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Happy New Year from the Alabama News Center!

| January 1, 2016 @ 1:06 pm

Christmas storms, football and economic development news made for an interesting week and our partners at Alabama NewsCenter found and highlighted the good in all of it. Here is a look back at the last week of 2015 as we start the new year.

Business Facilities names Alabama ‘State of the Year’ for 2015

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Moonpies, blueberries and music: New Year’s Eve celebrations pack a delightful surprise in Can’t Miss Alabama

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Honda plans Super Bowl push for Alabama-built Ridgeline

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Mobile leaders express optimism for 2016 in ‘State of the Economy’

Port of Mobile: APM Terminals Dec. 9, 2015

Airbus hiring in Mobile tops 300 with more being added

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Crimson Tide fit in Cotton Bowl practice between press conferences, children’s hospital visit

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Alabama Crimson Tide looks for better outcome in College Football Playoff this year

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Rain doesn’t dampen enthusiasm of Auburn, Memphis fans at Birmingham Bowl

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Birmingham Bowl’s 10th year may be its most successful

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Birmingham Bowl: Auburn, Memphis players visit Children’s of Alabama

Shon Coleman (72) Auburn football practice at Sports Blast Shelby County Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. Photo by Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics

Birmingham Bowl: Auburn defense faces challenge with Memphis quarterback

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Birmingham Bowl: Tigers will win at Legion Field, but which ones?

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Alabama Launchpad boosted high-tech startups with nearly $650,000 in 2015

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Expert assesses Christmas day tornado damage in Birmingham

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Alabama Power crews converge on Birmingham following Christmas tornado, storms

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Alabama Power restores service as tornado victims pick up pieces in Birmingham

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Gov. Robert Bentley visits tornado-torn Birmingham, praises Alabama Power

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Alabama Power hydro teams work to soften blow of major rain events

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Heavy rains pushing up Alabama Power lakes to well above summer levels

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Alabama Power opens spillway gates at dams following huge rains, storms

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Alabama Power continues operating spillway gates at Coosa River dams

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Storm damage, flooding cancels Oak Mountain Festival of Lights

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Still time to enjoy some Birmingham drive-through Christmas lights

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Mountain Brook church’s Christmas cheer reaches Birmingham’s inner city

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See why tomato pie at Carlile’s is on 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die

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Alabama preschoolers’ parents get help to grow their little learners

UAB researchers look for relationship between eye movement and the brain to help diagnose and treat concussions

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Alabama homeowners spent around $2 billion home improvements during 2015

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New FHA rules could give boost to condo sales

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FHLBank gives boost to six Alabama affordable housing projects

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November home sales in Montgomery increase 8 percent over last year

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November home sales rocket up 19 percent over 2014

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Tuscaloosa November year-to-date home sales up 9 percent over last year

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Gulf Coast condo sales enjoy rare November uptick in 2015

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November home sales in Lee County up 29 percent over last year

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Shoals November home sales up 5 percent over last year

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November home sales in Morgan County up 20 percent over last year

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November home sales in Alabama’s Wiregrass unchanged from last year

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Baldwin County November year-to-date home sales up 12 percent over 2014

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Gadsden November year-to-date sales up 19 percent from last year

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Marshall County November home sales up 14 percent over last year

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Cullman November home sales up 10 percent over last year

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Lake Martin November home sales up 7 percent over last year

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Lake Martin ‘waterfront’ home sales up 19 percent over last year in November

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Bill Murray is the President of The Weather Factory. He is the site's official weather historian and a weekend forecaster. He also anchors the site's severe weather coverage. Bill Murray is the proud holder of National Weather Association Digital Seal #0001 @wxhistorian

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