Incentives for an expansion by Decatur Plastics Products that will result in 25 to 50 additional jobs were approved by the Gadsden City Council on Tuesday. According to the Gadsden Times, the incentives include sales and use taxes and non-education ad ... »
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Thomas Bennett has set aside three days this week to determine whether Jefferson County can use money from sewer revenues to pay for the system's capital expenses and the county's bankruptcy legal bills -- moves that would c... »
An outdoor sporting goods retailer, Cabela’s Inc. (NYSE: CAB), counts Birmingham among its possible expansion markets, according to a report from the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Nebraska-based company’s CEO, Thomas Millner, named Birmingham, among ... »
Alabama Power Co. and Proventix Systems Inc. have announced a partnership with hospitals to improve hand hygiene and reduce infection rates. According to a press release from Alabama Power, 27 Alabama hospitals are participating in the "Putting Power i... »
New York-based Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. has asked a bankruptcy judge to force Jefferson County to raise sewer rates. According to the Birmingham News, FGIC wants U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Bennett to lift a stay that halts legal action in t... »
Alabama Power Co. CEO Charles McCrary and Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. CEO James Rane were both reappointed to the Auburn University's board of trustees on Thursday. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, the Senate voted 30-0 to confirm the ap... »
The state’s largest indoor mall, the Riverchase Galleria, has a new general manager, according to news reports today. Mall owners General Growth Properties and Jim Wilson & Associates today said Thomas Martin will replace Sam Warbington, who had overse... »
The Montgomery City Council sided with neighbors opposed to rezoning of property at 416 E. Fairview Ave. from residential to central business-qualified that would have allowed a bed and breakfast to open in the area. According to the Montgomery Adver... »
A federal bankruptcy judge has cleared Jefferson County to move forward with the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. In a ruling late Sunday evening, Judge Thomas Bennett dismissed creditors’ arguments that the county did not qualify for Chap... »
A $2.9 million facelift planned for the Mobile Regional Airport includes installation of sweeping canopies along the front of the building that are made from the same pipe-and-plastic-covering material used in front of the Renaissance Riverview Plaza H... »
A federal bankruptcy court is fast-tracking appeals of Jefferson County’s $4.23 billion bankruptcy filing in an attempt to resolve the disputed filing as quickly as possible. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Bennett told parties last week they could appeal... »
Cumulus Media Inc. has fired WJOX-FM General Manager Bill Thomas, sources say. According to a report from Radio Ink Magazine, Regional Manager John Walker will oversee both of Cumulus’ Birmingham and Huntsville markets. Cumulus officials said a spokesm... »
Alabama Power Co. posted the highest score among large utilities in the South in a business customer satisfaction survey by J.D. Power and Associates. The Birmingham-based energy company posted a score of 705. The average for large utilities in the Sou... »
The Title Group recently promoted two of its top executives. Thomas W. Crawford, who founded the company in 1984, has been named chairman and CEO of the title insurance company, which insures both commercial and residential transactions. His son, Bart ... »
Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) recorded a $261 million profit in the fourth quarter of 2011, and a good portion of that net income can be attributed to the performance of Birmingham-based Alabama Power Co. According to an earnings release from Atlanta-based S... »
