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United Way Hands On hosting Back-to-School Drive for central Alabama students
St. Clair News Aegis - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
Published 8:18 pm Thursday, July 10, 2025 By Special to The News-Aegis As the new school year approaches, United Way Hands On, the volunteer center of United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA), is launching its annual Back-to-School Drive to help...
US car imports by state: A $219B market under tariff threat
Cheney Free Press - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
US car imports by state: A $219 billion market under tariff threat Tariffs are back in the news, and that has both American car buyers and automakers watching closely. In 2024, the U.S. imported $219.5 billion in passenger vehicles, up about 4.4%...
IKEA responds to rumors of Alabama store
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
People across Madison County have expressed interest in an IKEA furniture store for well over a decade. Rumors of the Swedish warehouse building its first full;-size Alabama store started swirling this week when a Facebook user posted a supposed...
Central Alabama businesses see boosts in traffic and revenue with World Police & Fire Games
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
A big week in Birmingham wrapped up Sunday, and the World Police & Fire Games drew athletes from around the world to the Magic City. Businesses across the region said they benefited from the increased traffic.A spokesperson with the games said...
Food City Opens 4th Location in Popular Alabama City
Progressive Grocer
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July 10, 2025
Pictured is the groundbreaking ceremony for the Memorial Parkway store in Huntsville, Ala., that took place in May 2024. Food City has opened a new 56,000-square-foot supermarket in Huntsville, Ala., on July 9. Located on Memorial Parkway, the new...
Alabama Gulf coast eyes visitor growth and beach safety
Alabama Public Radio
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July 9, 2025
The fourth of July Holiday has come and gone. And, that means Alabama is into the second half of the lucrative summer tourism season. The Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area points to new rental units to judge how much the visitor economy is...
John Roberts, GOP businessman and one-time North Alabama congressional candidate, running for State Senate District 2
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
A familiar name to North Alabama conservative politics made it official on Thursday that he’s running for State Senate. John Roberts, a commercial real estate developer who lives, works and raises his family in the Huntsville-area Senate District...
Alabama’s largest water utility hiring new CEO, will keep $446,000 a year manager
AL.com - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
The search is on for a new executive to lead Alabama’s largest water utility. Three members of Birmingham’s regional water board will lead the process of searching for and hiring the utility’s first CEO. That CEO will not replace the general...
Elmore County to Host 68th Alabama Open Golf Championship This July
Elmore-Autauga News - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
From: Lisa Van Wagner Elmore County Economic Development Authority ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. – The Elmore County Economic Development Authority (ECEDA) is proud to once again sponsor the 68th Alabama Open, scheduled for July 22–24, 2025, at the renowned...
Troy Stubbs Announces Re-Election Bid for Alabama House of Representatives, District 31
Elmore-Autauga News - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
From Scott Stone,Vice President Strategic Impact Wetumpka, AL – Representative Troy Stubbs, a steadfast conservative voice in Montgomery and a proud advocate for the values of District 31, today officially announced his campaign for re-election to...
Trump’s interim NASA head has little background in space, Alabama
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
The former congressman and reality TV contestant whom President Donald Trump has picked as temporary head of NASA brings little experience with space policy and few apparent ties to Alabama. Trump announced Sean Duffy – the current secretary of...
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could devastate Alabama’s rural hospitals, advocates fear
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
In the wake of Congress’ passage of President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill, experts and advocates warn that it could have dire consequences for Alabama’s tenuous rural healthcare situation. The 900-page bill, dubbed “one big beautiful...
America's Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
To rank America's Top States for Business in 2025, CNBC scored all 50 states on 135 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 19th year, are the same as they have always been, identifying the...
BMW affirms margins outlook: How the company is managing tariffs
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A Let's stick with this focus on tariffs because shares of BMW rising nearly 4% after a call reaffirming its auto margins for the second quarter and full year. It's the rare piece of good news from German automakers. They have been...
Popular Alabama winery closing after 20 years, ‘exploring potential relocation’
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
An Alabama winery in business for two decades will be closing next month. Corbin Farms Winery, on County Road 87 in Calera, has announced on social media that its last day of operation will be Aug. 10. Thanking its customers for their steady...
Nissan Frontier production halted in Canton, company says
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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TOKYO - Nissan Motor has suspended U.S. production of three vehicle models for Canada amid mutual tariffs imposed by the U.S. and Canada on auto imports, the automaker said. It has halted production of Pathfinder and Murano SUVs and Frontier...
How will Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ affect Medicaid, SNAP in Alabama? What you need to know
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
An Alabama lawmaker who leads a state budget committee said President Trump’s tax cut and spending bill means Alabama will have to tighten programs that hundreds of thousands of families depend on for health care and food. Rep. Rex Reynolds,...
July 10 Quick Bites: ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Beyoncé events, Atlanta Chinatown night market, oxtail smash burgers
Rough Draft Atlanta - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
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School choice, shark warnings, runaway weeds: Down in Alabama
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
We’re talking about the effects (so far) of Alabama’s new school-choice law as the school year draws closer: Lulu’s (federal) Law A federal version of Lulu’s Law has passed the U.S. Senate, reports AL.com’s Heather Gann. Lulu Gribbin was the...
9 underrated Alabama barbecue joints that are hidden gems
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
There are plenty of iconic barbecue joints known throughout the state, and all for good reason, but they aren’t the only ones turning out some seriously good food. As part of our Unsung Alabama series, we’re highlighting some of the state’s hidden...