AlaBiz QuizHistory Take the January 2026 AlaBiz Quiz Challenge yourself with these Alabama business-related puzzlers from the past. By Nedra Bloom - January 19, 2026 Where is U.S. Steel’s Alabama plant? AlaBiz Quiz - January 2026 1) JANUARY 2026: A major pharmaceutical firm announced plans for a $6 billion investment – the largest initial investment in Alabama ever – in a new plant in Huntsville. What company?(Required) Merck Bristol Myers Squibb Pfizer Eli Lilly 2) DECEMBER 2025 (one month ago): Even as it finalized details to be acquired by Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel announced plans for a $75 million investment in its Alabama mill. Where is that mill?(Required) Fairfield Florence Foley Fairhope 3) JANUARY 2025 (one year ago): DC Blox announced plans for two new hyperscale data centers in Alabama – one in Montgomery and one in Huntsville – in addition to its two data centers already operational in the state. One of those is in Huntsville. Where is the other?(Required) Tuscaloosa Auburn Birmingham Mobile 4) JANUARY 2021 (five years ago): First it was Compass Bancshares. Then, Compass was purchased by BBVA. In 2021, BBVA was purchased. By whom?(Required) Regions Bank of America PNC ServisFirst 5) JANUARY 2016 (10 years ago): We reported on the controversy over a new novel by a famous Alabama author. Who wrote "Go Set a Watchman"?(Required) Rick Bragg Fannie Flagg Winston Groom Harper Lee 6) JANUARY 2001 (25 years ago): We reported on a major push for reform, one that had previously been led by "professors, populists and preachers." It gained the voice of business – Chambers of Commerce across the state and the Business Council of Alabama. What were they seeking to reform?(Required) Alabama's capital punishment laws Alabama's constitution Alabama's tax code Alabama's voting maps This quiz appeared in the January 2026 issue of Business Alabama.
