The saying, “The south will rise again” may not have been said pertaining to the rise of business in the south, and how it is becoming a large player, but maybe it should have. In the most recent Site Selection…
Since the rise of Avondale, Good People Brewing, and many more, Birmingham has not been the same. Attraction toward downtown continues to rise not only with consumers, but with new businesses being interested in our growth. Next brewery up, District…
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According to the latest unofficial results posted on the Secretary of State’s website, State Parks Amendment 2 garnered 79.80 percent of the votes in favor of the constitutional amendment. The tally with 61 of the 67 counties reporting: Yes –…
The city is not the only area of Birmingham that is benefiting from the Ham’s high demand for business and residential space. Recently the Galleria had a property sold to a new seller for an undisclosed amount, Men’s Warehouse being…
Birmingham has found its place in the United States economy as a future leader in technology and innovation. To further this mission, companies from all sectors continue to meld tech into their everyday practices. For example, Books-a-Million is integrating technology…
First Avenue North has seen a ton of action within the last few years, and it won’t be stopping anytime soon. The renovation of 4 buildings near Morris ave. will be transformed to accommodate living and commercial usage – raising the…
Sponsored By Cary Estes The March of the Millennials has replaced the White Flight of the 1960s and ‘70s. For several decades, urban areas throughout the United States – including Birmingham – steadily lost residential population to the surrounding suburbs.…
Yesterday, Bloomberg View columnist and former Birmingham News reporter and writer Justin Fox delivered a presentation to the Rotary Club of Birmingham about the U.S. Economy and the upcoming Presidential election. This afternoon, Bham Now’s Pat Byington caught up with…
This past week, the 24/7 Wall St. Website ranked our very own Hoover, AL as one of the best places to live in the country. Out of 550 U.S. cities, Hoover made the cut at number 49 based on a…
Four local Riverkeeper organizations in North-Central Alabama have issued a statement this afternoon concerning the latest Colonial Pipeline disaster in Shelby County.
While driving down Highway 280 last night, I was taken aback at the price of gasoline. Traveling south just past the Best Buy/Target shopping area, I spotted this BP/Circle K (below) selling gas at $1.93 a gallon. It wasn’t a…
A petition supporting the establishment of a Birmingham Civil Rights National Park topped 10,000 signatures nationwide this week. Last week, the petition and the National Park proposal gained momentum as a result of a visit and public hearing held by…
Read about Freedom Rider Charles Person and his remarkable story – here. Support for the proposed Freedom Riders National Park in Anniston received a big boost today in the opinion section of al.com with an essay by prominent National Park advocate…
Below is a compilation of local, regional, and national news stories on the Colonial pipeline explosion that occurred yesterday in Shelby county. According to a Colonial Pipeline statement and multiple media reports, a contract crew working miles from the site…