Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:41:20 GMT
Pensions chief pessimistic about economy (The Tuscaloosa News)
By Dana Beyerle Montgomery Bureau Chief MONTGOMERY | Retirement Systems of Alabama CEO David Bronner said he’s worried about the economy’s fragile state. “Normally, I’m optimistic,” he said in a recent interview. “But more problems have to be solved than normal.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:50:40 GMT
Dora James: Foundation will preserve resources (Opelika-Auburn News)
Are you tired of discouraging news? Well, here is some good news! Envision Opelika is pleased to announce the establishment of the Community Foundation of East Alabama, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to preserving resources in our community for both present and future generations.
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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:41:59 GMT
River Road Park East to be renamed in honor of donors (The Tuscaloosa News)
By Mark Hughes Cobb Staff Writer Though by admission not a great student, Lewis Manderson has given millions to his beloved University of Alabama so others can learn what he didn't.
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:45:50 GMT
Wine is Chan Cox's world (Northwest Florida Daily News)
Born in south Alabama, Chan Cox figured out pretty quickly what was most popular when he started working for Standard Distributing in the early 1970s. Jack Kugelman's liquor distributorship was a wholesale heavyweight based in Pensacola. And bourbon
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:29:14 GMT
'The world's best wine salesman': Chan Cox's world keeps growing (The Destin Log)
Born in south Alabama, Chan Cox figured out pretty quickly what was most popular when he started working for Standard Distributing in the early 1970s. Jack Kugelman's liquor distributorship was a wholesale heavyweight based in Pensacola. And
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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:26:19 GMT
Home sales up 9 percent in Alabama (BizJournals)
Alabama’s home sales in May rose nearly 9 percent, as the market began to feel a favorable impact from greater affordability and first-time home buyer credits, said a recent report.
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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:09:22 GMT
The Alexander City Outlook (The Alexander City Outlook)
The summer lake season has brought about a turn in the Lake Martin real estate market, according to a May housing report from the Alabama Center for Real Estate.
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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:53:32 GMT
FIRST-PERSON: Whatever happened to old-fashioned respect? Rick Lance (BPNews.net)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BP)--Since I began blogging as a ministry tool, I have felt that my subjects for readers should be about the missions and ministries of Alabama Baptists and Southern Baptists. That has been the motivating philosophy behind my modest endeavors in this sphere of influence.
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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:41:38 GMT
FEMA to open recovery centers (WSFA 12 Montgomery)
FEMA is preparing to open several Disaster Recovery Centers in Alabama.
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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:13:11 GMT
HealthSouth’s Scrushy Liable in $2.88 Billion Fraud (Update3) (Bloomberg)
June 18 (Bloomberg) -- HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard Scrushy , acquitted in 2005 on criminal charges of directing an accounting fraud, was found liable for $2.876 billion in a civil trial in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:47:08 GMT
Bank Watch (June 14-20): Two Alabama Banks Hit with Cease & Desist Orders (CoStar Group)
Colonial Bank in Montgomery, AL, was hit with a cease and desist order by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Alabama State Banking Department. Colonial agreed to address various financial condition and performance issues. Among other...
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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMT
Forestar Completes Sale to Hancock Timber Resource Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----Forestar Group Inc. today announced that it completed its previously announced sale of approximately 75,000 acres of timberland in Georgia and Alabama for $120 million to Hancock Timber Resource Group, which is acquiring the timberland on behalf of its investors.
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Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:15:25 GMT
Alabama sees rise in bankruptcies (Montgomery Advertiser)
BIRMINGHAM -- The first three months of the year saw a sharp rise in bankruptcy filings across Alabama, a surge that helps illustrate the severity of the current economic downturn.
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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:36:12 GMT
Evening news update (FOX 6 News Birmingham)
Here are the top stories at this hour: the search for a Riverside woman continues despite the weather, Shelia Smoot announces her bid for Congress, and sentencing is delayed for the former head of Alabama's Two-Year College System...
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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:20:20 GMT
Colonial Bank Ordered to Raise Capital (The Lakeland Ledger)
By RICHARD BURNETT THE ORLANDO SENTINEL Bank regulators have stepped up pressure on struggling Colonial BancGroup, ordering the Alabama-based parent of Colonial Bank to raise new capital and deal with its mounting volume of problem loans.
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