United to purchase 270 planes
United Airlines has announced purchase of 270 new planes — the company’s largest combined order ever and the largest order by a single airline...
Austal delivers future USS Savannah to Navy
Austal USA has delivered the future USS Savannah to the U.S. Navy. It’s the 14th littoral combat ship delivered by Austal and the seventh...
Alabama making progress toward workforce goal, Ivey cuts ribbon on Camden pier
Alabama making progress toward workforce goal
45% of the state’s workforce has an educational certificate or degree beyond high school, representing progress toward adding 500,000...
UAB Libraries receive $75,000 from Adobe
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Libraries has received $75,000 from Adobe and the designation as an Adobe Creative Campus.
The Adobe Creative Campus program...
Highland Group Awarded Education Projects to Benefit Alabama Students
The Highland Group, a real estate development and commercial construction firm, has been awarded two separate projects in the education industry that will benefit...
Cornerstone Media assets acquired by Atlanta’s Smart Source
Most assets of Birmingham-based Cornerstone Media have been acquired by Smart Source, based in Atlanta.
Founded in 2001 by Marc Robillard, Cornerstone has provided documents...
$33 million renovation set to begin in Birmingham
The $33 million revitalization of one of Birmingham’s biggest empty eyesores is set to begin in July, and the project is getting help from...
Decatur plant to shut down, ServPro buys Mobile warehouse
Decatur plant to shut down
Automatic SMP will close its 90-employee Decatur plant and move those operations to facilities in California and Mexico. The plant,...
Retrospect: The story of Sam the Banana Man
Copies of the February 19, 1951, edition of Life magazine sold quickly in Selma. The periodical featured the story of a humble former resident...
Podcast: Montgomery Chamber’s Anna Buckalew on embracing the River Region and Montgomery’s past
Anna Buckalew, president and CEO of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, talks about economic development momentum in her city, as well as podcasts and ‘Game of Thrones.’