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...
Finns Set to Take Over ThyssenKrupp Stainless
The new ThyssenKrupp Stainless plant near Mobile, rebranded as Inoxum to make it spin-off ready, has been combined with Outokumpu Oyj,...
Martin Marietta Digs in on Vulcan Takeover
Martin Marietta Materials Inc., based in Virginia, has continued its efforts toward an unfriendly takeover of Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Co. Martin...
Eat Up, Alabama
Alabama’s Department of Tourism has christened 2012 The Year of Food—with tributes to fine dining, fun dining and all things edible throughout...
