The day didn’t start out too excitedly for employees at the U.S. Pipe ductile iron pipe plant in North Birmingham. About 260 of them may not have jobs after March 31 based on an announcement this morning.
Entries Tagged as 'Business'
U.S. Pipe plant to close in North Birmingham
February 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Business
Tags:AL·Alabama·B'ham·Birmingham·closing·closure·industry·North Birmingham·U.S. Pipe
Dunkin is running in Pelham
February 1st, 2010 · Comments Off · Business, food
It’s finally time to run on Dunkin’ again in metro Birmingham, AL. Judging on the lines that were forming outside this morning at the new location in Pelham, AL, folks were anticipating this one for a long time…
Tags:AL·Alabama·B'ham·Birmingham·Business·doughnuts·Dunkin Donuts·food·opening·Pelham·update
Source: BBVA Compass outsources IT help desk
January 13th, 2010 · Comments Off · Banking, Business
We’ve learned that BBVA Compass plans to outsource its IT help desk, meaning that there will be some long term effects for between 25-40 employees here in Birmingham, AL.
Tags:AL·Alabama·B'ham·bank·BBVA Compass·Birmingham·Business·layoff·outsource
Stitt, McCrary, James join Academy of Honor
October 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Business
Three Birmingham area residents (and business leaders) got inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor on Monday. Pretty cool if we do say so ourselves.
Tags:AL·Alabama·Alabama Academy of Honor·Alabama Power·B'ham·Birmingham·Charles McCrary·Frank Stitt·Vulcan Materials
2nd Avenue North gets new Charm
September 1st, 2009 · View Comments · Business
There’s a new store opening on 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham today, and it’s owned by a long time merchant. Click through to find out what’s going on at Charm.
CEI opens urban incubator downtown tonight
September 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · Development
An urban business incubator hopes to provide assistance to those with an entrepreneurial spirit here in Birmingham, AL with an open house this evening.








