Alabama

BioCryst Prices Stock Offering At $9.75 Per Share

BioCryst Prices 5 Million Share Stock Offering At $9.75 Per Share (AP) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Flu drug developer BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. priced its 5 million common stock share offering at $9.75 per share. On Thursday...

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Five cities that will rise in the New Economy

In Houston, the Texas Medical Center is expanding so quickly that it will soon become the seventh largest downtown in the US. By itself. The hospital complex brims with restaurants, shops, and hotels, and employs 100,000 people...

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New Economy cities: Huntsville eyes next launchpad for growth

You should probably leave the rocket scientist jokes at home when visiting Huntsville, Ala. The chances are good (1 in 12, in fact) you’ll meet one here. In a state beset with educational challenges, this mid-size city (pop....

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Ala. jobless rate rises to 10.9 percent in October

By BOB JOHNSON Associated Press Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Just two years after hitting a record low, the unemployment rate in Alabama climbed to 10.9 percent in October, the highest it has been in more than 25 years, state...

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Hibbett Sports gains after boosting 2010 forecast

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shares of sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports Inc. rose Friday, a day after its third-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations and it raised its 2010 profit forecast. Shares rose 57 cents, or 3...

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Ala. court says woman can't claim $41.8M jackpot

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday that an...

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McClain, Spikes among Butkus finalists again

CHICAGO (AP) - Alabama's Rolando McClain, Florida's Brandon Spikes and Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon are once again finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker. South Carolina's Eric Norwood and...

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Governor Riley Pardons Clyde the Turkey

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Governor Bob Riley pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey on Friday as part of an annual tradition in Alabama that dates back to 1949. The event, held at the Alabama Governor’s Mansion, marks the 60th time an...

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Fire Destroys Abandoned House

MOBILE, Alabama - An apparent abandoned single story structure was destroyed by fire this morning, Friday, November 20. The fire, located at 6840 Cary Hamilton Road, was called in by a neighbor at approximately 10:34 a.m. who...

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Baghdad and back: Army doctor writes about faith, experience during Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and...

The decision to write "Make 'Em Well, Doc" was not easy for Dr. Jonathan D. Hunter. He had a lot of time to himself while deployed to Huntsville, Ala., to oversee operations at a rehabilitation unit assisting in the physical...

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