Tag: COVID-19
Alabama One of Only Three States Warm to Contact Tracing App
Alabama is one of only three states that have said they are planning to use a new Google and Apple developed smartphone application for...
Miles College Awarded Grant for Student Emergency Assistance
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has awarded a $25,000 Rapid Response Grant to Miles College to provide emergency assistance to students with financial...
May Unemployment Figures Hint at Recovery
The Covid economy appears to have reached bottom and recovery may be underway, according to an analysis from a team of BBVA researchers.
The BBVA...
Mini Grants Aid Small Farms, Farmer Markets
The Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network is offering mini-grants to farmers and farmers markets that serve Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount and Walker counties, to...
Auburn Biotech to Be Hub for U.S. Covid Vaccine Delivery
A biotech in Auburn is positioned to be the primary supplier of vials for coronavirus vaccines for whatever U.S. companies are chosen to roll...
Trucking: A Problem-Solving Industry
COVID-19 has highlighted the vast impact trucking has on America’s economy, but it also has added challenges, such as a delay in CDL testing for new drivers.
Feds Inject $142 Million into Auburn Biotech to Speed Vaccine Delivery
Two top federal biological research agencies today announced an agreement investing $142 million in an Auburn biotech to speed production of specially engineered vials...
Bank Independent Supplies PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance
Bank Independent recently provided businesses with guidelines on the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness process.
The PPP loan program is intended to...
Nursing Home Deaths Study Prompts CMS Hardball
A recent study by a national nonprofit that found 42 percent of all Covid deaths in the U.S. are in nursing homes and assisted...
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...