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Troy, Enterprise State sign degree pact

Troy University and Enterprise State Community College officials signed an agreement Monday that would enable transfer students to complete their associate’s degree while pursuing their bachelor’s degree. The Reverse Transfer agreement permits former Enterprise State students who transfer to Troy University to transfer eligible credits back to Enterprise State Community College for the purpose of attaining an associate degree. – News release

Birmingham wins World Games

As a rule of thumb, University of Chicago Economics professor Allen Sanderson moves the decimal point of any economic impact study one space to the left. So the $250 million in economic impact that officials are touting when Birmingham hosts the World Games in 2021, that number's probably much closer to $25 million. Still, it doesn’t mean hosting the games is a bad move. – AL.com

Protective Life merger approved

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. and Protective Life Corporation today announced that Dai-ichi has received all necessary approvals from regulatory authorities in the United States and Japan for the previously announced proposed acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Protective Life Corporation pursuant to the merger plan entered into on last June. – BusinessWire

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