News Updates

7-31-09
Alabama transportation department opens bids on highway projects
Alabama Department of Transportation officials today are scheduled to open an estimated $159 million in bids for projects funded by the federal stimulus program. The majority of the money, 65 percent of it, will go to widen the bottleneck on eight miles of Interstate 20 in St. Clair County and to complete the Anniston Eastern Bypass.
 
7-29-09
Alabama getting 114 new officers because of grants
Alabama cities and counties are getting enough federal stimulus money to hire 114 police officers.
 
7-23-09
Governor Riley Awards Additional $30.6 Million in Economic Stimulus Funding to Weatherize Homes
Governor Bob Riley has awarded an additional $30.6 million in economic stimulus funds to help thousands of low-income residents across Alabama reduce their home energy costs.
 
7-20-09
Auburn gets $14.4 million in stimulus money for new science facility
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced it is awarding a $14.4 million grant to Auburn University for the construction of a new scientific research facility.