EDPA names first winner of new Alabama Launchpad tech track (Harper Harwell for the Birmingham Business Journal)
Birmingham-area software development startup ProxyLink was named the first winner of the new tech-specific track of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama’s (EDPA)’s Alabama Launchpad.
Fintech startup, local initiative aim to boost financial literacy (Harper Harwell for the Birmingham Business Journal)
Allison, a Birmingham-based fintech startup, has partnered with BankOn Birmingham to help high school seniors meet new statewide graduation requirements for financial literacy.
Jet maker eyes Alabama for potentially thousands of jobs (Lauren Ohnesorge and A.J. O’Leary for the Birmingham Business Journal)
Nautilus, a next-generation sustainable aircraft startup out of California, is considering Alabama as a site for a manufacturing factory that would create 11,000 jobs.
Talent Engines completes funding round (A.J. O’Leary for the Birmingham Business Journal)
Talent Engines, a Birmingham metro-area startup focused on legal recruiting, closed a funding round in the upper six figures on April 22, 2025.
These CEO salaries are surging to new heights (Andy Medici, Senior Reporter, The Playbook, The Business Journals, Birmingham Business Journal)
This year, startup CEO salaries have once again risen after a two-year decline. The Birmingham Business Journal cites an increase in confidence among venture capitalists and the AI boom as reasons for the rise in startup CEO salaries.