Ground broken for Bayou La Batre’s docks makeover
Bayou La Batre on Monday broke ground for a $24.4 million makeover of a public dock. Plans are to build a pavilion and facilities that will allow for a seafood marketplace, full-service marina and more. – AL.com
Atlanta accounting firm acquires Birmingham group
Smith + Howard, an Atlanta-based accounting and advisory firm, has acquired Birmingham’s Horton, Lee, Burnett, Peacock, Cleveland & Grainger. It’s Smith + Howard’s first entry into Alabama. – Smith + Howard
Construction of $400 million state house is on track
Construction of Alabama’s new $400 million state house is on track to open by January 2027. The state house, being built under the management of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, will contain the offices for the state legislature. – Bama Buzz
Former Space Development Agency head is AU’s director of space innovation
Derek Tournear, the inaugural director of the Space Development Agency when it was established in 2019, has been named Auburn University’s director of space innovation. His position will be based in Auburn’s office in Washington, D.C., where he’ll report to Jonathan Pettus, executive director of Auburn’s Applied Research Institute in Huntsville. – PR Newswire
