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Huntsville Ranked 30th Best Place In America To Find A Job
Huntsville, AL is ranked the 30th best place in America to find a job according to online website WalletHub.
In order to determine the best job markets in the U.S., WalletHub compared 182 cities…
Continue To ArticleUAB Study Leads to New FDA Approved Drug for Sickle Cell Anemia
UAB hematologist, Dr. Julie Kanter, who has treated sickle cell anemia for more than 10 years became involved in a study to test the drug, Adakveo. She believed that it might effectively target one of…
Continue To Article13 Alabama Housing Authorities Receive $1.4 Million in HUD Grants
As a result of a $79 million dollar grant effort by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 13 housing authorities in Alabama will receive $1.4 million dollars to help their residents improve their…
Continue To ArticleSome Low-Income Alabamians Will Have Medical Debts Forgiven
Thanks to a partnership between a non-profit organization known as F.A.I.T.H founded by Patricia Gant and a national group known as RIP Medical Debt, some low-income Alabamians will have their medical…
Continue To ArticleBirmingham Northern Beltline Construction to Continue
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that construction of the Birmingham Northern Beltline will resume soon thanks to funding secured by U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. Funding for the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS),…
Continue To ArticlePresident Trump Nominates Birmingham Attorney, Anna M. Manasco to Serve as a Federal Judge
President Trump released a list of his judicial nominees on Wednesday. One of those nominees is Anna M. Manasco of Birmingham. She was nominated to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court…
Continue To ArticleDoug Jones Campaign Partners With Birmingham Nonprofit for Holiday Service Day
On Wednesday, December 18, The Doug Jones for Senate campaign joined the local nonprofit Be a Blessing Birmingham to help prepare donations for distribution this holiday season. Be a Blessing Birmingham partners…
Continue To ArticleAerospace Industry a Big Economic Driver in Alabama
This month business leaders from around the state gathered in Birmingham at the Alabama Economic Growth Summit to discuss how our state can continue…
Continue To ArticleAlabama Hospitals To Benefit From $78 Million Additional State, Federal Funds
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that she has released an extra, conditional state appropriation that when matched with federal dollars will provide a total of $78 million in extra payments to state hospitals…
Continue To ArticleBirmingham Early Childhood Education Gets A Boost From Bloomberg
The city of Birmingham was selected as one of five American cities to replicate Providence Talks, a free, citywide early childhood program that aims to increase interactive talk with children to foster early brain…
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