The Alabama Retail Association predicts holiday spending in the state will near $18 billion. That is a 5% increase from last year’s record-shattering spending.
Experts believe business sales will continue to climb across the state for the remainder of the year, however, the Alabama Retail Association does expect it will be at a lower rate than the past two years.
The city announced a plan to transfer $20 million to Liberty Bank, one of the largest Black-owned banks in America, to help minority-owned businesses get access to capital.
There’s a renewed push from state leaders to bring new, higher-paying jobs to Alabama. But in order to do that - business experts and state leaders say they need to provide better incentives to attract those new employers. And just this week - a newly-formed commission met for the first time to do just that.
Consumer spending will continue to grow in Alabama, the Alabama Retail Association believes, despite the war in Ukraine, inflation, and high gas prices.
The State of Alabama made a major economic announcement Thursday in connection to a massive facility in Wetumpka that’s been vacant for nearly a decade.
Three friends who've attended every Super Bowl are hoping for a memorable contest this year, because it will probably be their final trip to the big game as a group.
A Selma manufacturing plant that closed its doors in 2018 is about to reopen them with a January 2022 start date, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell’s office.
This holiday shopping season is proving to be more challenging than in years past for retailers. Labor shortages, supply chain stress and inflation are all taking their toll.
The online retail giant will open three new operations facilities across the state while also launching a new fulfillment center to support customer deliveries.
October is National Financial Planning month. It’s a good time to start thinking about retirement and the money you’ll need to have saved up when you stop working and want to retire.
Since May 2020, the Alabama Retail Association says they have seen positive sales growth each month, but the number of available employees hasn’t bounced back as quickly.
The real estate boom is blowing the doors of the market and, oddly enough, it started just as a pandemic was beginning to take root a little more than a year ago.
Auburn-based Aptar CSP Technologies has designed and is producing a special piece of technology that is used in two COVID-19 tests that recently received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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