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O’Neal Industries Gives $30 Million To UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
O’Neal Industries Inc., a family-owned global business based in Birmingham, and its shareholders have given the largest single gift in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s history – a $30 million donation to the Comprehensive Cancer Center. Continue reading →
HudsonAlpha Scientists Link Gene To Developmental Delay
Researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville have linked a gene to a set of developmental disabilities that include speech problems and muscular difficulties, clearing the way for better support services and possible treatments for the people affected. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Alabama Beat Auburn In First Iron Bowl
Dec. 4, 1948 was a day of firsts for the University of Alabama and Auburn University: The teams hadn’t played each other for 41 years. Continue reading →
Alabama’s Westervelt Co. Plans Clarke County Lumber Mill With 125 Jobs
Gov. Kay Ivey and officials of Tuscaloosa-based Westervelt Co. today announced that the company will build a new lumber mill in Clarke County, creating 125 jobs. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Journalist And U.S. Sen. Maryon Pittman Allen Was Born
Birmingham journalist Maryon Pittman Allen represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate in 1978 after the death of her husband, James B. Allen. She worked as a columnist for The Washington Post for many years after her brief stint in Congress. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Account Of First Open Heart Surgery Published
November 29, 1902: On this day “The New York Medical Record” published an account of pioneering surgeon Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill performing the first successful surgery on a wounded heart in the Western Hemisphere when he sutured a knife wound in a 13-year-old boy’s heart. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Percy Sledge Was Born
Nov. 25, 1940: One of the most iconic voices in American music first cried out in Leighton, Alabama, on this day in 1940. Continue reading →
Prediction: Alabama Shoppers Will Spend More Than $12B This Holiday Season
Shoppers in Alabama are expected to spend half a billion dollars more during the holidays this year than last year, creating the strongest holiday shopping season on record for the state. Continue reading →
Alabama’s Blackbelt Benefit Group In Running For National Grant
Selma’s Blackbelt Benefit Group (BBG) wants the public to help with a last-minute push in voting for a Levitt Foundation AMP (Your City) $25,000 grant. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Author Mary Counselman Was Born
November 19, 1911: Poet and author Mary Counselman was born in Birmingham on this day in 1911. Continue reading →
