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McCalla meetings to discuss Norfolk Southern hub project
By Michael Tomberlin -- The Birmingham News
November 07, 2009, 7:46AM
3 meetings set next week. Full story »
Splenda-maker Tate & Lyle says McIntosh, Ala., plant shutdown ahead of schedule
By Jeff Amy
November 07, 2009, 6:00AM
Tate & Lyle PLC said Friday that closure of its Spenda-brand sucralose plant in McIntosh is running ahead of schedule. Full story »
Birmingham Diversity Summit: Chattanooga mayor encourages cooperation
By Roy L. Williams -- The Birmingham News
November 07, 2009, 5:30AM
Coalition helped win Volkswagen project, build aquarium. Full story »
Alabama gets stimulus money to map high-speed Internet connections
By Jeff Amy
November 06, 2009, 7:00PM
Alabama got $1.9 million in federal money today to make maps of where high-speed Internet connections are available. Those maps will be used to improve access. Full story »
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United Toll Systems of Montgomery, Ala., bought by Roper Industries
By Jeff Amy
November 06, 2009, 6:17PM
Roper Industries of Sarasota, Fla., said today that it had purchased United Toll Systems LLC of Montgomery. United Toll Systems provides toll collection software and hardware for toll roads. Full story »
Artur Davis gets endorsement from major union in bid for governor
By The Associated Press
November 06, 2009, 5:26PM
The Democratic congressman received the support of Communications Workers of America Local 3902. It represents about 2,500 workers in the Birmingham area. Full story »
Independence LCS commissioning planned Jan. 16 in Mobile
By Kaija Wilkinson
November 06, 2009, 4:59PM
The USS Independence Commissioning Committee has announced that the Navy has approved Jan. 16 as the date on which the littoral combat ship Independence will be commissioned, or formally put into service. Full story »
HGTV: Tax credit boosts show's ratings
By Gina Hannah
November 06, 2009, 3:06PM
HGTV says the first-time hombuyer tax credit has cause a sharp ratings boost in its "First-Time Home Buyers' Hour" show. Full story »
Obama signs tax credit bill
By Gina Hannah
November 06, 2009, 2:48PM
President Obama has signed into law a bipartisan measure overwhelmingly passed by Congress that will extend the $8,000 home buyer tax credit to April 30, 2010. Full story »
IRS tries to get 250 tax refunds to taxpayers with addresses in south Alabama, Mississippi
By Kaija Wilkinson
November 06, 2009, 9:01AM
In Alabama, $1.85 million is available, with checks averaging $1,183. In Mississippi, $741,318 is owed, and checks average $822. The IRS reports that undeliverable refunds rose nationwide by 16 percent this year, likely because of changes in tax law, such as the First-Time Homebuyers Credit and the Recovery Rebate Credit. Full story »
Alabama funeral home owner sued after body found in hearse more than a year after death
By The Associated Press
November 06, 2009, 8:16AM
GADSDEN, Ala. -- The son of a woman whose decomposed body was found in the back of a hearse more than a year after she died has sued the funeral home operator. Full story »
U.S. jobless rate tops 10 percent for first time since 1983
By The Associated Press
November 06, 2009, 8:03AM
Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs Full story »
Drummond defends mine operations in letter to Clinton
By Russell Hubbard -- The Birmingham News
November 06, 2009, 5:30AM
Drummond Co. President Garry Neil Drummond has filed a protest with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about the United Steelworkers union, which earlier petitioned her to probe working conditions at the company's mine in Colombia, where the latest fatality happened last week. Full story »
Alabama Power gets stimulus money for Coosa River dam work
By The Associated Press
November 06, 2009, 5:19AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The U.S. Department of Energy is allocating up to $6 million of federal stimulus money to help Alabama Power Co. upgrade electrical generating units at 3 dams on the Coosa River. Full story »
Grady family sells BMW dealership to Group 1 Automotive
By Jeff Amy
November 06, 2009, 5:01AM
Group 1 Automotive Inc. has bought the former Grady BMW, ending the Grady family's 59-year run as auto dealership owners in Mobile. Houston-based Group 1 (NYSE:GPI) completed its purchase of what is now called BMW of Mobile Tuesday. The price was not disclosed. Group 1 plans to purchase the Government Boulevard site of the dealership later, said Pete... Full story »
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