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Auburn gameday adjusts to COVID-19

Auburn University will play its first college football game on Saturday. Fans will be in attendance but the game day experience will see a number of changes to mitigate the COVID-19 threat. Only 20 percent of the capacity of Jordan-Hare Stadium, about 17,000 fans will be on hand, mostly Auburn students, to watch Auburn play … Continued
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September 21, 2020

Jones introduces bill to forgive CARES Act loans for small businesses impacted by hurricanes

Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, on Thursday introduced legislation that would forgive small business loans made under the CARES Act in counties hard-hit by Hurricanes Sally and Laura.  The Disaster Relief for Southeastern Small Businesses Act of 2020 would establish a process for businesses in counties with major disaster declarations from … Continued
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September 17, 2020

New unemployment claims drop slightly

There were 8,848 new unemployment claims filed in Alabama last week, slightly fewer than the 8,902 filed the previous week, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. Of the claims filed between Sept. 6 and Sept. 12, 4,485, or 51 percent, were related to COVID-19. That’s the same percentage as the previous week.
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September 17, 2020

Inaugural Alabama Works innovator awards presented

The inaugural AlabamaWorks! Innovator Awards were presented by Gov. Kay Ivey and Deputy Director of Commerce and AIDT Director Ed Castile Thursday during the AlabamaWorks! Virtual Conference. The awards were developed to highlight people and programs across the state that take an innovative approach to solving workforce challenges and help advance Ivey’s Success Plus attainment goal of … Continued
September 17, 2020