Top Headlines: Companies vying for prison contract, Businesses shift to PPE production
Two companies remain in governor’s opaque prison-building process
The list of companies vying for the state’s $900 million contract to build three large prisons is...
Robins & Morton to Convert Miami Beach Convention Center into Field Hospital
Birmingham-based construction firm Robins & Morton is converting 250,000 square feet of the Miami Beach Convention Center into a 450-bed field hospital, including isolation...
463 Alabama Cities and Towns Queue for CARES Relief
Alabama's 463 cities and towns are in the virus crisis queue for their share of the $1.9 billion the CARES Act appears to have...
BioGX Inc. Gets Emergency FDA Approval for New COVID-19 Test
A Birmingham-based molecular diagnostics company announced on April 3 it has received FDA emergency authorization to produce and distribute a new diagnostic test that...
Top Headlines: Hyundai extends production halt, BCA small business special
Hyundai plant extends production halt into May
One of the River Region’s largest employers said Wednesday it will again push back a restart to operations...
CPSI Gift Boosts Telehealth Nationwide
Many companies since mid-March have considered ways to help neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic. A med-tech company based in Mobile went further, opting to...
Port Authority Names New CEO
A nationwide search to replace Alabama State Port Authority CEO Jimmy Lyons concluded April 6 with the announcement that John C. Driscoll, maritime director...
Alabama Unemployment Claims Overwhelming
The Alabama Department of Labor has been overwhelmed with unemployment claims in the last two weeks, owing to the virus crisis. Many are having...
Top Headlines: BCA offering tips on PBS, Shipt shoppers protest
BCA using PBS to offer tips on applying for stimulus funding
The Business Council of Alabama will present the Small Business Exchange on Alabama Public...
New Way of Marketing Works for Chambers County
Just before the coronavirus outbreak, when challenges were not so daunting, Chambers County leaders were making important social media connections that are now networked...