Wheeler Whoop Up
Nine juvenile whooping cranes are wintering at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge near Decatur, after their flight to Florida was disrupted by weather...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee Counties
Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee counties in northeast Alabama are part of a tri-state area that includes Tennessee and Georgia, and close...
Momentum Women
Birmingham’s Momentum women’s leadership program honored six women for exemplary leadership at its late February conference. Dr. Sandral Hullett, CEO and medical...
Need Some Cash?
Businesses that offer individuals cash till payday, often at very high interest rates, came under federal scrutiny in January in Birmingham,...
Buffalo Trail Marker
A new state historical marker, honoring Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale founder Sidney Word Lee, was recently dedicated on Highway 25 between...
Robust Growth in Crop Receipts
Alabama’s 48, 500 farms, with 9 million acres in production, put Alabama in the top ranks for a number of crops...
Regions Recognized for Business Lending
Regions Bank recently earned honors in eight categories of the Greenwich Associates 2011 Middle Market Banking Excellence Awards, which recognize business lending by...
Payday Loans for State Agencies?
Gov. Robert Bentley introduced a proposed budget cutting state agencies by 25 percent, while keeping prison funding secure and adding charter schools...
U.S. Navy Christens Second Littoral Combat Ship
Mobile-based Austal USA launched its second littoral combat ship, Coronado, in January, using its new launch system for the second...
Dream On
The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner made an inaugural bow at Huntsville International Airport in late January, part of the company’s coast-to-coast tour...