17+ hour, 23+ min ago   (530+ words) Alabama’s summer heat isn’t letting up — and neither is the demand on home air conditioners. After a hot July, high temperatures have continued into August, potentially pushing household energy use — and monthly bills — higher. While Alabama Power says its rates…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (397+ words) Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that more than $52 million will fund 21 Alabama GoMESA projects aimed at recreation, water access, environmental improvements and other projects across the state’s Gulf Coast. The new round of funding includes a $9 million award for the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (373+ words) An Alabama company that found a different way to make a Southern staple, sweet tea, is finding customers well beyond its home state. Cane Brew, headquartered in Bay Minette, has expanded into retailers across more than 17 states since launching its…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (255+ words) The Amtrak’s Mardi Gras train along the Gulf Coast has had a better first year than expected, passing the first-year projections months ago and finishing the year with nearly four times the anticipated ridership. According to an article from ALdotcom,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (475+ words) For more than 25 years, I have worked in the marketing and promotion of the automobile industry. I have watched plants open, brands reinvent themselves and communities transformed by manufacturing. Few transformations compare with what has happened in Alabama. Thirty years…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (372+ words) S&P Global Ratings has assigned an AA rating to Montgomery’s proposed $375 million bond issuance as the borrowing plan remains without final approval from the Montgomery City Council. The credit rating agency assigned the city’s proposed Series 2026B General Obligation Warrants…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (288+ words) Alabamians curious about electric vehicles will have six opportunities over the next several weeks to get a closer look at everything from full-size electric pickups to sports cars — and talk with the people who drive them every day. Drive Electric…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (516+ words) A Pell City company that helped build UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair is now putting $250,000 toward the hospital’s future. Goodgame Company Inc. made the contribution through Alabama’s Rural Hospital Investment Program, joining Metro Bank to bring the hospital’s private contributions…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (453+ words) Jackson Hospital and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama have reached an approved agreement that clears a path for the Montgomery hospital to emerge from bankruptcy, remain open and receive $40 million previously committed by the state. Gov. Kay Ivey’s…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (378+ words) Press start on the coffee pot or hit the TV remote, and electric devices zoom to life: Alabama Power is on and ready to serve. At its core, the reliable electricity Alabama Power customers daily expect is due to the…...