Business

Easterseals Central Alabama is doing the quiet but important work of preparing seniors to re-enter the workforce.

As unemployment numbers decline, state officials in Alabama are focused on bringing the labor participation rate up.

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.

The Alabama Retail Association says stores have most of their product in stock now, but they might not the closer we get to Christmas.

Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the inaugural Made in Alabama Showcase honorees.

Troy University’s IDEA Bank will host Entrepreneurship Week Sept. 20-24 with free, open-to-the-public programs daily.

Restaurants like Dreamland continue to battle shortages fueled by the coronavirus.

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.

Chappy’s Deli is being honored by the Alabama Retail Association and has been named one of the state’s retailers of the year.

A recent study found that Montgomery area businesses are the most confident of any in Alabama.

The state’s sales tax for March and April is up by 41% compared to last year when the coronavirus pandemic kick-started in the U.S.

New cars are hard to come by. It seems there’s a shortage of new cars hitting the lots, and it’s driving up the prices of used cars.

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 Mayor Ron Anders has confirmed the company is interested.

On June 19, Alabama is pulling the plug on federal boosts to unemployment, including that extra $300 a week for those collecting benefits.

The HGTV hit “Home Town Takeover” is the gift that keeps on giving for Wetumpka.

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.

Rental car companies across the country are facing a shortage and it seems it couldn’t have come a worse time.

Thursday is Innovation Showcase Day in Montgomery, putting Montgomery’s tech and innovation industry in the spotlight.

The search for workers and the challenge to retain them seems to be a never-ending dilemma for businesses in the River Region.

Sephora, Aldi, Buffalo’s Cafe and Trek will join The Shoppes at EastChase this year.

Hyundai had its highest quarter one retail sales ever with an increase of 38% compared to 2020.

As the housing market continues to boom, home buyers are making tough decisions about whether to build or buy an existing house.

This resort-style business was created by Annie Jones and her two daughters.

Sip-n-Cycle Pedal Cruise has arrived at Montgomery's riverfront.

Publix Super Markets and several other storefronts are gearing up to open in the town of Pike Road.

Buffalo Rock Co. of Birmingham said Matthew Dent is taking over as CEO.

A new Dunkin’ restaurant is set to open later this year in midtown Montgomery.

A startup aviation company has landed on the flight line at Craig Field.

There are good signs the overall economy is beginning to turn for the better but many employers in the River Region and beyond are grappling with a major challenge.