Two Alabama companies make Fortune 500
Vulcan Materials Company earned $302 million in profit during quarter 1.
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Governor honors seven Alabama companies for their exporting success
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday recognized seven Alabama companies for success in selling their goods and services in markets across the globe.
February 24, 2022
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See recent postsThe bad bills aren’t dead yet
The end is near for the legislative session, but it’s not over yet, which means there is still time for a few more bad bills to slip through. In fact, if you’re going to slip a bad bill through, now is the time. Attention is waning. The kids are out of school and families are … Continued
Governor honors eight winners with 2019 Trade Excellence Awards
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the winners of the 2019 Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards. The awards, announced Wednesday, recognize companies that fuel Alabama’s export business, which sends innovative designs and products worldwide. “Our winners this year range in size from the small business to the large corporation and also hail from different parts of Alabama,” … Continued
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It’s a good time to be living in Alabama. Our economy is booming. Our unemployment rate is reaching record lows. People are getting jobs and the training they need. Companies, like ours, are expanding. Our state, and our people, are prospering. This is great for us as a whole, but it can be challenging … Continued
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See recent postsAlabama’s working class shouldn’t be hit with a gas tax
Why is it always the responsibility of the working class in Alabama? Everything falls to them. Not enough money for social programs? Cut government workers. Not enough money for health care? Cut teachers’ benefits. Need new prisons? Take from veterans. And now, need new roads and bridges? Take it from the folks going to work … Continued
Report: Trump EPA won’t limit cancer causing chemicals found in Alabama water
Drink at your own risk. That is essentially the message that the Trump EPA is planning for citizens who might consume drinking water contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. Politico reported Thursday that the EPA doesn’t plan to set limits on the amount of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) found in drinking water. That would … Continued
Family of toddler who drowned in grease trap sues Auburn ice cream shop, city for wrongful death
The family of a 3-year-old who died last year after falling into an unsecured grease trap at an Auburn ice cream shop has filed a lawsuit against Bruster’s Ice Cream, the city of Auburn and several companies that attorneys for the family say were involved in designing the grease trap, installing it or maintaining it. … Continued
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See recent postsDiscriminating against companies contracted to secure border is unacceptable
It has recently been reported that several city and state governments are considering laws and ordinances to blacklist federal contractors because they wish to work on bolstering the infrastructure at the southern border, including construction of a wall. For example, the California State Senate considered legislation that would force the state to drop its investments … Continued