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December 25, 2023

Alabama Business Today

News

Atlanta will house struggling residents in retrofitted shipping containers

A cluster of repurposed shipping containers will provide 40 units of affordable housing to homeless Atlantans. The units look a lot like college dorm rooms with en-suite bathrooms and kitchenettes. The site was built from start to finish in just 60 days, according to the city. Each unit costs around $125,000 to build and outfit, meaning the total project price tag comes in at around $5 million.

By Tribune News Service

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From the Lede

Who are Shelby County’s highest paid employees?

When combined, these ten individual salaries total out to around $2 million.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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From the Lede

Huntsville International Airport could break 1.5 million passengers, set record

More than 1.2 million passengers passed through Rocket City by end of October.

By Scott Turner | sturner@al.com

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Business

Does updating my LinkedIn profile send a red flag to my current employer?

Since LinkedIn is your opportunity to present yourself professionally as a representative of your current employer, they should want you to have a complete and optimized profile.

By Dear Sam | Expert resume, interview and job search advice

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Biden: Nippon’s $14.1 billion US Steel purchase warrants ‘serious scrutiny’

Biden “believes the purchase of this iconic American-owned company by a foreign entity ... appears to deserve serious scrutiny in terms of its potential impact on national security and supply chain reliability.”

By The Associated Press

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Business

Alabama saw a surge in mass layoffs in 2023, especially in manufacturing

Roughly two dozen companies accounted for the loss of more than 4,000 jobs in mass layoffs across Alabama in 2023, according to public WARN filings.

By Hannah Denham | hdenham@al.com

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