Huntsville faces sales tax shortfall
The city of Huntsville is facing a $10 million shortfall in sales tax collection and has asked city departments to trim their budgets by 1%. The general fund will lose a projected $5.4 million in sales tax revenue, and the capital improvement fund will receive just over $2 million less than budgeted. – AL.com
McWane Science Center has new CEO
Brandan Lanman has stepped into the role of CEO at Birmingham’s McWane Science Center. He was formerly vice president of visitor experience at Orlando Science Center. – Bham Now
Austal completes trials on new Navy ship
Mobile’s Austal USA has completed acceptance trials on the future USNS Point Loma, meaning the ship is now ready for delivery to the U.S. Navy. The ship is slated for delivery this month and will be the second Expeditionary Fast Transport Flight II vessel the shipbuilder has delivered to the Navy. – Austal USA
