New Laws
May 20 the Alabama Legislature concluded a busy, sometimes bitterly controversial 105-day session that voted taxpayer money to support private schools, gave K-12 teachers...
Ranks & Ratings
1 — Three Alabama companies have been named winners in Alabama’s Manufacturer of the Year awards. Automaker Mercedes-Benz took the honors for a large...
Georgia-Pacific Plans Restarts on Housing Futures
Saying it sees “emerging signs in the housing market that are whetting the appetite for more building products, ” Georgia-Pacific has announced plans to...
Belle Adds Childcare to the Grocery Sack
If you’ve ever gone grocery shopping with a tired two-year-old, then you’ll probably understand why a family-owned newcomer to the grocery industry in Alabama...
American Family Buys into #2 Doc-in-Box Slot
American Family Care, a Birmingham-based operator of urgent care centers, has acquired Doctors Express, the largest franchisor of such centers in the country. With...
President Obama suggests privatizing TVA
Saying that the Tennessee Valley Authority is likely to exceed it’s borrowing cap and that it has met its original objectives, President Barack Obama...
Historic Culture and Recreation
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
This popular attraction is home to more than 1, 500 artifacts from America’s achievements in space exploration. It’s the world’s...
Health Care
Crestwood Medical Center With 822 employees, Crestwood is a 150-bed, full-service, acute care hospital that blends high-tech medicine with personal...
Community Development
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE The city broke ground last year on the $100 million Twickenham Square development on the old Councill Courts public housing...
Higher Education
The University of Alabama in Huntsville UAHuntsville is a doctoral-granting, “very high research activity” institution – one of only 73 public universities in...