From lineman to president: meet Wayne Hutchens, new AT&T Alabama president
AT&T Alabama has announced their new president, Birmingham community member, Wayne Hutchens.
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Birmingham’s Sloss Docks breaks ground on Back Forty micro-brewery
Yesterday, as the temperatures got a bit cooler, an excited bunch of folks lifted their shovels and broke ground for Sloss Dock’s newest tenant, and the state’s oldest packaging brewery, Back Forty Beer Company.
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to historic low
Birmingham’s unemployment rate is down, too.
New Aldi coming to 280 in Birmingham this winter
Aldi, German owned discount grocer, is opening its second Birmingham store. The new store on 280 will be the ninth one in the metro area. Bham Now shares some great Aldi shopping “hacks” just in time for holiday shopping.
Whole Foods hiring 6,000 workers – National Hiring Day Nov. 2
By now you might have visited the new Whole Foods Market in Hoover, or stopped in at the Whole Foods in Mountian Brook. Good news! Whole Foods is hiring up to 6,000 workers nationwide on their National Hiring Day Nov…
BHM to NYC: how an Emmy winner grew into her career, and what Birmingham had to do with it
We had this weird conversation at one of our content meetings: Birmingham’s new hangouts are starting to remind us a lot of New York City.  They sparkle and glitter just as much – but without video billboards shoving ads into…
Whole Foods grand opening draws crowds in Hoover
Did you notice the long lines, sometimes 400 people deep, Wednesday morning in Hoover? The Whole Foods grand opening in the former Riverchase Village brought out huge crowds. Hoover has eagerly awaited the opening of the organic-grocery giant for almost 3…
Birmingham’s Topgolf still hiring
Interviews started October 9, but it’s not too late to apply. Here are the deets on Topgolf’s upcoming hiring blitz in Birmingham:
Cash injection: UAB and Innovation Depot among RIS 2017 grant winners, for a total of half a million dollars!
UAB and Innovation Depot have caught the federal government’s eye in the best way!  On September 22, UAB revealed that the US Department of Commerce awarded the university nearly half a million dollars.  Innovation Depot and UAB represent 2 of 42…
Birmingham’s Big Pitch
Rev Birmingham, also instrumental in Zyp’s bikeshare program and the Woodlawn street market, will host its 4th annual Big Pitch this November.  But don’t worry, you still have time to enter! I interviewed Deon Gordon and Brian Bucher to find…
What Great Partners Birmingham and Amazon Would Be
By now you’ve probably heard that Amazon is looking for city to place a second Headquarters office and we can think of no better partner than the city of Birmingham. In fact, we are urging Amazon to take a hard…
Birmingham Just Got a Huge Boost to its Economy by Landing Autocar
$120 Million Economic Investment into the Birmingham Area More jobs are on their way to Birmingham with Governor Ivey and the Birmingham Business Alliance’s announcement that the Indiana based manufacturing plant Autocar will expand manufacturing of its heavy-duty-cab-over engine trucks…
In-depth with Quantalytix, the Birmingham startup looking to upstage a giant
I don’t think I have ever heard of someone who thinks that reducing lending risk shouldn’t happen – certainly not since the 2009 subprime lending crisis. I met with Will Bryant and Chris Aliotta to talk about their Velocity accelerator…
Indeed.com ranks Birmingham as top “Most Bang for Your Buck” city
Indeed.com is one of the largest job seeking websites on the internet, so they do know a little bit about the job market and the cost of living in the U.S.
Why EBSCO’s leadership development matters
Sponsored EBSCO Industries empowers its employees to take ownership of their work while also growing them personally and professionally.  See how this Forbes’ top privately-held company develops its employees and how you can become a part of the team at EBSCO!