Friday 3rd July, 2009
ASF graduates continue spirit of MFA program
Montgomery AdvertiserReminiscing about their ASF experience, they kept coming back to how rewarding their Graduate Acting Company production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" had been, said Greg Foro, one of the eight...
Facts about the MFA class of 2009
Montgomery AdvertiserThis is it for the eight actors who will graduate Sunday from the University of Alabama-Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Professional Actor Training-Master of Fine Arts program. Here are few fun facts...
HealthSouth accuses Scrushy of hiding assets
ExaminerHealthsouth Corp. is accusing fired chief executive Richard Scrushy of hiding money in offshore bank accounts and transferring assets out of his name to avoid paying court judgments.Documents filed...
Alabama attorney general to review tape made at Birmingham Planned Parenthood clinic
General SourcesAlabama Attorney General Troy King has asked for a copy of an audio tape of a Birmingham Planned Parenthood staffer allegedly saying rules are sometimes bent at the clinic.
Long alliance with UA comes to an end
Montgomery AdvertiserWhen the run of George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance" comes to an end Saturday at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, so will the alliance that produced it -- as well as some of Broadway's and...
AuburnBank added to national stock index
Birmingham Business JournalInc., is being added to a national stock index in the “small cap” category. Auburn National (Nasdaq: AUBN) is now part of the Russell Microcap Index after Russell Investment Group...
Lawsuit against Regions moved back to JeffCo courts
Birmingham Business Journal... filed by shareholders will be heard in a Jefferson County courthouse – not federal. A federal court determined Thursday the case filed by the Louisiana Municipal Police Retirement System...
General Media shuts down Birmingham's Skirt! Magazine
Birmingham Business Journal... said Thursday it has decided to stop publishing Skirt! Magazine in the Birmingham market. The media company, which also owns local television station WVTM NBC13, will transfer its license to publish...
State increases unemployment benefits
Birmingham Business Journal... announced a weekly increase of $10 in unemployment benefits. Applicants who file unemployment claims on or after will be eligible to receive the additional $10. The increase raises the...
EPA allows TVA to dump spilled coal ash in Ala.
ExaminerPerry County .EPA said the commercial landfill that most often receives household garbage is well-suited for accepting the ash, which contains toxic materials including arsenic and lead.TVA said the...
State launches high-speed Internet survey
Birmingham Business JournalThe state has launched a new Web site to find out which communities don’t have high-speed broadband access. Through ConnectingALABAMA, Alabama residents and businesses can visit the site to...
Boomers show entrepreneurial spirit
Birmingham Business JournalKauffman Foundation study that predicts the United States may be “on the cusp of an entrepreneurship boom.” Over the past decade, Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 had the highest...
National unemployment hits 26-year high
Birmingham Business JournalThe...
Wachovia unit takes on Wells Fargo name
Birmingham Business JournalThe acquisition closed late last year. “Customers can expect to continue working with their existing insurance professionals and now have access to expanded national resources to serve their...
Birmingham Police look for murder suspect
General SourcesTo date, thirty- four chargeable Homicides have been reported in the City of Birmingham during 2009, compared to thirty-five at this time in 2008.
Former City Councilman And County Commissioner Katopodis Convicted Of Looting Charity Coffers
Birmingham FBIFormer City Councilman and County Commissioner Katopodis Convicted of Looting Charity Coffers BIRMINGHAM, AL—Joyce White Vance, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama...
Jeweler Scatters Mystery Silver Boxes in Birmingham, Alabama
General Sources... a jeweler in Birmingham, Alabama - has scattered silver boxes with blue bows through the metro area.
John Katopodis guilty of all 97 counts in federal fraud trial
General SourcesI'm guessing that the corruption and prosecutions won't end there. When everything finally gets sorted out on this Jefferson County Sewer ordeal, I suspect the fraud will reach to the highest levels...
In wake of May floods, few homeowners seek out flood insurance
Montgomery AdvertiserFew residents who did not live in flood zones had flood insurance. But after homeowners suffered millions of dollars in damages from the flash floods that swept through the tri-county in May, will...
Montgomery Board of Education has contentious 4-3 vote along racial lines
Montgomery AdvertiserIn a vote preceded by outbursts from board members, the Montgomery County Board of Education on Wednesday selected Barbara Thompson as Montgomery's new superintendent.
MPD announces new south substation
Montgomery AdvertiserThe Montgomery Police Department announced the opening of a new substation in south Montgomery not far from the Baptist Medical Center and Alfa Insurance Co.
Maxwell welcomes diverse crowd
Montgomery AdvertiserA group of first- and second-graders lined the stage at Maxwell Air Force Base Elementary and holding its country's flags, sang "It's a Small World After All."
State homeland security to see less funding
Montgomery AdvertiserThe Alabama Department of Homeland Security saw a dip in its federal funding this year, but the department says local law enforcement agencies and first responders won't feel it.
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