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Mobile’s skyline, from the City-County building at left to the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, the RSA-BankTrust building to the landmark RSA Battle House Tower, with the city’s convention center nestled beneath them, all reflected in the Mobile River. The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

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TOP NEWS OF THE DAY

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Voting law changes struck down by high court

An Arizona law that required voters to prove citizenship before registering to vote was struck down yesterday by the Supreme Court; Alabama's voter law contains similar provisions. — The Hill

State health leaders unveil Medicaid map

Public comments will be accepted beginning July 1 on a new map dividing the state into five Medicaid service regions, part of the state overhaul of Medicaid that will be in progress between now and 2017. — Montgomery Advertiser/South Union Street

GE Aviation announces new plant in North Carolina

North Carolina beat out Alabama and several other states in a bid for a new GE Aviation plant to make ceramic matrix composites for jet engines; plans for the $126 million plant were announced at the Paris Air Show. — WHKP 1450 AM Radio Henderson County

How rocket engine design jobs effect Huntsville

A proposal by a the new Aerojet Rocketdyne to design rocket engines for NASA could bring more jobs to Huntsville, the Huntsville Times analysis reports. — Huntsville Times

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World Class Alabama

World Class Alabama

Look for master practitioners or top facilities that are among the best in the world and it quickly becomes clear that sports bring out the best in Alabama.

Trunk Show Goes Big Time Boutique

Trunk Show Goes Big Time Boutique

Denise Knox’s lifelong fascination with enterprise launched a fleet of boutiques that has boomed through the recession and now spans six states.

Lofty Ambitions, Widespread Impacts

Lofty Ambitions, Widespread Impacts

The big picture of the Airbus coup begins to emerge, with the European aircraft giant committed to Alabama as home base for both commercial and military ambitions.

How Belk Wooed Birmingham

How Belk Wooed Birmingham

In its 125-year-history, one of the retail giant’s biggest challenges was its entry, six years ago, into Alabama’s biggest market.

Not Big Enough to Succeed

Not Big Enough to Succeed

Big government is a shame, but some government functions are “essential,” says Chief Justice Roy Moore, lobbying for a rollback in “budget cuts that have crippled the court system.”

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Can Fun Hedge a Tree Fund?

Can Fun Hedge a Tree Fund?

Timber investment is not as secure as it once was, but owning a piece of greenwood still has a powerful attraction. An increasing number of careful buyers successfully hedge their investment with a wide variety of outdoor recreation.

View from the Crater

View from the Crater

AEA head Henry Mabry’s post mortem on teachers’ big legislative defeat — the Alabama Accountability Act

Festival of Alabama Artisans

Festival of Alabama Artisans

New expo dedicated to native artisans — Southern Makers — showcases the best home made, home spun and home cooked treasures conjured up by Alabama enterprise.

Alabama Crops in the Shipping News

Alabama Crops in the Shipping News

Trade winds prevailing in Alabama’s agriculture — broilers to South America, peanuts to China, pine pulp to Europe — follow global markets through the Port of Mobile.

Flashback: Health Startup Still Thrives

Flashback: Health Startup Still Thrives

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