NEW: Baldwin County is dominating much of the state’s – and even the country’s – growth, including this one stop on the way to the beach. with @ramseyarchibald.bsky.social + Lawrence Specker: www.al.com/news/beaches...

NEW: The AI cloud company planning to build a multibillion-dollar data center in Birmingham is suing the city’s zoning board. Here's why: www.al.com/news/birming...

BREAKING: Birmingham residents sue the city, data center company Nebius Inc., among others to stop the construction of a multibillion-dollar AI factory www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: 31 physicians in Alabama now are registered with active licenses to recommend medical cannabis products to patients. Here's where they're located around the state: www.al.com/news/2026/05...

NEW: Today Birmingham city staff presented their draft of regulations that would be added to the city’s zoning ordinance. Once approved, these will apply to any future data center projects www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: Mayor Randall Woodfin sat down for an exclusive interview with AL.com to address residents’ concerns about the planned Nebius AI factory. Here's what we know about the project's plans: www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: Birmingham's mayor took to social media today to emphasize why he couldn't interfere with plans for a multibillion-dollar AI factory, despite recent pushback from residents. www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: The rural Alabama site slated for a $14.5 billion data center campus just got bigger. www.al.com/news/2026/04...

~50 Alabama-based businesses have received ICE contracts for work across the country: $124 million since 2008. You can zoom in to the map to learn more about these companies, purpose of the contract and how much cash: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Z5fZY/13/

NEW: We dug into ICE contracts with Alabama ties. Here's what we found: state matches national trends of a ballooning budget and a concentrated marketplace A big thank you to @goodjobsfirst.org for their national report www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Here's where the latest federal lawsuit against Alabama officials including Gov. Kay Ivey involving legislative oversight of Central Alabama Water stands after today's hearing in Birmingham www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: Disproportionately, residents in Alabama's poorest and most rural region have to commute outside of their home counties for work. And they have to take long, winding routes to get there. Why this matters: www.al.com/news/2026/04...

Gas prices are skyrocketing, including in Alabama. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Saddle Creek Logistics Services announced the layoffs are slated for April. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: The moratorium doesn’t apply to any data center applications that are complete or already under city review. www.al.com/news/birming...

BREAKING: City of Birmingham passes temporary suspension on data centers. Story to come

NEW: Clean energy and industry leaders weigh in on Trump's pledge for tech companies handling their own data center power needs www.al.com/politics/202...

Roughly 6,000 children are in foster care across Alabama. Here's what we know about where they're located and why it matters: www.al.com/news/2026/02...

NEW: It's been "all things data center," says the mayor of Columbiana, a small town of less than 5,000 south of Birmingham. The debate there mirrors similar restrictions on future data centers that are being considered elsewhere in the state. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: It doesn’t look like Project Marvel will be moving far. Here's what we know: www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: In-state donations have fueled the campaigns for both U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R, and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D. www.al.com/politics/202...

NEW: A wholesale salon and beauty supply distributor located near Birmingham is planning to close its facility, laying off nearly 80 workers. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: ICE agents are arresting and detaining more and more children in Alabama amid President Trump's crackdown. Here's what we know about them: www.al.com/news/2026/01...

NEW: Richard Scrushy lost his attempt to get former law firm ousted from a related case this week. Here's where one of Alabama’s most powerful and controversial business leaders stands with his renewed legal battles: www.al.com/business/202...

Not so fast: Former Birmingham Water Works board members dispute new state audit findings of poor management, incorrect payments and lackluster compliance under their watch as a politically motivated PR stunt. The audit was requested by the new board after it took over. www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: It's no secret that ICE arrests and detentions of immigrants are surging across the country. In Alabama, monthly arrests have more than doubled in roughly the last year. www.al.com/news/2025/12...

NEW: Hiring in Alabama stayed consistent in August, while the number of job openings dipped. The data is late to release because of the government shutdown: www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: The median alumni salary for graduates in Alabama is $42,905. www.al.com/education/20...

NEW: “The John Boy and Billy Show” is signing off at the end of 2025, after nearly five decades on air www.al.com/business/202...

Didn't anticipate explaining 6-7 for AL.com's audience today, but that's why journalism teaches you to expect the unexpected www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: McDonald’s is launching a new Disney-themed Happy Meal to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Disneyland Resort. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: A break in a sewage line resulted in Thanksgiving Day flooding at a Selma hotel, prompting an outcry over a lack of response from the county. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: These employers reported the highest combination of severe workplace injuries and deaths in the last decade. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: U.S. Sen. Katie Britt weighed in on the $14 billion data center campus proposed for rural Alabama and what it could mean for nearby residents. www.al.com/business/202...

Central Alabama Water in turmoil: The new CEO of Birmingham's regional water utility places all executives on leave while two members of the board sue to block his appointment. www.al.com/news/birming...

The project has been met with resistance from local residents, who have packed out public meetings.

BREAKING: The plan to develop a $14 billion data center campus in rural Alabama that developers tout as among the “largest private investments in Alabama’s history” is moving forward Council voted finally, after months of delays, 5-2 www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Environmental groups are calling on the federal government to protect a fish species only found in Jefferson County, near land slated for a massive data center campus. www.al.com/news/2025/11...

NEW: More than half of Alabama employers that have shut down or reported mass layoffs in the last several decades have done so without providing enough notice to the state. Here's how that impacts workers: www.al.com/business/202...

He didn't even get an interview: Accusations of secrecy 'backroom deals' and favoritism surrounding the search for a CEO for Birmingham’s regional water system intensify after a veteran executive was rejected early in the process without explanation. www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: Pack Health is shutting down after lapsed incentive agreements with Alabama, Jefferson County www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: The apparel company said it plans to move its manufacturing operations out of northeast Alabama, though it will keep its warehouse and distribution operations there. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: The defense contractor expects the cuts to start in December. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Here's what we know about Alabama's incentives since the state started publicly reporting them two years ago www.al.com/business/202...

Here's what we know about the money pouring into the race for Alabama's open U.S. House seat so far: www.al.com/politics/202...

NEW: NDAs, heightened security at City Hall, and Facebook fighting. This all comes ahead of an official vote by the Bessemer City Council to rezone rural land proposed for a massive data center campus. Here's the latest on the controversial project: www.al.com/news/2025/10...

NEW: A case that has dragged for years resulted in a hung jury today, as a Jefferson County jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict on the other six charges facing a former Grandview Medical Center employee accused of sexually assaulting patients www.al.com/news/2025/10...

From @newsmanbryant.bsky.social: www.al.com/news/birming...

An Alabama community facing pushback from residents over a proposed data center has just made the path easier for other future data center projects. www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: A small Alabama airport is among dozens of other airports serving 200+ rural communities around the country that could lose federal support. That's if the government shutdown continues past this Sunday. www.al.com/business/202...