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Ivey touts state’s economy in visit to Athens

ATHENS -- The state is in an "exciting and transformational time," said Gov. Kay Ivey during her State of the State Luncheon today with...

Sweet music: Three towns on Singing River Trail win $5.7M in grants

MOORESVILLE -- The legend is true. Strange musical notes are floating over the face of the Singing River’s waters. It sings a song of health and...

Freedom Industrial Park ‘a spark plug for development’ in North Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE – Freedom Real Estate & Capital cranked a new engine in north Huntsville this morning with a ground-breaking for its massive Freedom Industrial...

Report: Rent burden increasing in region, state

TUSCALOOSA -- Like the rest of Alabama, North Alabama has seen the cost increase for a person or family to comfortably afford to pay...

North Alabama continues to pace state’s unemployment rates

MONTGOMERY – It's old news but still good news. As it has for the past several months, the state's economic engine is right here in...

Poole fills in for Ivey in Huntsville, delivering economic update

HUNTSVILLE -- In what could be considered political improv, State Finance Director Bill Poole substituted for Gov. Kay Ivey at Thursday's Alabama Update. Ivey was...

Golden week: Sports make $4M impact in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE – While athletes were competing for gold, Huntsville was seeing green. And, a lot of it. The Rocket City is quickly becoming a sports city,...

Lockheed Martin: 60 years and still growing

HUNTSVILLE – In 1963, Lockheed broke ground on a building on Bradford Drive in Huntsville, in area that was little more than a patchwork...

Huntsville renews western growth plans along I-65

HUNTSVILLE – With Huntsville’s boundaries growing over the past decade, the city officials said an update for its long-term planning efforts along the western...

Report: Redstone Arsenal – 143K jobs, $13.2B payroll to region

MONTGOMERY -- Redstone Arsenal has been called the region's economic engine and recent figures support that title. According to an economic impact study funded by...