Top Headlines: Jobless claims decline with reopening, JC Penney locations closing
Jobless claims decline in Alabama as economy reopens
New unemployment claims declined by nearly 25% in Alabama over a week as state businesses continued reopening...
Bryant Bank Donates to Small Business Relief Fund
Bryant Bank donated $50,000 to the Small Business Relief Fund in support of West Alabama’s small business community. The fund is a Community Foundation...
Ala. Non-profits Are Barge Design Relief Recipients
A design company with offices in Birmingham has awarded a total of $35,000 in grants to organizations contributing to vital Covid-19 relief efforts.
Barge Design...
DOJ Busts Top Chicken Executives for Price Fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday indicted, four top poultry industry executives on criminal charges of rigging bids to fix high prices for chicken...
Alabama-Made Airbus A220 Makes First Flight
The first A220 produced at the Airbus assembly plant in Mobile took its maiden flight on June 2, completing a test flight over the...
BendPak Opens Distribution Center Near Mobile Port
Automotive lift manufacturer BendPak has opened a 100,000-square-foot distribution center in Theodore, just over 10 miles from the Port of Mobile and the expanding...
Top Headlines: Covid’s impact on home sales, Purple Onion expanding
UA studies Covid-19 impact on home sales
Usually this time of year many realtors would be offering Parade of Homes events for those looking to...
Mobile, Huntsville Could Lose Air Services
Airports in Mobile and Huntsville are among the 79 airports in the country that could lose an air carrier service, as the U.S. Department...
What are Alabama’s Covid Models?
As national media continue to report criticisms of state policies on reduced lockdowns of the economy, Alabama has become one of the frequent targets.
Recently...
Top Headlines: Automakers navigate COVID-19, Help damaged Birmingham businesses
Automakers have another Covid-19 problem: Suppliers
Building cars during the Covid-19 pandemic requires more than keeping workers in auto plants safe. Hundreds of supplier plants...