Top Headlines: Polyplex plans $100 million expansion, Birmingham to host NCAA basketball in 2023
Hoover superintendent named Gadsden State president
Kathy Murphy, superintendent of Hoover City Schools since 2015, will become president of Gadsden State Community College effective Jan....
Top Headlines: Fonfon burger wins award, Progress Bank expands in Florida
Southern Company will continue to run National Carbon Capture Center
The U.S. Department of Energy has renewed a $140 million agreement for Southern Company to...
Top Headlines: Small businesses seek relief, Delta Regional Authority invests in Black Belt
Half of small businesses would apply for another PPP loan
A survey from the Alabama chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business says half...
Top Headlines: Colleges foregoing ACT, SAT scores; Investor buys Saraland townhome complex
Colleges foregoing ACT, SAT scores for admission
The University of Alabama, Auburn University and most other four-year colleges in Alabama are waiving ACT and SAT...
Top Headlines: Unemployment claims decrease slightly, Terry Saban new Stillman trustee
Unemployment claims decrease slightly
Unemployment claims in Alabama were down slightly for the week ending Oct. 3 – 7,732, compared to 8,805 the previous week....
Top Headlines: Trump honors Wickles Pickles, Oyster harvest to open Monday
Trump honors Wickles Pickles, others
Wickles Pickles, a Dadeville company, is one of the products U.S. President Donald Trump honored as part of the annual...
Top Headlines: BCBSA offering COVID-19 discount; Evergreen’s new air medical service base
BCBSA offering COVID-19 discount
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will provide $80 million in discounts to customers in November. November health premiums will...
Top Headlines: Deadline looming for schools to spend relief funding; Cinemas closing
Deadline looming for schools to spend $170 million
Alabama’s K-12 schools have until Dec. 30 to spend $170 million of coronavirus-relief funding from the federal...
Top Headlines: Alabama mine closing; Ensley building to be demolished, rebuilt
Alabama mine closure will leave 350 jobless
The Shoal Creek Mine, which runs through parts of Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties. will close for six...
Top Headlines: Amtrak cuts schedule, Seven charged in pain clinic scam
Amtrak cuts schedule because of COVID-19
Amtrak has cut its long-distance schedules back, including the Crescent train, a New York-to-New Orleans route that runs through...