Runway Upgrade at Mobile Downtown Airport
The Mobile Airport Authority has received a $9.1 million grant to rehabilitate the primary runway serving Mobile’s aviation business cluster. Work is expected to...
AIDT and Hyundai Power Transformers Partner on Training Workers
AIDT and Hyundai Power Transformers are partnering on an immersive learning job training program to grow the number of manufacturing professionals in the power...
Brasfield & Gorrie Minority, Women Initiative Will Go Virtual
Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie’s EQUIP program, an initiative geared toward the development of minority- and women-owned trade contractors, will go virtual beginning Feb. 16.
The...
Top Headlines: Alabama Businesses Faces 77% Unemployment Tax Increase, BCA Has New Logo/Website
Alabama businesses face 77% unemployment tax increase
Because of the number of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama businesses will see a 77% increase...
Threaded Fasteners Expands
Mobile-based Threaded Fasteners Inc. has expanded, acquiring Construction Fasteners LLC, which is based in Meridian, Mississippi.
The firms make and distribute steel fasteners for the...
John Cassimus’ Newest Venture is Online Cooking Show
At age 54, John Cassimus has lived a life that someone twice his age might envy.
Just a few of the highlights: Played football for...
Boulo Solutions Completes Seed Round Funding
Boulo Solutions, a Birmingham startup, has completed a Regulation D seed round of funding, which will fuel its expansion into five new markets this...
Spotlight on Shelby County: Economic Engines
Education & Workforce
Quality education is a major factor as potential homebuyers and businesses consider locations in Shelby County.
The Shelby County Board of Education, with...
Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D.
Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
With this...
Emily Jerkins
Emily Jerkins has been promoted to vice president of strategy and research at the Birmingham Business Alliance.
She joined the BBA in 2017 as economic...