JSU’s emergency management program prepares students for careers in disaster response
Preparation is key in weathering an emergency. JSU prepares students to know how to respond to a weather-related event or a terrorist attack.
Canfor closing Jackson plant, expanding Fulton facility
Canfor is restructuring to consolidate operations in the company’s modern facilities.
Two Rivers Lumber plans $115 million expansion
Demopolis-based Two Rivers Lumber is starting construction of a second sawmill in Coosa County, a $115 million investment in the state.
Alabama Cooperative Extension System translates research into practical life skills
Urban and rural 4-H programs, food safety classes, gardening information and more are all part of the Extension Systems' programs.
HudsonAlpha’s genetic recipe for a new breed of Alabama farm crops
HudsonAlpha is working with genetic sequencing to produce new crop varieties with enhanced traits.
Nature Conservancy acquires 596 acres at Wheeler Mountain
Plans for the land include adding it to the National Forest System.
EBSCO gives grant to enhance conservation projects
The Nature Conservancy in Alabama has received a grant from Birmingham-based EBSCO to enhance three freshwater conservation projects
HudsonAlpha and Alabama-based research partners receive $1 million NSF grant
The team’s Greening the Southeast project aims to develop a green circular bioeconomy for building materials and consumer goods.
NOAA awards funding for three projects affecting Alabama
The Nature Conservancy in Alabama to head up two of the three projects at more than $27 million.
Enviva receives revised permit from ADEM
The revised permit enables Enviva to build a biomass production facility in Epes.