Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Toyota, Mazda Said To Narrow Choice To North Carolina, Alabama For $1.6 Billion Plant
Alabama and North Carolina are the final states in the running to win a prized Toyota and Mazda car factory worth $1.6 billion, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Continue reading →
Staying Warm And Saving Energy When Winter Winds Blow
In Alabama, we tend to think of energy efficiency mostly in the summer, when temperatures are soaring and we’re trying to keep our cool. But don’t overlook the importance of practicing energy efficiency during the winter months, too. Continue reading →
Tuskegee Mayor: T-100 Manufacturing Facility Will Lift Region
Sitting in the back seat of an F-16 jet on a flight over Tuskegee, Mayor Tony Haygood looked down at Moton Field and envisioned the historic airfield’s future as the production site of the U.S. Air Force’s next jet training aircraft. Continue reading →
This Alabama Maker Turns Dreams Into Steel
Alabama Iron Works, Fairhope Continue reading →
Orange Beach’s World Food Championships A Foodie’s Dream Come True
It was a foodie’s dream come true as 500 cooking teams and more than 1,600 competitors converged on the Alabama Gulf Coast for the World Food Championships Nov. 8-12. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Model Community Started In Fairhope
November 15, 1894: Nineteen adults and nine children moved to Fairhope to start a model community based on the ideas of Iowan populist E.B Continue reading →
Alabama Team To Tour Leonardo Aircraft Factory To Advance T-100 Project
Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading an Alabama delegation traveling today to Italy, where the group will meet with executives of aerospace giant Leonardo and tour a factory where the company manufactures a jet trainer aircraft that could one day be produced in Alabama. Continue reading →
Why Does The Iphone X Cost So Much More?
The components in Apple Inc.’s new iPhone X cost $115 more than the guts of the iPhone 8 because of its pricey new screen and facial recognition scanner, according to an analysis by IHS Markit Inc. Continue reading →
Tuscaloosa’s Rise Graduation Celebrates Community, Love Times Two
When Cathleen Hines gave birth to two beautiful baby girls, neither she nor her husband, Bo, truly grasped the challenges they would soon face. Continue reading →
Alabama State Parks Earn 17 Tripadvisor Awards For 2017
TripAdvisor, an industry leader in online travel reservation services and user reviews, has presented 17 Certificate of Excellence awards to 11 Alabama State Parks for 2017. The 17 awards are the most ever for Alabama’s State Parks, tying last year’s number of honors from the world’s largest travel site. Continue reading →
