HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 16 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair issued the following news on April 15, 2024: Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced today that Phoenix, Arizona-based OMCO Solar, one of the nation's largest manufacturers of steel structures for solar panels, plans to invest over $10 million into its second production facility in Alabama, creating 70 full-time jobs in Limestone County. OMCO is leasing Building 100 in the Huntsville West Industrial Park at 7620 Greenbr  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Former President Donald Trump isn't the only candidate facing potential ballot eligibility issues. The Associated Press reported, "President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation's fractious politics." Both states have upcoming deadli  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 16 -- Auburn University Montgomery campus issued the following news: Five River Region students have earned top prizes in Auburn University at Montgomery's (AUM) inaugural high school poetry competition. The competition, hosted by AUM's Department of English and Philosophy, is open to students in grades 9-12 who live in the River Region. Student participants were invited to submit poems on the subject "Haunting and Folklore," which serves as the 2024 theme of AUM's s  more