Tag: business
Publix opens Alabama distribution center, creates 300 jobs
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama NewsCenter
Publix Super Markets held the grand opening for its Alabama distribution center today with plans to have 300 workers there by...
The next generation: Birmingham millennials shape downtown renaissance
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
The growth in Birmingham’s millennial workforce makes sense when considering the downtown revitalization.
Railroad Park and the Parkside community, the recently-opened...
Birmingham ranks in the Top 10 of cities for first-time home...
By Jennifer Riner
Alabama NewsCenter
Birmingham is one of the nation’s best metropolitan areas for those buying their first home, a national ranking reveals.
Online real estate...
A.G. Gaston Conference: Compromise, collaboration needed to create jobs
By Denise Stewart
For The Birmingham Times
Janice Mathis, leader of one of the nation’s oldest organizations of African-American women, opened the A.G. Gaston Conference in...
Black unemployment rate continues to fall, labor force increases
By Freddie Allen
NNPA Newswire
The Black unemployment rate continued to improve falling from 7.8 percent in December to 7.7 percent in January, according to the...
Publix cuts ribbon on Midtown store in downtown Birmingham
Times Staff Report
Publix Super Markets opened its downtown Birmingham store on Wednesday, Feb. 8 with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by city officials including...
BBA chief: Birmingham’s enhanced national reputation great for business
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
“Things are not perfect, but progress is being made, and a cultural renaissance is developing in downtown Birmingham.”
That’s a sentence...
Historic tax credits boost Alabama’s economy, study shows
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
An independent study has concluded that historical tax credits provide an economic boost for the state, paving the way to...
A.G. Gaston Conference recognizes business acumen and self-help
By Bob Dickerson
Special to The Times
We could start a huge argument about whether we should celebrate Black History Month. Many, me included, think the...
Entrepreneurial women the focus of A.G. Gaston Conference
Special to The Times
The 13th Annual A. G. Gaston Conference kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the East Meeting Rooms of the Birmingham-Jefferson...
