Space Command probe will continue into new year
The Government Accountability Office and the Defense Department’s inspector general are months away from completing investigations of the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. Colorado lawmakers are arguing that the decision to move the headquarters to Huntsville was tainted by politics. – Space News
Westervelt partners to buy Georgia timber
Tuscaloosa’s Westervelt Company has partnered with a Canadian global investment group to purchase more than 76,000 acres of high-quality pine timberland in southeast Georgia. The two companies have also created a new strategic partnership focused on sustainable timberland management. — WSAZ 3
Online tool should streamline some business filings
The secretary of state’s office has launched an online business amendment tool. It will allow some businesses to amend their business filings online instead of in paper form. They will do it via the Business Filing Amendments portal. – Alabama Today
Gulf Shores shopping center sells to Atlanta buyer
Pelican Place at Craft Farms in Gulf Shores has sold to Atlanta-based Octave Holdings for $16 million. An affiliate of RCG Ventures sold the property, which includes a CMX Cinemas movie theater, Books-A-Million, and Bed Bath & Beyond. – AL.com