Employment in Birmingham's retail sector is down 5.4 percent since February 2008, according to a new report from On Numbers. That decline ranks 53rd among the nation's 100 largest metros. Retail employment in Birmingham fell from 62,400 four years ago ... »
NaphCare Inc. has secured its first contract in Virginia. The Birmingham-based provider of health care and technology services for correctional institutions has signed a deal with Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Va. Virginia will be the 25th... »
Birmingham's financial sector lost 1,900 jobs between February 2008 and February 2012, according to a new report from On Numbers. That 4.8 percent drop ranks 29th among the nation's 100 largest metros in job growth. According to the report, which was b... »
A legislative committee is scheduled to vote today on two plans that would let the Jefferson County Commission impose a new occupational tax that would raise about $60 million a year. According to the Birmingham News, each plan by Rep. Demetrius Newton... »
Morgan Keegan & Co. agreed to pay $633,715.46 to settle claims it steered pension plans into investing in hedge funds that led to payoffs for the brokerage unit, according to the Birmingham News. The former Regions Financial Co. (NYSE: RF) subsidiary, ... »
Cooper Green announced a plan to close its oncology and OB/GYN units last week and laid off 89 employees, effective Saturday. »
Earlier this week, we reported that Birmingham ranks near the bottom in the South for small business vitality in a new study by On Numbers. Today, On Numbers revealed their national rankings, and the Magic City ranks No. 88. On Numbers bases its rankin... »
according to a new report from On Numbers. That decline ranks 53rd among the nation's 100 largest metros. Retail employment in Birmingham fell from 62,400 four years ago to 59,000 in ... »
