Existing home sales in Alabama slipped 1.8 percent in June to 4,345 units, according to figures released by the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
Is Alabama a rural state or an urban state? The answer may surprise you. The Census Bureau recently provided some information about the urban and rural population in Alabama.
Former Crimson Tide football stars Harry Gilmer and Donald Salls will receive The University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s (NAA) Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award at the Alabama-Oklahoma football game in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 6.
The University of Alabama Graduate School will conduct a Graduate School Preview Day on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater on campus. The purpose of this event is to provide information to undergraduate students and other prospective graduate students who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree at UA.
The Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) will hold its third annual Summit on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and the Capitol Building in Montgomery.
The University of Alabama’s College of Continuing Studies is sponsoring the 16th annual Alabama Governor’s Safety and Health Conference Aug. 25-27 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach. This year’s conference theme is “Safety and Health – A Value That Adds Value!”
On Sept. 9 we have a chance to propel Alabama a giant step forward by voting in favor of Gov. Riley’s tax and accountability plan. This plan significantly reduces the tax burden inflicted on the poorest Alabamians by exempting families in poverty from income taxes, raises enough revenue to cover the $675 million shortfall, starts the process of rebuilding our vastly inadequate education system, and requires substantial accountability. Well over half of Alabama’s families will pay the same or less taxes. Although the wealthiest Alabamians will pay more, Alabama’s taxes will still be among the lowest in the nation and below the southeastern average.
Robert Haubein, retired executive vice president of Southern Company Generation, has been named chairman of The University of Alabama College of Engineering Leadership Board.