Medical Properties Trust sells 2 hospitals for $413 million
Birmingham-based Medical Properties Trust has sold two hospitals for $413 million. The sale of Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital includes $371 million in cash to MPT and $42 million distributed to minority real estate owners. — Business Wire
Austal receives contract for newly certified dry dock
Austal USA, based in Mobile, has received a $10.8 million U.S. Navy contract for “emergent maintenance drydocking availability” of the USS Oakland. The work will be done on Austal’s newly certified floating dry dock at the company’s ship repair facility in San Diego, California. — Austal USA
Bromberg & Co. has new president
Brian Hood has been named president of Birmingham’s Bromberg & Co. jewelry store. His appointment comes after the death of Ricky Bromberg, who was president of the family-owned company. — Village Living
2 Alabama restaurants on NYT Restaurant List 2026
Two Alabama restaurants — Fairhope’s Little Bird and Montgomery’s Perennial — are on The New York Times’ Restaurant List 2026. The newspaper listed 50 restaurants, and Alabama was one of 13 states with multiple spots on the list. — Bama Buzz
