Florida. The 35,000-square-foot facility will include physician offices for cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery and urology. – Robins & Morton