Tag: business
Opportunity Zone fever, debate spread from Birmingham to the Bronx
In a former warehouse on a dimly lit street in the South Bronx, developers sipping Puerto Rican moonshine listened as a local official urged...
Airbus defies naysayers with Alabama plant for new jet
Airbus SE has broken ground for a new factory in Mobile, Alabama, defying predictions by archrival Boeing Co. that the plant would never be built.
By...
In Birmingham’s skyline, empty offices become more common
Cutbacks at major businesses and stagnant job growth are expected to create more than 1.1 million square feet of empty office space in downtown...
Rauf Bolden: The web, the city and business in Orange Beach
Imagine sitting in an office overlooking the Gulf-of-Mexico taking reservations from your website, booking vacation rentals for condos, houses and charters, answering the phone,...
Walmart opens $135 million distribution center in Alabama
Walmart on Tuesday officially marked the opening of a $135 million distribution center in Mobile that will create 750 jobs and strengthen the retailer’s supply chain...
Alabama ranks 2018’s 10th worst state to start a business
Starting a business is never easy — according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, about a fifth of all startups typically don’t survive...
BBA elects 2018 Chairman Lee Smith, announces board, officers
Lee Smith, Executive Vice President and East Region Executive for BBVA Compass, has been elected as the 2018 Chairman of the Board for the...
New business incubators to spark innovation across Alabama
Alabama universities are providing new launch pads for entrepreneurs and their innovative business ideas across the state.
Several new incubators have opened or are in...
Randall Woodfin announces Education, Workforce and Business Committees
Birmingham Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin announced the creation of two committees that will focus on the priorities of his incoming administration during a Monday morning...
Alabama ranked near bottom of list of best states for startups,...
A financial website ranks Alabama as one of the least favorable places for starting a business in the U.S.
The study announced this week by...
