Hyundai builds 5 millionth vehicle in Montgomery
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama has built 5 million vehicles in Montgomery. The Santa Cruz Sport Adventure Vehicle marked less than 17 years of production...
Birmingham-based startup gets $10 million in investment
Joonko, a human resources tech startup with headquarters in Birmingham, has closed a $10 million funding round.
The funding was led by Vertex Ventures Israel,...
Drake State receives $1.2 million for STEM workforce development
Drake State Community & Technical College is one of six colleges and universities to win a $1.2 million NASA’s Inclusion Across the Nation of...
New electric arc furnace going strong at U.S. Steel
Birmingham endured many hazy days of summer during its steel-making peak of the 1960s and ’70s. Back then, whenever stagnant air descended upon the...
The Wharf and Buffalo Rock donate to Secret Meals for Hungry Children
The Wharf, in Foley, and Buffalo Rock – Pepsi, in Birmingham, donated $10,000 to Alabama Credit Union’s Secret Meals for Hungry Children program. The...
Tyson settles Black Warrior River lawsuit; Amtrak one step closer to Gulf Coast return;...
Tyson settles Black Warrior River lawsuit
Tyson Farms Inc., accused of discharging thousands of gallons of partially treated wasteawater into the Black Warrior River’s Mulberry...
StoneRiver Co. closes $80 million fund
Birmingham-based StoneRiver Co. has closed StoneRiver Investment Fund II LLC with more than $80 million of equity commitments, including co-investment capital from its initial...
State economy post-pandemic exceeding expectations, UA center says
Economic recovery from the pandemic is exceeding expectations in Alabama, and it should continue to do so, barring another shutdown, according to the UA...
Madison Metal Processing is formed to supply Mazda Toyota Manufacturing
SteelSummit Holdings, Toyota Tsusho America Inc. and Southern Mobility Products have formed a new joint venture, Madison Metal Processing, to supply steel blanks to...
One of Cullman’s founding financial institutions is going public
Barely a decade after the city of Cullman was founded in 1873, a group of 30 original settlers organized a bank called Cullman Building...
