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First Bank of Alabama: STEM day at the races

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Photos: Tyler Anderson/ProSport Management First Bank of Alabama partners with Talladega Superspeedway track to host a hands-on educational STEM program event for seventh graders. is home to $900 million-asset First Bank of Alabama, but it’s also home to the Talladega Superspeedway, a famous NASCAR racetrack.

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Fighting Truth and Mythology: Educating Black Patients About COVID-19

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Now, at 73, my mother works in an assisted living community close to patients at high risk for contracting COVID-19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the non-Hispanic Black community makes up 12.5% Create digital campaigns and content that speak directly to the concerns of the Black community. of COVID-19 deaths.

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Report: Not One PPP Loan Has Been Forgiven

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No bank I know anywhere in the country has received any money from the SBA,” Brad Bolton, president and CEO of Community Spirit Bank in Alabama, told the news outlet. The SBA acknowledged to Politico that it has received 96,000 forgiveness applications, about 2 percent of the total loans, but none have been approved or denied. “No

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ALDI Plans 70 New Store Openings In Expansion Push

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The value grocery chain also said it intended to come into the greater Phoenix market and continue to support Gulf Coast store growth with a new Alabama distribution center, according to a Tuesday (July 21) announcement. The grocer intends to break ground on its new Loxley, Alabama distribution center and regional headquarters next year.

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Discover Serves Up $5M To Bolster Black-Owned Restaurants

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To launch the program, three Black-owned restaurants have been selected to receive $25,000 each: Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, Post Office Pies in Birmingham, Alabama and Rodney Scott’s BBQ , which has locations in both Birmingham and Charleston, South Carolina. Lowe’s Cos.

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New York To Sunbelt State Tourists: Stay Home

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The quarantine will go into effect at midnight and will cover all visitors from a range of states “with significant community spread of COVID,” the governors wrote in a statement posted on Twitter.

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Bank OZK Exits Alabama Market Through Branch Sales

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billion banking giant has agreed to sell two branches to M&M Bank and 22nd State Bank, while PA-based Community Bank is closing two premises Management Feature M&A Feature3 Community Banking.

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