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Gerhardi opens auto parts plant in Montgomery

German auto supplier Gerhardi Inc. opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Montgomery Tuesday. The $41.6 million plant will employ up to 235 people. Gerhardi Managing Director Rienhard Hoffman said the company is excited to launch operations at the state-of-the-art injection molding, electroplating and assembly plant in Alabama’s capital city. “Montgomery has proven itself as … Continued
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July 12, 2019

State sues Birmingham to protect Confederate monuments

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 16, 2017, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that his office has filed suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the City of Birmingham and Mayor William Bell for violating state law by constructing barriers to deliberately obscure the Confederate Veterans Monument in Linn Park. Attorney … Continued
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August 17, 2017

As Expected William Bell Re-elected in Birmingham Mayoral Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For the first time in a long time, the Birmingham Mayoral election did not involve powerful personalities knocking heads over who would lead the city. Birmingham voters gave incumbent William Bell an easy re-election versus a crowded list of challengers whose campaigns never really captured the hearts and minds … Continued
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August 28, 2013

Birmingham Mayoral Election on Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday Birmingham voters will get their chance to decide who will be the Mayor of the largest City in Alabama. The Alabama Political Reporter recently covered a Mayoral forum at McElwain Baptist Church in East Birmingham. Most political commentators believe that incumbent Mayor William Bell will cruise through … Continued
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August 27, 2013

Bell Faces Criticism from Challengers at Mayoral Forum

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The candidates for Mayor of the City of Birmingham faced off at a forum at McElwain Baptist Church in east Birmingham. Most political commentators believe that incumbent Mayor William Bell will cruise to re-election; but that did not prevent several challengers from running for the office saying that it … Continued
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August 5, 2013