Economy Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs Foreign trade abuses threaten 250,000 American jobs—one Alabama company is fighting to save them. Bill BrittAugust 7, 2025
Economy Alabama ranked No. 9 by Site Selection magazine Site Selection magazine ranked Alabama ninth in its 2020 economic development rankings. Brandon MoseleyMarch 15, 2021
Economy New unemployment claims increased last week Fifty-seven percent of the new claims were estimated to be related to the pandemic. Micah DanneyMarch 12, 2021
Economy New study paints bleak picture of Alabama’s tradeoff of tax breaks for jobs Big companies benefit at the expense of their employees and surrounding communities, researchers at Alabama A&M say. Micah DanneyMarch 10, 2021
Economy Small business optimism up slightly in February The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 95.8 in February, a slight bump from January. StaffMarch 10, 2021
Economy New unemployment claims increased slightly last week Of the new claims, 48 percent were estimated to be related to the pandemic. Micah DanneyMarch 5, 2021
Economy President Biden sends message to Alabama Amazon workers Biden issued a brief statement Sunday — one that didn’t name Amazon specifically but did note “an important vote” in Alabama. Josh MoonMarch 1, 2021
Economy New unemployment claims decreased last week Of the new claims, 54 percent are thought to be related to COVID-19. Micah DanneyFebruary 26, 2021
Economy 2020 holiday spending hits record 11.6 percent growth Alabamians spent 11.6 percent more during November and December 2020 than they did during the same period in 2019. John H. GlennFebruary 25, 2021
Economy New unemployment claims dropped last week Of the new claims, 58 percent are thought to be related to COVID-19. Micah DanneyFebruary 19, 2021
Economy Steelmaker breaks ground on new facility in Calvert The new $775 million steelmaking facility was announced in December. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 19, 2021