MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 9 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced today that Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc. (IS4S), a small business specializing in advanced engineering and management solutions, plans to invest $2.1 million to establish a new Research and Development (R&D) center in rural Marion County. The project will create 13 high-paying full-time engineering positions over the next five years  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * DCCC calls out House Republicans' extremism in 27 battleground districts - including AL-02 - as a part of closing message to voters * * * Today, the DCCC is launching a new billboard campaign in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District highlighting Caroleene Hardee Dobson's Project 2025 agenda to rip health care from people with pre-existing conditions. The five-figure   more

ATMORE, Alabama, Oct. 9 -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: The Poarch Creek Indians are proud to announce that Media Fusion, a tribally-owned business, has been awarded the prestigious Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year award by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The award was presented during the 38th meeting of the Marshall Small Business Alliance. This event, held at the Davidson Center   more

MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 9 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama's speaker for the 2024 N. Jack Stallworth Lecture will be Dr. Kari Frederickson, professor of history at the University of Alabama. She will speak on Alabama's Bankhead family dynasty on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. "We are very excited to welcome Dr. Frederickson to the University of South Alabama," said Associate Professor of H  more