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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Sunday May 14, 2023 ( 4 items )  

'Building 100' in I-85 Logistics Hub Opens Amid Ambitious Growth Plans
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 12 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: The Regional East Alabama Logistics (REAL) Park, which aims to supercharge economic growth in the Tuskegee region, is open for business with the commissioning of the first building in the logistics hub. Doster Construction Co. and Farpoint Development announced this week that construction has been completed on Building 100, an expandable 168,000-square-foot structure that's ready for occupancy. "This   more

Growing Companies Adding 240 Jobs With Mobile County Projects
TUSKEGEE, Alabama, May 13 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: Two companies are launching growth projects in the Mobile area, bringing a combined $98 million in new capital investment and almost 240 jobs, according to the Mobile Chamber. The companies are: * Georgia-based Chart Industries plans to invest $73.7 million to open a second production site in Mobile County to increase manufacturing capacity of its cryogenic containers. The project will create 59 jobs.   more

UAB-Developed App Keeps Pedestrians Safe and is Cost-Effective, Study Shows
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: More than 7,000 pedestrians were killed in the United States because of crashes involving motor vehicles in 2020, which is about one death every 75 minutes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Part of this issue can be attributed to excessive smartphone-related distractions. To mitigate these statistics on campus, researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham developed a   more

UAH Spring 2023 Graduate Emilee Klier Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for Germany
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, May 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Emilee Klier, a spring 2023 Honors Atmospheric and Earth Science graduate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for Germany. Klier, whose minor is German, is the first Fulbright student recipient since 2017 at UAH, a part of The University of Alabama System. "From September 18, 2023, to June 30, 2024, I will be placed in a German s  more