Alabama Notes » national http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Thu, 24 May 2012 02:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Alabama SBA hands out honors to state small businesses http://alnotes.com/alabama-sba-hands-out-honors-to-state-small-businesses/ http://alnotes.com/alabama-sba-hands-out-honors-to-state-small-businesses/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 17:35:56 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/alabama-sba-hands-out-honors-to-state-small-businesses/

Businesses in Trussville, Huntsville and Grand Bay recognized as part of National Small Business Week. Read more from The Birmingham News

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The National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Fla., predicts severe weather for Tuesday afternoon.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/severe-weather-probable-for-tuesday/feed/ 0 Developer of Westin eyes former Regions headquarters for hotel in Birmingham http://alnotes.com/developer-of-westin-eyes-former-regions-headquarters-for-hotel-in-birmingham/ http://alnotes.com/developer-of-westin-eyes-former-regions-headquarters-for-hotel-in-birmingham/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 13:00:45 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/developer-of-westin-eyes-former-regions-headquarters-for-hotel-in-birmingham/

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

]]> http://alnotes.com/developer-of-westin-eyes-former-regions-headquarters-for-hotel-in-birmingham/feed/ 0 Weather alert: Tropical storm warning issued for South Carolina coast http://alnotes.com/weather-alert-tropical-storm-warning-issued-for-south-carolina-coast/ http://alnotes.com/weather-alert-tropical-storm-warning-issued-for-south-carolina-coast/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 01:21:28 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/weather-alert-tropical-storm-warning-issued-for-south-carolina-coast/

Nearly two weeks before the official start of the 2012 hurricane season, the National Weather Service issued a tropical storm warning today for the area of Cape Fear, S.C., as a disturbance hovered offshore in the Atlantic Ocean. His name

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The University of Alabama will be hosting a national conference on college level science education this week. On Monday and Tuesday, “Research Based Undergraduate Science Teaching: Investigating Reform in Classrooms,” will be held at the Bryant Conference Center. The conference is sponsored by the National Study of Education …

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]]> http://alnotes.com/alabama-hosting-nation-science-education-conference/feed/ 0 House OKs $642 billion defense bill that rejects White House plan, GMD cut and new BRACs http://alnotes.com/house-oks-642-billion-defense-bill-that-rejects-white-house-plan-gmd-cut-and-new-bracs/ http://alnotes.com/house-oks-642-billion-defense-bill-that-rejects-white-house-plan-gmd-cut-and-new-bracs/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:19:34 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/house-oks-642-billion-defense-bill-that-rejects-white-house-plan-gmd-cut-and-new-bracs/

The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act includes an amendment by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks aimed at preventing the White House from sharing missile defense technology with the Russian Federation.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/house-oks-642-billion-defense-bill-that-rejects-white-house-plan-gmd-cut-and-new-bracs/feed/ 0 ‘Click-it-or-Ticket’ campaign gets $250,000 grant from the state http://alnotes.com/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-gets-250000-grant-from-the-state/ http://alnotes.com/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-gets-250000-grant-from-the-state/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:58:07 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-gets-250000-grant-from-the-state/

Alabama’s nine regional highway safety offices have received $250,000 for their part in the national campaign designed to get motorist to buckle their seatbelt, according to a press release from Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

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By JEFF DONN AP National Writer Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer…

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The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/clock-ticking-with-new-plan-to-fight-alzheimers/feed/ 0 Huntsville retailers seeing healthier spending this Mother’s Day http://alnotes.com/huntsville-retailers-seeing-healthier-spending-this-mothers-day/ http://alnotes.com/huntsville-retailers-seeing-healthier-spending-this-mothers-day/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 22:09:02 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/huntsville-retailers-seeing-healthier-spending-this-mothers-day/

In a recent report, the National Retail Federation predicted the average person would spend $152.52 in 2012, up from $140.73 last year.

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