Verizon Wireless: Communications Switch
A spotless labyrinth of cables and rows of housed circuitry, Verizon Wireless’ new Alabama switching center supports the company’s new 4G LTE network, which...
Cities North and South Ride Retail Rodeo
More than 1, 000 people turned out in late July to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new shopping center in Gardendale, while the Mobile...
Lawsuit Against Drummond Co. Dismissed in Federal Court
A long-running lawsuit against Birmingham-based Drummond Co. and its president over labor-related killings near its Colombian mining operations has been dismissed in federal court...
Medical Students Begin Classes at New Med School
More than 150 medical students began classes Aug. 5 at the new Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dothan.
Built in conjunction with Dothan’s Southeast...
Mountain Brook Rallies Round Pig
“Save the Crestline Piggly Wiggly, ” shouts the Facebook page headline.
And residents of Mountain Brook turned out adorned with pink pig ear headbands and...
College at Auburn: Business Gets $40 Million and New Name
Recognizing a “transformational” gift of $40 million, Auburn University has renamed its business school the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.
“We are proud to...
Diamonds: UAB Lands Grant for $600,000
Diamonds for extreme environments, diamonds for industrial and medical lasers, diamonds for biomedical implants — all are part of a new public/private partnership supported...
Sculptor Reaches out to Vulcan for Granite for his Sculpture
Think Vulcan Materials Corp. and you think of crushed rock, sand and gravel that will eventually pave roads and support buildings.
But a sculptor in...
ULA in $1.1 Billion Contract in Rockets for Air Force, Spy Office
The Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, United Launch Alliance, has been selected for a contract valued at nearly $1.1 billion to build seven rockets for...
Best Large Employer: Gray Construction
Based in Lexington, Ky., Gray Construction has been building in Alabama for more than 18 years and has been involved in many of the...