Slimmed-Down Health Insurance Bill Stalls
There’s skinny latte and skinny jeans and skinny ties and now there is what they’re calling skinny Obamacare with the Senate trying but failing to pass skinny health insurance, which… Read More
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Gov. Ivey Announces New Education Initiative Preparing Students for Future Success
At the business incubator Innovation Depot in Birmingham on Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey announced a new education initiative called “Strong Start, Strong Finish.” The “Strong Start, Strong Finish” education initiative… Read More
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BCA Chairman Coleman Named a Top Army Civilian Aide
Acting Secretary of Army Robert M. Speer, left, presents BCA Chairman Jeff Coleman with his flag of office as Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Alabama (South)… Read More
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Made in Alabama – Trump Inspects Alabama-Made Truck
A made in Alabama bucket truck made by Business Council of Alabama member Altec was displayed at the White House this week and inspected by President Donald Trump. On Monday, Trump… Read More
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Newly Merged Huntsville Tech Company is Just Warming Up
Ignite President and CEO Jason Shelton (Contributed) Huntsville is one of those places with businesses that attract brainpower, expertise, and competency. Either that or it’s one of those cities with… Read More
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New Senate Health Bill Will Challenge Leaders, White House
The new Senate health insurance bill released Thursday would keep taxes on the federal taxpayers who currently pay the most but would cut two other taxes in the Obamacare law. The… Read More
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An Interview with Office of Minority Affairs Director Nichelle Williams Nix
The Business Council of Alabama sat down with attorney Nichelle Williams Nix, director of the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs, for an email interview about her office and what she… Read More
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American Idol Returns to Alabama
Alabamians will have another chance at becoming a part of the state’s long and respected musical history when the spotlight shines on the Shoals at the Alabama Music Hall of… Read More
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NAM, U.S. Chamber Among Groups Pushing to Accelerate Tax Reform
The National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are among groups urging Congress to quickly write and pass tax reform legislation. “You now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity… Read More
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Beatrice Peters Joins Business Council of Alabama for Summer Fellowship
University of St. Andrews student Beatrice Peters of Darien, Conn., has joined the Business Council of Alabama’s summer fellowship program. The BCA regularly invites college students to experience the workings… Read More