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Alabama Tornadoes: USS may launch 350 homes in Birmingham’s storm-torn Pratt City

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:21:21 +0000

USS may build 350 home development in Birmingham’s Pratt City. Read more from The Birmingham News

More suspicious fires burn in Birmingham

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:45:00 +0000

Birmingham firefighters are investigating at least? 14 suspicious fires since Thursday and they are all abandoned homes and businesses. Investigators say the fires could all be connected and they are looking for an arsonist.

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Retired federal judge blasts direction of U.S. Supreme Court

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:33:39 +0000

Once a guardian of civil rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has been rolling back those protections, said retired U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon Sunday night, delivering the keynote address at the 2012 Law Enforcement and Civil Rights Conference presented by the Federal Bureau of … Read more from The Birmingham News

Developer of Westin eyes former Regions headquarters for hotel in Birmingham

Alabama Notes — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:00:45 +0000

Atlanta-based National Ventures Group has approached Birmingham Mayor William Bell and city business leaders with a proposal to build a $30 million hotel catering to business travelers Read more from The Birmingham News

Marshall County to get $8.6 million cancer care center

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:36:17 +0000

The center, which will be affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Care Network, will offer medical and radiation services along with nutrition and support counseling for cancer patients and their families, The Sand Mountain Reporter reported.

Alabama jobless rate fell to 7.2% in April

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:26:11 +0000

Birmingham-Hoover metro jobless rate fell to 5.9% in April Read more from The Birmingham News

Birmingham woman's wish of owning a home comes true

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:07:26 +0000

Between yesterday, and next Thursday, nine homes will be built in Birmingham.? It’s happening through Habitat for Humanity and Alabama Power.

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U.S. Postal Service processing center closing in Tuscaloosa

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:50:21 +0000

There are extremely tough times for the U.S. Postal Service. It’s losing billions of dollars a year. To cut costs—the postal service is closing 140 postal service processing centers across the country. Two of those are in Alabama, …

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Basketball tryouts to begin in Birmingham

Alabama Notes — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:14:19 +0000

Basketball tryouts for Birmingham Blitz to begin.

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UA System fund nears $977 million in value

Alabama Notes — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:58:34 +0000

BIRMINGHAM | With a portfolio focused on high-quality, reliable investments, the climb toward recovery of the University of Alabama System’s endowment slowed this year, but it continues on a steady pace within a volatile global market.