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October 24, 2024

Alabama Business Today

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This once-popular retailer has closed its final full-sized location

The last full-sized Kmart store in America has closed.

By Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com

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Birmingham Real Time News

Alabama retailers project about $18.5 billion in holiday spending this year

Holiday spending should be on par with or slightly under last year's mark, according to the Alabama Retail Association.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Montgomery Real Time News

Apple’s Tim Cook talks about how his Alabama upbringing shaped him

Cook told the Wall Street Journal that he set his mind as a child to attending Auburn University, where he "studied industrial engineering, watched football and learned to ask lots of questions."

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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News

Green onions have been recalled in 11 states, including Alabama

California-based Church Brothers Farms has issued a voluntary recall for green onions sold to retailers.

By Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com

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Birmingham News

Alabama has the highest rate of personal bankruptcies in the nation, analysis shows

The study, by MarketWatch Guides, compared the states by several criteria such as business and personal bankruptcies, vantage and FICO scores, total consumer debt, debt per capita, annual salaries and credit cards per person.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Press-Register

Navy officials: Austal USA sub work serves 'national security imperative'

Austal USA held a groundbreaking Wednesday for a new building dedicated to the manufacture of major components for nuclear submarines.

By Lawrence Specker | lspecker@al.com

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