Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Alabama NewsCenter: Target’s Sales Soar Ahead of Crucial Holiday Shopping Period
Target reported sales are strong leading into the 2020 holiday shopping season. Comparable sales including e-commerce, a critical gauge of success for retailers, jumped 20.7% from a year earlier, the retailer said Wednesday in a statement. Continue reading →
Alabama NewsCenter: Eleven86 Is an Alabama Maker of Heavenly H2O
Whether it’s the creation, Moses striking the rock, Jesus’ first miracle turning water into wine or baptism, there is no doubt water and Scripture are linked. Continue reading →
Alabama NewsCenter: Josh Carpenter to Leave High-Ranking Post With City of Birmingham
Josh Carpenter, director of Birmingham’s Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity (IEO), is stepping down effective Nov. 30. Continue reading →
Alabama NewsCenter: Alabama Power Joins Industry Partners to Raise Awareness on Scams
Alabama Power is partnering with utilities across the nation through Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the fifth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Continue reading →
Alabama NewsCenter: Alabama Filmmakers Produce Pigskin Parodies with ‘SEC Shorts’
Whether it’s a Tennessee fan nearly getting KO’d by a 38-30 loss to Georgia State or Alabama learning it’s been kicked out of the Playoff Club, the creative minds behind “SEC Shorts” continually find ways to poke fun at every team in the Southeastern Conference. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter – Birmingham World Games 2022 Now Selling Official Merchandise
Fans from all over the world can now represent the World Games 2022 everywhere they go. The Birmingham Organizing Committee has opened its official merchandise store, making the World Games 2022 T-shirts, hats, apparel and gift items available to the public for purchase. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter – Researchers Use New Technology In Bid To Solve Centuries-Old Alabama Mystery Of Mabila
An ongoing research project is applying cutting-edge satellite technology in a quest to finally pinpoint one of Alabama’s – and North America’s – most important “lost” historic sites. Continue reading →
Alabama Newscenter – ALS Diagnosis Drives AI Engineer To Build Better Eye-Activation Software
We see it in the movies all the time: the computer whiz furiously typing at his keyboard to bypass the security system or open the un-openable door for the hero. For real computer whizzes, such as Dustin Fast, computer programming is not that dramatic, but Fast can do things on a computer keyboard that are beyond the skills of most people. Continue reading →
Alabama NewsCenter – PNC Buying BBVA in U.S. In $11.6 Billion Deal
PNC Financial Services Group agreed to buy the Birmingham-based U.S. banking operations of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) SA for $11.6 billion, vaulting PNC past rivals to become the country’s largest regional bank. Continue reading →
Alabama NewsCenter – a Chef Has Recreated Chandler’s Grilled Cheese in ‘Friends’ – and It’s Great
The year 2020 was supposed to be a big one for fans who had reached capacity on reruns of the hit show “Friends.” Continue reading →
