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Working past 70: Americans can’t seem to retire

Tuesday, July 25 by Jeremy Law

More and more Americans are spending their golden years on the job. Almost 19 percent of people 65 or older were working at least part time in the second quarter of 2017, according to the U.S. jobs report released July 14. The age group’s employment/population... Read More.

Tuscaloosa County auto supplier on track to open high-tech facility

Monday, July 24 by Jeremy Law

VANCE, Ala. - A Spanish auto supplier is moving forward with a $30 million wheel assembly factory in Tuscaloosa County, a project that will create more than 70 jobs.

Talladega Co. unemployment rate up to 5.7% in June after decade low in May

Friday, July 21 by Jeremy Law

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama unemployment rate continues to drop as each month goes by.

Sylacauga City Council approves tax abatement for Pursell Agri-Tech; 22 jobs to be created

Wednesday, July 19 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga City Council approved a tax abatement request from Pursell Agri-Tech, LLC during its scheduled meeting Tuesday night.

Fleetwood Metal bringing at least 30 new jobs to Sylacauga

Friday, July 7 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala.- It feels like not a day goes by without the announcement of new industry, shopping centers, and more jobs possibly coming to Sylacauga.

International Beams to invest $20M in Alabama manufacturing facility

Wednesday, July 5 by Jeremy Law

DOTHAN, Ala. - International Beams, a producer of engineered wood products, announced this week that it will invest nearly $20 million to open a manufacturing facility near Dothan to produce innovative timber panels and beams using Southern Pine lumber. IB said its project will... Read More.

Hutton Team LLC, Sylacauga city officials host Marble City Square groundbreaking ceremony

Thursday, June 29 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Members of Hutton Team LLC made a short, one-hour flight from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Sylacauga on Thursday morning to officially break ground on the 33-acre tract on U.S. Hwy. 280 that will be the future home of a new shopping center.... Read More.

Blue Origin to invest $200M in Alabama rocket engine production facility

Tuesday, June 27 by Jeremy Law

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Blue Origin, the spaceflight company started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced today that it will manufacture its BE-4 engine in a state-of-the art production facility to be built in Alabama’s Rocket City. The new facility will be in... Read More.

New data shows Talladega County unemployment lowest in over a decade

Monday, June 19 by Jeremy Law

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On Friday, June 16, Governor Kay Ivey, along with Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington, announced Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet grand opening set for Wednesday, June 14

Wednesday, June 14 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Shelves are stocked and employees have been hired, and now the much-anticipated grand opening of the Sylacauga Ollie's Bargain Outlet is upon us.

Alabama foreign investment tops $1.5 billion in 2016, creating 3,250 jobs