Harbert building $1.2 billion Hanoi embassy
BL Harbert International, based in Birmingham, has broken ground on a $1.2 billion U.S. embassy building in Hanoi, Vietnam. The new embassy will relocate American diplomats from central Hanoi to a boulevard in the northwest part of the city. – Global Construction Review
Decatur OKs riverfront development
The Decatur City Council voted to move forward with a proposed development along the Tennessee River. Real Estate developer Patrick Lawler, who built City Harbor in Guntersville, will enter a lease agreement with the city for the land where Ingalls Harbor currently sits. – News 19
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United Community Bank completes transition after Progress merger
Fourteen Progress branch locations in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle are now branded as United Community Bank following a merger with the bank based in Greenville, South Carolina. The merger gives United 206 locations across six states.  – United Community Bank
Louisiana company acquires Birmingham’s City Wholesale
Imperial Trading Co., based in Louisiana has acquired City Wholesale, a third-generation 97-year-old wholesale distribution company in Birmingham. The Dichiara family will continue to operate and manage the distribution warehouse in Birmingham. – CSP Daily News
