Author Archives: Alabama News Center
Georgia-Pacific Plans $100 Million Alabama Lumber Production Facility
Georgia-Pacific announced plans to construct a $100 million lumber production facility in Talladega that will employ more than 100 full-time employees and generate an annual payroll estimated at $5 million. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Athens State Hosted First Fiddlers Convention
November 4, 1967: The first Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention was held at Athens State University in Limestone County Continue reading →
Area Development Ranks Alabama Among Top Business-Friendly States
Area Development, a national economic development-focused publication, once again ranked Alabama among the top states for doing business. In a new survey, Alabama earned high marks for improved economic development policies, its proven workforce development program and a long-running shovel-ready sites initiative. Continue reading →
Turning Back Time: Farewell Daylight Saving
Cher once considered (in a hit song) what it would be like “If I could turn back time.” Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Deadly Riots Occurred In Barbour County
November 3, 1874: Deadly riots occurred in Eufaula and Spring Hill in Barbour County during statewide elections, killing eight or nine black men Continue reading →
Game-Changing Cars And Concepts At Frankfurt Motor Show Include Hybrid Benz, Electric Audi
This year at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, automakers showed the heights and depths of their ingenuity. Relatively speaking, of course. Continue reading →
UAB Experts Help Write Healthy Brain Guidelines To Prevent Cognitive Decline
A healthy lifestyle benefits the brain as much as the rest of the body and may lessen the loss of people’s ability to think well as they age, according to a new advisory from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The advisory was written by a panel of 19 medical experts convened by the AHA, including two from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Continue reading →
UAB Wins National Awards To Conduct Innovative Research For Improving Highway Safety
Alabama researchers are out to improve national statistics where more than 32,000 people are killed in car accidents each year and about 2 million people are injured, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading →
Guntersville Is An Alabama Community Of Excellence Basking In A Lake-Effect Glow
It is easy to see the appeal of the Guntersville area. All one has to do is look around. Nestled on the edge of a picturesque 69,000-acre lake with lush tree-lined mountains in nearly every direction, Guntersville is a place that puts the “great” in the great outdoors, which is why it is one of the top tourist draws in Alabama. Continue reading →
Saban Doesn’t Care About Initial CFP Ranking That Has Crimson Tide No. 2
The College Football Playoff rankings were due out a day later, and Nick Saban said in his Monday press conference that he couldn’t care less. Continue reading →
