Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) will pay about $43 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Dallas-based parent of Birmingham's Brookwood Medical Center was... »
Verizon Wireless announced plans to launch their HomeFusion Broadband service to homes in the Birmingham area later this month. According to a press release, the service provides high-speed internet access in homes by using Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Se... »
Almost one third of Birmingham is obese.There has been a rise in the obesity rate in Birmingham in 2011 versus 2010.A practical obesity prevention method was presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting... »
Private sector employment in Birmingham grew 0.07 percent in 2011, according to a new review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by On Numbers. Out of the nation's 100 largest metro areas, Birmingham ranked No. 86 in percentage growth. The metro ar... »
Birmingham has expressed interest in the idea of converting the former Century Plaza shopping center into a jail and public safety complex, but the cities making up the Regional Jail Authority -- Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills and Irondale --... »
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways flight attendant unions reached an agreement on Monday to work under one common contract once the terms are ratified, Reuters reports. Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) announced plans to buy Orlando-based AirTra... »
Colonial Properties Trust (NYSE: CLP) has acquired a Dallas apartment community for $34.1 million. The Birmingham-based real estate investment trust bought the new 312-unit Colonial Grand at Hebron, formerly the Waterford Place, using $23.9 million in ... »
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) will pay about $43 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Dallas-based parent of Birmingham's Brookwood Medical Center was... »
