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Alabama NewsCenter — Firm acquires north Alabama industrial facility, eyes aerospace hub

Alabama NewsCenter — Firm acquires north Alabama industrial facility, eyes aerospace hub

| February 6, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Purchaser AE Industrial partners says this 2.27 million-square-foot manufacturing center will become the new headquarters for select portfolio companies as well as other aerospace suppliers, manufacturers and innovators.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Recipe: Easy Cheesy Pizza Quesadillas

Alabama NewsCenter — Recipe: Easy Cheesy Pizza Quesadillas

| February 5, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

My entire family loves pizza. They could literally eat pizza for every meal. In my quest to develop more budget-friendly recipes that are also nutritious and delicious, I decided to make pizza quesadillas.

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Alabama NewsCenter — 14 restaurants to make your Alabama date night just right

Alabama NewsCenter — 14 restaurants to make your Alabama date night just right

| February 1, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Scoping out romantic restaurant possibilities for Valentine’s Day? Or maybe a new spot for a regular ole date night?

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Alabama NewsCenter — 6 Alabama cooks take a trip through international cuisine

Alabama NewsCenter — 6 Alabama cooks take a trip through international cuisine

| February 1, 2024 @ 8:00 am

As a child growing up in the Detroit area, John Sunyog was used to having easy access to a variety of foods from different cultural backgrounds. “Up there you had Greek, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Polish, Jewish,” he says. So, if his mother wasn’t in a baking mood, he could find his favorite krusciki, or Polish twists, at a local bakery. “As a kid I loved eating those things.”

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Alabama NewsCenter — 6 non-football things folks in Alabama can thank Nick Saban for

Alabama NewsCenter — 6 non-football things folks in Alabama can thank Nick Saban for

| January 31, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Lots of people are talking about the impact the now-former University of Alabama coach made in the college football world. Saban won six national titles (six during his 17 years as the Crimson Tide coach) and turned Bama into the king of college football.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Meet Alabama’s 2024 James Beard Awards semifinalists

Alabama NewsCenter — Meet Alabama’s 2024 James Beard Awards semifinalists

| January 31, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Newcomers join some familiar names on the list of Alabama-based semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards, considered the nation’s most prestigious accolades for chefs, restaurants, beverage programs and even food journalists.

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Alabama NewsCenter — University of Alabama student golfer Nick Dunlap goes pro after historic win on PGA Tour

Alabama NewsCenter — University of Alabama student golfer Nick Dunlap goes pro after historic win on PGA Tour

| January 29, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

University of Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap is turning pro after he became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: Mardi Gras in Mobile offers a bounty of festive entertainment

Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: Mardi Gras in Mobile offers a bounty of festive entertainment

| January 26, 2024 @ 8:00 am

There’s a lot to see and do this weekend around the state. See what’s all going down in this week’s Can’t Miss Alabama.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama ecologists on the prowl for shortleaf pine seeds to restore vanishing habitat

Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama ecologists on the prowl for shortleaf pine seeds to restore vanishing habitat

| January 24, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Longleaf pines get far more attention, but the shortleaf ecosystem is just as rare, and vitally important.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Sanctuaries protect habitat for birds, people on Alabama’s Dauphin Island

Alabama NewsCenter — Sanctuaries protect habitat for birds, people on Alabama’s Dauphin Island

| January 23, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Imagine an island where birds of all colors, shapes and sizes fill the skies – and the trees and the beaches and the surf. Actually, there’s no need to imagine it, because just such an island exists right off Alabama’s Gulf Coast, and it is a sanctuary for both birds and people.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama native named new Goodyear CEO

Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama native named new Goodyear CEO

| January 23, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. named Stellantis NV executive and Alabama native Mark Stewart as chief executive officer.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Perfect pears: These recipes from 6 Alabama cooks range from sweet to surprising

Alabama NewsCenter — Perfect pears: These recipes from 6 Alabama cooks range from sweet to surprising

| January 22, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Peggy Key of Grant says she’s been making her recipe for Fresh Pear Cobbler for more than 20 years. The original recipe came from a newspaper, but it’s so old that by now it’s yellowed with age.

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Alabama NewsCenter — 8 Alabama farmers markets to enjoy during winter

Alabama NewsCenter — 8 Alabama farmers markets to enjoy during winter

| January 22, 2024 @ 8:00 am

With the 2024 winter edition of the Birdsong Farmers Market now underway Saturday mornings in Birmingham, Andrew Kesterson is stocking his Belle Meadow Farm stand with just-picked baby carrots and leafy greens grown near Moundville.

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Alabama NewsCenter — Honda sees 2024 U.S. sales climbing 10% due in part to Alabama-built vehicles

Alabama NewsCenter — Honda sees 2024 U.S. sales climbing 10% due in part to Alabama-built vehicles

| January 20, 2024 @ 3:00 pm

Honda Motor Co. expects sales in the U.S. to hit 1.4 million vehicles this year for the first time in three years, fueled mostly by demand for its hybrid and gas-powered models.

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