Top Headlines: Encompass’ new rehab hospital, Alabamians supporting Mississippi lottery
Encompass, University of Iowa building rehab hospital
Birmingham’s Encompass Health Corp., and the University of Iowa Health System, will jointly own a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation...
HBCUs to Get $50M Jolt from South’s Leading Energy Company
The Southern Co. this week announced a $50 million multi-year initiative to provide scholarships, internships, leadership development and other benefits to students attending historically...
Public Spaces as Economic Foundations
Huntsville and Tuscaloosa are making investments in public spaces that they consider essential to their economic health.
Top Headlines: Trump signs USMCA, Huntsville’s new Stovehouse development
Trump just signed the USMCA. What’s that mean exactly?
President Trump signed the revised North American Free Trade Agreement into law on Wednesday, fulfilling a...
Write Down from China Trade War
Austrian textile company Lenzing Group has a big factory in Mobile, Alabama, as well as one in Nanjing, China, 300 miles from the city...
Regions Expands in Houston, Reports Solid Q4
After reporting a better than expected fourth quarter, Regions Financial continued its plans to expand in Houston, Texas, with the late January opening of...
Big City Mayors Huddle for Bigger Cut of Internet Sales Taxes
When the mayors of Alabama's 10 largest cities met recently on policy issues they want to push in the Legislature, a fairer share of...
UAB Study: Shop Before Buying Orthobiologic Treatment That “May or May Not Work”
The use of orthobiologics is a hot trend in orthopaedics, but new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests consumers should do...
Top Headlines: 3M to cut more jobs, State’s workforce development in question
3M to cut more jobs amid U.S. manufacturing slump
3M Co. posted lower revenue in significant U.S. markets and set plans for fresh layoffs, the latest manufacturer...
Wind Creek Teams for Sports Betting in Pennsylvania
Wind Creek Casino & Resort Bethlehem — a Pennsylvania venue owned by Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians — has teamed with British firm...