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...

NEW: A health care company that previously announced big plans for expansion and hiring at its Birmingham headquarters is now shutting down. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: This Alabama mayor-elect raised roughly $1.8 million throughout his campaign – more than any other candidate for municipal office across the state this year. www.al.com/news/2025/09...

NEW: More cash is pouring into the race to be Mobile’s next mayor, as Alabama State Rep. Barbara Drummond faces former Mobile County District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis in the runoff on Sept. 23. w/ @johnsharp99.bsky.social: www.al.com/news/mobile/...

Most people won't be able to tell you were tiny Lipscomb, Ala. is located, but more thanks to social media more than 1 million people have seen the tense showdown between the town's police officers and three teenage girls. www.al.com/news/birming...

The former lawyer for the Birmingham Water Works has sued the utility seeking backpay & demanding cash to end his contract. Damages could exceed $1.3 million. A new regional board cancelled the old contact & fired Mark Parnell shortly after talking over. www.al.com/news/birming...

Big bucks flowed through Birmingham's recent mayoral race where Mayor Randall Woodfin ran a political juggernaut flushed with cash. @hdenham.bsky.social breaks it all down. al.com/news/birming...

Birmingham's incumbent mayor brought in more than 80% of all the fundraising in the race that concluded last week www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: Alabama employers have announced more jobs cut in mass layoffs so far in 2025 than all of last year. But employment in the state is also up. So what's going on? www.al.com/business/202...

A contentious $14 billion data center proposed for Bessemer is on hold for now following a delay by city leaders. Even supporters say more due diligence is needed before the massive project gets an ok. www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: A company with Alabama origins for more than 120 years is now consolidating its business + shutting down distribution in the same city it was founded in. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: The Bessemer City Council postponed their vote today on rezoning nearly 700 acres of mostly timber to make way for a data center campus www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: The drag bar was planned at the site of the old Hush Lounge where a mass shooting happened last fall. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Someone in Brookside deleted the police department’s emails, per attorneys for a group of drivers suing the town over allegations of ticketing for profit. Here's the latest in the federal case, one of more than a dozen filed against the town: www.al.com/crime/2025/0...

NEW: An eight-year-old girl from Alabama is among the victims of a deadly flash flood that struck central Texas on Friday. Here's what we know: www.al.com/news/2025/07...

NEW: The University of North Alabama has transitioned its custodial services to a private company. Here's how it's affecting workers: www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Birmingham, Mountain Brook are among cities that shrank as far-flung suburbs in the metro boom. w/ @ramseyarchibald.bsky.social: www.al.com/news/2025/05...

NEW: Here’s how Sen. Tommy Tuberville's trading compares to other politicians like Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House. www.al.com/politics/202...

NEW: Delved into the last six years of the Alabama senator's stock trading. He's one of the most prolific traders in Congress, and some of his trades raise questions about potential conflicts with his committees. w/ Howard Koplowitz: www.al.com/politics/202...

Alabama's Tommy Tuberville is not the richest member of Congress and he may not be the most successful stock trader. But his trading does catch a lot of attention. (New from @hdenham.bsky.social + Howard Koplowitz for @al.com) www.al.com/politics/202...

NEW: A cloud technology company says it is laying off 65 workers in Montgomery. www.al.com/business/202...

A man is dead after Mobile police say another man potentially shot him during a “domestic-related” homicide on Sunday morning. www.al.com/crime/2025/0...

The Birmingham meteorologist asked viewers to "hold off on the anger and rage" as weather personnel adjust to the Gulf of America's name change. www.al.com/news/2025/05...

‘Law and Order’ star donates $1 million to historically Black Alabama college www.al.com/news/2025/05...

NEW: Women who sued a Birmingham hospital, alleging they were sexually assaulted by a man working in the psychiatric unit, are again asking a judge to hold the hospital in contempt. Here's the latest: www.al.com/news/2025/04...

NEW: Alabama is home to nearly 100,000 federal workers, as of the latest data. Here's what we know about them amid mass firings. w/ @ramseyarchibald.bsky.social www.al.com/news/2025/05...

NEW: A small county in Alabama’s rural Wiregrass region is home to the state’s highest share of federal workers. Here are the others in the state's top five counties. w/ @ramseyarchibald.bsky.social www.al.com/news/2025/05...

A court fight has moved back plans for a $14 billion data center in a small city outside Birmingham. Here's what we know: www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: A law firm is investigating an Alabama poultry processing company for laying off 165 people without adequate notice to employees or the state. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Parking at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is about to get more expensive for some travelers -- especially workers who commute via the airport. www.al.com/business/202...

Critics slam Birmingham Water Works Board of "cowardice" move for limiting public input with new rules. The utility is accused of dodging criticism and hiding from its customers with the new restrictions. www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday added the Alabama company to a new list of export restrictions. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Former longtime Alabama lawmaker John Rogers has been released early from his 13-month prison sentence. Now he's home. W @hdenham.bsky.social www.al.com/crime/2025/0...

NEW: Longtime Alabama lawmaker John Rogers has been released early from his 13-month prison sentence. Now he's home. w/ @newsmanbryant.bsky.social: www.al.com/crime/2025/0...

NEW: A manufacturing plant is shutting down its operations in Alabama and laying off 220 employees. Statewide, mass layoffs are really high this year so far: www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: The people elected to run Alabama’s largest county haven’t been getting the receipts from their favorite nonprofits and local projects. Barnett Wright (The Birmingham Times) and I dug into it: www.al.com/news/birming...

NEW: The expected job cuts bring Alabama’s tally of employees impacted by mass layoffs in 2025 to nearly 2,300 – already surpassing the count for last year. www.al.com/business/202...

NEW: Nearly half of the total $3.5 billion investment in Alabama's economy from foreign companies in 2024 came from India alone — for just one project. www.al.com/business/202...

The tariffs have already had some effect on decisions. Earlier this week, Hyundai announced $21 billion in investments in U.S. manufacturing, while Mazda has floated the idea of moving more of its production to Alabama in response to the tariffs.