Tag: economic
The Activist: Clarence Muhammad, Birmingham Black Economic Alliance
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
Inside the Newly Opened Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau Center
inbirmingham.com
The Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau this week opened a new visitors center at the heart of Birmingham’s new CityWalk.
The center has a...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced as anchor tenant for Powell Steam Plant...
By Anthony Cook
Alabama News Center
Redevelopment firm Orchestra Partners Thursday morning announced nationally renowned Alamo Drafthouse Cinema as the first major tenant slated to occupy Powell Steam Plant, an 85,000-plus-square-foot historic...
Legacy Arena re-opens in Birmingham after $125M renovation
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Area leaders gathered at downtown Birmingham’s Legacy Arena Thursday to celebrate the facility’s re-opening after $125 million in renovations,
Dennis Latham,...
Turmoil at JCCEO: $2M deficit, potential layoffs, influential board member ousted
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
After more than half a century of serving low-income families through critical education, health, and other much-needed services, the Jefferson...
These programs can help pay your utility bills and lower your...
By Dennis Washington
If you live in Alabama and are low-income, age 60 or older and/or disabled, programs are available to help pay utilities and...
Mayor Randall Woodfin Names Cornell Wesley New Director of Office of...
City of Birmingham
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has appointed Cornell Wesley to serve as the new director of the Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity...