2019 Best Companies to Work for in Alabama
In conjunction with Business Alabama, The Best Companies Group has selected this year’s winners based on surveys and interviews about the workplace — everything from benefits to camaraderie to creative ways employers thank their workers for a job well done.
Birmingham, Huntsville Post Bright Jobs Numbers
Birmingham and Huntsville both saw 2.4 percent year-over-year job growth last year, ranking third among peer cities behind only Nashville and Charlotte.
Huntsville Airport to Get $10.4M Upgrade
$10.4 million in U.S. Department of Transportation money will soon be flowing to the Rocket City’s airport to improve infrastructure.
Top Headlines: Encompass building facility in Florida, Redstone Gateway adds Cintel Inc.
Encompass to build 50-bed facility in Tampa Bay
Encompass Health will build a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Tampa Bay, Florida, to open in 2021....
Feds Invest in Landmark Mobile Bridge Project
Local and visiting commuters to Mobile received welcome news on July 25 when the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $125 million grant to the city through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program.
46 Years of Alabama Growth — the Alabama Public Pension Fund
The Retirement Systems of Alabama has grown substantially and contributed significantly to Alabama’s economic expansion over the last 46 years by developing assets in...
New Venture Capital Fund Yields Early Returns
In its first year of investments the $25 million Alabama Futures Fund has spurred three promising young tech companies to move their headquarters to Birmingham.
Bryant Bank Hires Bankers to Expand Reach in Mobile
DAPHNE, ALA. - Bryant Bank has announced the hire of six experienced bankers to expand reach and banking relationships to the Mobile community. The...
Top Headlines: Adventech cuts ribbon in Florence, 700-mile-long garage sale
Adventech cuts ribbon in Florence to build motor-generators
A manufacturer of electric motor-generators held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to open its new facility in northwestern...
Should Irrigation-Fed Farming Increase in the Deep South?
Only about 4 percent of farmland is irrigated in Alabama, but the state is also the fourth wettest in the nation.