NASA launches spacecraft via ULA rocket; UMWA ratifies new Shoal Creek contract; Full Moon opens first out-of-state location; Publix shopping center sold

NASA launches spacecraft via ULA rocket

NASA has launched a new Earth-observing satellite using a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The Landsat 9 was launched using ULA’s rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday. ULA makes rockets in Decatur.  – Space.com

 

UMWA ratifies new contract for Shoal Creek mine

The United Mine Workers of America ratified a collective bargaining agreement with Peabody Energy, which operates the Shoal Creek mine in Adger that has been idled by a labor strike since October 2020. The agreement passed with 63% of the vote. – Patch

 

Full Moon Bar-B-Que opens first out-of-state restaurant

Birmingham-based Full Moon Bar-B-Que opened Monday in Madison, Mississippi, the first out-of-state location for the company that has 17 locations across Alabama. – NBC 3

 

Publix shopping center sells for $19 million

A Publix-anchored shopping center in Madison has sold for $19.15 million. JLL Capital Markets announced the sale of the 75,340-square-foot Madison Commons.  – AL.com