Month: December 2015

The Alabama economy continues to rebound after the recent recession, and a new retail development in downtown Birmingham promises to aid in the state’s revival. According to the Birmingham Business Journal, Ohio-based Pies and Pints Pizzeria is the final piece of the puzzle for Station 121, a massive retail space located at Second Avenue South … Read moreStation 121 Adds Ohio-Based Pizza Chain as Final Lessee in Major Birmingham Retail Project

Homeowners remodel their properties for a number of different reasons. A recent study found that the vast majority of homeowners (78%) remodeled to improve the look and feel of their space, to make the space more functional (54%), to increase home value (52%), and to upgrade features or appliances (47%). However, a new study has … Read moreNew Construction in the U.S. Poised to Get Greener by 2020

According to the latest Kids Count Data Book, children in Alabama suffer higher rates of poverty than they did 15 years ago, with African-American and Hispanic children being more than twice as likely to live in low-income households as their white counterparts. About 27% of Alabama children live in households that earn $25,000 or less … Read moreMore Than One in Four Alabama Children Living in Poverty, New Report Finds