Ground broken for Huntsville Logistics Center; Shook new Collat dean; TikTok-ing Oneonta mayor featured in WSJ; HUBZone preview map shows coming changes

Officials broke ground Wednesday on the Huntsville Logistics Center, a $200 million, 2.2-million-square-foot project in Limestone County.

Ground broken for $200 million Huntsville Logistics Center

Officials broke ground Wednesday on the Huntsville Logistics Center, a $200 million, 2.2-million-square-foot project in Limestone County. The industrial park is being built on a 132-acre site. – AL.com

Shook new dean of Collat School of Business

Christopher L. Shook has been selected as the new dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business. A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Mississippi, Shook’s experience includes stints at Western Kentucky University, Auburn University and the University of Montana.  – Bham Now

Oneonta mayor’s TikTok-ing featured in WSJ

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Oneonta Mayor Richard Phillips was featured in the Wall Street Journal Thursday for his TikTok videos that have gone viral. The mayor’s videos have led to more than 117,000 followers on the social media platform. – Bama Buzz

HUBZone preview map shows changes coming in July

The U.S. Small Business Administration has released a preview map of the new Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or HUBZone. Hundreds of businesses in the newly released areas will become eligible for billions of dollars in federal contracts set aside for HUBZone-certified firms. The preview map shows changes that will take effect July 1. – U.S. Small Business Administration

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