Alabama NewsCenter - Thu April 18, 2024
VIDEO: Birmingham, Ala., Awarded $14.5M Fed Grant to Revitalize Its 'Black Main Street'
A $14.5 million grant from the federal government was awarded to Birmingham, Ala., that will restore two-way traffic to Fourth Avenue North in the city's historic Black business district. On hand to make the April 3 announcement was U.S....
WAAY-TV & CEG - Wed April 17, 2024
New Rocket Park at Huntsville, Ala.'s Space Program Museum Nearing Completion
It is springtime, and for many of us, the warm weather turns our thoughts to gardening, planting, cultivating and renewing our surroundings. The same tasks are happening right now at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, a popular museum in Huntsville, Ala., although its plantings are considerably taller....
Made in Alabama - Wed April 17, 2024
Two Rivers Lumber to Build Modern, $115M Sawmill in Rural Coosa County, Ala.
Demopolis, Ala.-based Two Rivers Lumber Co. LLC has announced plans to invest $115 million in building a modern sawmill in Coosa County, the company's second operation in Alabama. In addition, Two Rivers Lumber has committed to creating 130 jobs at the new sawmill, which will specialize in the production of Southern Yellow Pine dimensional lumber....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 28, 2024
Crews Begin Work On Badly-Needed Medical Center Facility
Scheduled to open in fall 2025, east Alabama's $43 million Center for Mental Health is being built as a beacon of hope for recovery. The 54,000-sq.-ft. facility, located on the north campus of East Alabama Medical Center, will offer expanded psychiatric services that officials claim are long overdue....
CEG - Thu March 28, 2024
JM Wood Holds Spring 2024 Auction in Montgomery, Alabama
JM Wood Auctionheld a successful four-day sale March 19-22 in Montgomery, Ala., and the auction company reported the sale was its largest in 51 years. A quality selection of trucks, heavy iron, forestry machines, farming equipment, industry support pieces and much more were sold to the highest bidders in-person and online....
Alabama Department of Transportation News - Wed March 20, 2024
Road Resurfacing Projects Worth $40M to Take Place Across Southwest Alabama in 2024
Making roads safer to drive is the mission of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) as it continues with its federally aided Maintenance Resurfacing Program statewide. In roads, like life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....
Alabama Public Radio & City of Mobile - Tue March 19, 2024
City Officials in Mobile, Ala., to Demolish Civic Center, Build New, $300M Arena
The city of Mobile, Ala., plans to raze its 60-year-old civic center, Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced recently, and replace it with a new, world-class entertainment arena suited for concerts, family shows and sporting events, including professional hockey....
Alabama Political Reporter - Mon March 18, 2024
Alabama Mayor Hopes New Grant Will Spur Revitalization of West Montgomery
New details about Montgomery, Ala.'s $36.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) were released March 16 by Steven L. Reed, the capital city's mayor, according to Alabama Political Reporter....
CEG - Thu March 14, 2024
'J.D.' Gray of J.M. Wood Auction Co. Passes Away at 68
John Daniel "J.D." Gray, 68, of Prattville, Ala., passed away on Feb. 28, 2024. Born May 7, 1955, and a native of White City in north Autauga County, Ala., Mr. Gray was at the time of his death vice president and truck division manager of J.M....
Hoar Construction - Thu March 07, 2024
Hoar Celebrates Topping Out of UAB Medicine Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Hoar Construction announced the topping out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medicine's Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, signifying the new downtown Birmingham building has reached its tallest point....
