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  • Schmitz Case Jurors are Apparently Deadlocked
    CBS 42
    U.s. District Judge David Proctor said Friday he sent a message to jurors telling them that they have not deliberated for an unusual amount of time and they should continue deliberating.

  • Interstate 65 Work in Montgomery Likely to Delay Weekend Traffic
    CBS 42
    A bridge widening project will cause I-65 southbound to be reduced to one lane from around 6am Saturday through midday Sunday. The state Department of Transportation says it is putting up signs to...

  • PayByCash(r) Named one of the fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine
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    Mumbai, Sept 5 (ANI/Business Wire India): PayByCash(r) (Internet Payment Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of PLAYSPAN INC.) has been listed by Inc. Magazine as the 34th fastest growing, privately held financial services company in the United States, climbing in the ranking from 49th place in 2007.

  • Southern Research Institute wins $14M grant
    Birmingham Business Journal
    ... grant to become a production site for a national collaborative research network designed to expedite drug development. The Birmingham-based research facility joins eight similar U.S. organizations...

  • Gov. Riley To Visit Evacuees at BJCC
    NBC 13
    Corinne Alcazar Published: 2008 BIRMINGHAM- Governor Bob Riley will be at the BJCC this morning at 10:45 a.m. to see off some of the Hurricane Gustav evacuees who found refuge in...

  • CEO confidence on the upswing in August
    Birmingham Business Journal
    Ceo confidence rebounded in August, growing 10 percent according to the monthly Chief Executive magazine CEO Index. The monthly survey of 292 top executives put the index at 92.6, the highest since...

  • Former BellSouth exec Pate nominated to lead ACVB
    Business Journal
    Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau . The ACVB executive board nominated Pate Thursday morning to replace Spurgeon Richardson, who will retire Dec. 31 from the bureau’s top post. The...

  • US Airways passenger traffic down slightly in August
    Birmingham Business Journal
    ... reports a 0.5 percent decrease in mainline passenger traffic for August. The airline flew 5.72 billion revenue passenger miles last month, down from 5.75 billion in The passenger-load...

  • Texas bank converted to BBVA Compass
    Birmingham Business Journal
    ... completed its second conversion of Texas State Bank into the Birmingham-based banking chain. New logos emblazoned with BBVA Compass replaced old signage, symbolizing the Spanish-based...



  • NaphCare scores contract with Mass. prison
    Birmingham Business Journal
    Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Center in Devens, Mass., is worth $21 million if renewed for five years. NaphCare has been providing services for 120 inmates since the dialysis unit opened in...

  • BioCryst autoimmune drug stalls in clinical trial
    Birmingham Business Journal
    ... said its experimental autoimmune disease drug did not produce results showing any benefits of reducing psoriasis in a clinical trial. The Birmingham-based biotech firm said its main objectives in...

  • Southwest Reports drop in Aug. traffic
    Birmingham Business Journal
    ... recorded a drop in passenger traffic during the month of August. Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) experienced a 5.2 percent drop in revenue passenger miles last month. The airline went from 7...

  • Easy Money payday lender joins Borrow Smart Alabama campaign
    Birmingham Business Journal
    Easy Money, a payday lender with stores in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, recently joined Borrow Smart Alabama – a TV ad campaign aimed at encouraging borrowers to use loans wisely. The title loan...

  • Renovation of Burger-Phillips building complete
    Birmingham Business Journal
    The developer of the Burger-Phillips loft apartments in downtown Birmingham said renovation construction is now complete. The historic department store building recently received a $6.8 million...

  • Birmingham Museum Of Art Preps For Da Vinci Tour
    General Sources
    The Birmingham Museum of Art is preparing for an exhibit of Leonardo da Vinci drawings that will be shown later this month for the first time in the United States.

  • Dress code enforced at Cramton Bowl
    Montgomery Advertiser
    Hillary Tucker, a student at Benjamin Russell High School, couldn't believe fans weren't allowed to wear whatever they wanted Thursday night at a football game at Cramton Bowl.

  • Schools get $370 million for next year
    Montgomery Advertiser
    Montgomery Public Schools will have a budget next year of $370 million, up $57 million from last year because of eight major building projects in the works.

  • Evacuees In Alabama Head Home Friday
    CBS 42
    Eighty bus loads of New Orleans natives in Birmingham are eager to get back home even though their power may be off. They will leave the state fairgrounds for Jefferson County shelters at 9. a.m. to...

  • Family Murder Suspects in Court
    General Sources
    ... murder of a Birmingham family of four. Suspects Shaunasty Lowe and Steven Williams are accused of killing Derek Witherspoon, his wife, and her two children.

  • Birmingham Police ID Fifth Slaying Victim
    General Sources
    Cancer The alluring Moon in your fifth house of romance and creativity signals playtime for the serious Crab. Most of you have been consumed with meeting responsibilities and trying to expand your...

  • Time for Football in Tuscaloosa!
    CBS 42
    The Million Dollar Band is practicing, traffic is piling up, and roadblocks are waiting to close down areas of campus, all sure signs that it's time for football in Tuscaloosa. But before you head to...

  • Historic Flight in WWII Aircraft
    CBS 42
    John Makinson, Chief Flight Instructor for History Flight says, "One of the aircrafts was built for the United States Navy. It was the advanced fighter trainer, its the aircraft that all the...

  • Bessemer Councilwoman Maintains Her Innocence
    CBS 42
    The Bessemer City Council is the buzz around town after news got out about the arrest of one of their own. Councilwoman Louise Alexander was released on a 20-thousand bond Tuesday night after being...

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