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Hundreds of pro and amateur bikers race through downtown Anniston during the Sunny King Criterium Bike Race, held in the evening hours. Photos courtesy of Alabama Tourism Department/Meg McKinney
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
The law Congress passed two years ago to divvy civil penalties paid for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not being carried out quickly enough, lawmakers said at a committee hearing Tuesday. To blame are the Commerce and Treasury Departments for missing funding deadlines. – AL.com
The vote is over and the new rules are in place, but Birmingham's City Council president said he remains open to talking to operators of Uber, a popular mobile web app. The council Tuesday approved revisions to the city's transportation code that includes language to include mobile web apps but they failed to satisfy the popular ride sharing service. – AL.com
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. in Vance produced its 2 millionth vehicle on Tuesday. As the polar white ML 350 BlueTec rolled off the assembly line, Mercedes workers and management marked the occasion with a brief ceremony at Assembly Plant 2. – Tuscaloosa News
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High Tech Seeks High YieldEducation, innovation and technology collaborate for commerce at Auburn Research Park. |
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Wealth Managers Weigh the MarketHeads of the wealth management departments of the state’s largest banks appraise the stock market at mid-year. |
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The Weld That Came in from the ColdBirmingham’s Applied Ultrasonics uses Soviet-born Cold War technology to strengthen everything from oil rigs to submarines. |
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Front Line in a Trade War with China – Leeds, AlabamaAn 80-worker manufacturer in Leeds is the last bastion in a U.S. industry’s trade war with China. Relentless determination, not ballistic missiles, will determine the victor. Milton Magnus, mild-mannered maker of coat hangers, has plenty of determination. |
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Taking Chicken Carbon NeutralA longstanding north Alabama businessman, Davis Lee, cranks up a new business that could also be the alternative fuel solution for the state’s largest agricultural crop. |
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The Money-Printing MachineWhat do Alabama’s banking and finance experts think about the Fed’s six-year, $4 trillion-plus money-printing marathon? |
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Convocation of Auburn StartupsFledgling companies in the Auburn Business Incubator range from social media to precision machining to tennis expertise. |
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Alabama Business IncubatorsBaby companies need a healthy environment, nurturing and a watchful eye as they take their first steps. Once mature, they pay back the community that helped birth them with payrolls, tax revenue and more. |
Alabama Timber’s Sustainability StockpileAlabama wood pellet mills are at the threshold of a perfect supply-demand matrix: a growing surplus of Alabama timber and growing overseas demand for a coal alternative. |
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