Alabama auto manufacturers offer scholarships, mentoring to state community college students
While businesses across the nation are struggling to endure worker shortages and cope with the pandemic-related economic fallout,...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
Birmingham mayor announces partnership with Mastercard to support small business
With spending already declining in Birmingham prior to the pandemic, the decrease in commercial activity has disproportionately affected...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Birmingham mayor proposes historic $455M budget, COVID bonuses for employees
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin made history earlier this month when his office presented a $455-million budget proposal to the city...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Economic growth a priority as Alabama creates funding opportunities for technology, innovation
Last Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey made a major step toward supporting the growth of Alabama's technology and innovation sectors with the...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
Joining a growing list of states, Alabama ends pandemic unemployment compensation
On May 10, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama will end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama governor signs law increasing pay for teachers, state employees
Last Tuesday, Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, signed Senate Bill 188 into law, making teacher pay raises official. The governor also placed...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama says 'yes' to medical marijuana, but with a catch
In early May, Alabama's overwhelmingly conservative legislature passed Senate Bill 46, legalizing medical marijuana. Last Monday,...
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Oct 28, 20214 min read
Alabama mulls over medical marijuana during public hearing
Image by Brandon Colvin/Our360 News For the third consecutive year, Alabama state Senator Tim Melson, R-Florence, has offered legislation...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Jay-Z and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey make big Bitcoin bet in Africa and India
Image by Brandon Colvin for Our360 News Hip-hop mogul Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, and technology executive Jack Dorsey are...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Alabama legislator wants to pay college athletes in the state
The National Collegiate Athletic Association pulls in more than a billion dollars each year through their sponsorship and governance of...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Alabama pork barreler, Senator Richard Shelby, announces retirement
After months of speculation about whether he would seek re-election, Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) has signaled the end of his...
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Oct 28, 20214 min read
Alabama workers may break Amazon's anti-union streak in U.S.
In a what could be a history making turn, workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment warehouse might be the first to successfully...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Amazon pushes back against Alabama workers who want union
In a controversial move, retail giant Amazon is attempting to require in-person voting — despite COVID-19 exposure concerns — for...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Democrats revive proposal to double federal minimum wage
In less than two weeks, the newly installed Biden/Harris administration, in tandem with Democratic majorities in both chambers of...
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Oct 28, 202110 min read
Trump signs 2021 spending bill, big wins for Alabama
On Sunday night, President Donald Trump signed the $2.3 trillion omnibus spending bill and COVID-19 relief package. The omnibus spending...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
HBCUs could receive over $2 billion through bipartisan effort led by Alabama Senator
Outgoing Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, is hoping to boost the nation's 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs),...
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Oct 28, 20214 min read
Study group estimates $710 million at stake if Alabama blocks gambling
The Alabama Study Group on Gambling Policy, formed by Governor Kay Ivey in February, released their final report Friday detailing the...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama Futures Fund lures New York based healthcare startup to Birmingham
For years, the southeastern United States has played second fiddle, or worse, to hot spots like Silicon Valley when it comes to...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
Startup seeks to hire, train, and promote 1 million Black Americans
A new startup led by a diverse team of business veterans is making waves with a bold economic goal aimed at hiring and promoting one...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
Mayors from Alabama’s biggest cities urge Congress for financial support due to COVID-19
Birmingham, Ala. — Mayors of the ten largest cities in Alabama released a joint statement urging the federal government to pass direct...
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