Study: Amazon HQ2 likely to land in ‘Golden Triangle,’ which includes Atlanta
Birmingham Business Journal – Feb. 13
The chief economist of global real estate investment company CCIM Institute, and the Alabama Center for Real Estate released a report this week called “Amazon HQ2: A Reset Button for Site Selection.”
Tech Crunch – Jan. 22
WRAL.com (Atlanta, Georgia) – Jan. 24
The Randle Report – Feb. 13
Delaware chemical startup amid $1M seed round
Business Journals – Feb. 21
A Delaware-based chemical industry startup is in the middle of raising a $1 million seed round, with Philadelphia’s Robin Hood Ventures leading the first close of $540,000. ThruPore is based in New Castle but was founded at the University of Alabama. It creates catalysts used to quicken chemical reactions.
UA Dance Marathon raises $341K for Miracle Network
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 20
The annual University of Alabama Dance Marathon raised $341,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital at Children’s of Alabama. The marathon, during which students danced for 13 hours, was the culmination of a year-long, student-led fundraising effort.
Trudier Harris Wins Nonfiction Writing Award From the University of Alabama
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education – Feb. 20
Trudier Harris, University Distinguished Research Professor of English at the University of Alabama, received the Clarence C. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing from the journalism department at the university for her body of work on women and Black southern writers.
Philadelphia Tribune – Feb. 20
Life 360 app could help track possible kidnappings
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Feb. 20
In light of a little girl being kidnapped from South Carolina and found in Alabama, then Tuesday morning, a man found in Irondale told police he was kidnapped; we are looking into an app that could help you find your family or help them find you … “Mother, father, and child and at any point you can pull up the location of any family member. If you wanted to make sure your kid didn’t leave a certain area, you can set that up within the app,” said Matthew Hudnall, Associate Director of University of Alabama Business Analytics.
ABC 9 (Columbus, Georgia) – Feb. 20
NBC 12 (Montgomery) – Feb. 20
Renowned organist to perform at Bluff Park UMC
Hoover Sun – Feb. 20
On March 4, the Bluff Park United Methodist Church will be hosting Dr. Faythe Freese for their annual organ recital series. Started in 2003 as a way to raise money for a major organ maintenance project, senior pastor Mike Holly said the series continued after the project was completed. This year will mark the 16th year Bluff Park UMC has held the event … Freese is the organ department coordinator and a professor of organ at the University of Alabama School of Music.
Robot toys that teach your kids to code
Woodland Daily Democrat (California) – Feb. 20
You’ve seen apps and toys that promise to teach your child to code. Now enter the robots. But experts like Jeff Gray, a computer science professor at the University of Alabama and an adviser to the nonprofit coding education group Code.org, say kids can derive other benefits from coding robots and similar toys. They can, for instance, learn “persistence and grit” when the toys inevitably do something unintended, he says.
Magic City Newsmakers: Southern Bridal Show, TJC Mortgage, Daxko and more
Birmingham Business Journal – Feb. 20
Awards & Honors – Lyons HR took home top honors through the 2017 ESAC PEO Sales Contest. Averitt Express honored associate Johnny Isbell of Pell City for 20 years of service by placing him in the “Over 20 Team.” … The University of Alabama’s fifth annual Startup Weekend will be in Tuscaloosa Feb. 23-25.
Local Students Earn Degrees
The Greenville Sun (Tennessee) – Feb. 21
Two students from Greene County earned degrees during winter commencement ceremonies at regional colleges … Kevin D. Moore of Fall Branch earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama during winter commencement exercises on Dec. 16.
Weeks Bay NERR offers glimpse into ancient estuaries along the northern Gulf of Mexico
Environmental Monitor – Feb. 20
Mike Shelton, natural resources planner for Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), has spent 17 years at the Reserve … Part of the mission of Weeks Bay NERR is to recruit and assist outside research. Scientists and students from Mississippi State, University of Alabama and several other universities conduct field work at Weeks Bay.
Wright Family Foundation Supports a New Musical by Local Artists about Seven WW2 Posthumous Heroes
Strathroyageddispatch.com (Ontario, Canada) – Feb. 20
Wright Family Performing Arts and Entertainment Centre Foundation has chosen to support the premiere production of SHORT OF 30 that hits the stage in Strathroy, June 16, 2018 at 4pm and 7pm … Creative Circuity Studios in San Antonio, Texas will stage Posthumous Friends in March 2018 and the Advanced Directing Class at the University of Alabama will stage it April 30-May 1, 2018.
Alabama “Roll Tide” Tag is in the top 3 specialty tags in Alabama
WAAY-ABC (Huntsville) – Feb. 20
Number two is the “Roll Tide” tag for the University of Alabama. 110,000 ordered those. For comparison, 70,000 people ordered Auburn tags – that tag didn’t crack the top three. Number three is the disabled veteran tag. 76,000 people ordered this tag. All veterans with service-connected disabilities can obtain one of these tags.
This Week in Comcast: The good, the bad and the uncomfortable at PyeongChang
Philadelphia Business Journal – Feb. 20
Many of the theatrical moments so far have swirled around comebacks, like Shaun White’s gold medal-winning final run, and young first-time medalists like Chloe Kim, but a new analysis from researchers at University of Delaware, University of Alabama and Utica College shows male athletes like White have received “significantly” more screen time so far.
General interest career fair to expose students to employers
Crimson White – Feb. 21
The career fair will be hosted by the Division of Student Life to provide students a chance to interact face to face with employers. Students will have the chance to discuss job and internship opportunities over the course of the event to help get ahead.