Phifer workers get free basic health care; Logistics firm opens third Alabama office in Huntsville; ASU, Faulkner law ink deal

Phifer executives realized employees weren't saving for retirement, but instead spending too much on health care. Now the company offers free health care services, as well as prescriptions to its employees.

Phifer workers get free basic health care

Tuscaloosa wire maker Phifer has an onsite health clinic where workers and their families can get routine health care — checkups, vaccinations, care for chronic illnesses and more – at no cost. “We don’t want you to spend money on health care,” said Russell DuBose, vice president of human resources at Phifer. – AL.com

Logistics firm opens third Alabama office in Huntsville

Total Quality Logistics, one of the nation’s largest freight brokerage firms, has opened a third Alabama office, this one in Cummings Research Park in Huntsville. The firm already has operations in Mobile and Birmingham. – Made in Alabama

ASU, Faulkner law ink deal

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Alabama State University students will be able to complete an undergraduate and a law degree in six years, instead of the usual seven, under an agreement approved Wednesday by ASU and the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University. – Alabama State University

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