MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2023: Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $1 million to make it more convenient for electric-vehicle drivers to charge their vehicles in Alabama. Gov. Ivey awarded three grants from funds remaining from Alabama's portion of the nationwide Volkswagen settlement plan for electric charging stations at businesses and public venues in three locations, all in east Alabama  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2023: Alabama Power's Plant Barry Unit 8 is now operating and serving customers across the state. "It's a very special day for our team and a historic day for our company," said Alabama Power President and CEO Jeff Peoples. "Plant Barry Unit 8 is officially operational and serving our customers. I am so proud of our team and their dedication to providing safe, reliable power  more

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design issued the following news release: As a high school student in Alabama, Ella Parris '25 (Illustration - Animation Track) got involved with the National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils (NARCDC). Now, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) junior is illustrating a series of children's books for the organization to help promote conservation to kids. Parris is an intern with NARCDC through a  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 4 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Peyton Greene Florida State University and the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship hosted 16 military veterans last week as part of its 2023 Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans - Accelerate (EBV-Accelerate) program. The EBV-Accelerate program is designed to take advantage of the skills, resources and infrastructure of higher education to offer cutting-edge, experiential training in entrepren  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will continue its Tennessee Resident Scholarship Program into the 2025-2026 academic year. This program offers in-state tuition to new first-time, full-time freshmen students from the state of Tennessee who meet the requirements for a merit or athletic scholarship. "We appreciate being able to provide an outstanding UAH education to more students from Tennessee," sa  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama partnered with the Society of American Military Engineers and the American Association of University Women last month to host more than 150 middle school students for a conference titled "GEMS: Go Explore Math and Science!" "We had students from Mobile, Baldwin County and Mississippi come to participate in various hands-on activities ranging from extracting DN  more