Alabama's $203 Million Rural Health Bet: Where Year One of RHTP Money Went
Alabama has now awarded its first year of federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding. We went through every announced grant to see who got the money, what it is meant to do, and what it tells hospitals and Alabama companies about Year Two.
A Tier 2 and Tier 3 Supplier's Guide to Alabama's Defense Hubs
Huntsville, Mobile and Birmingham are all growing at once. A practical playbook for smaller manufacturers, engineering firms and technology companies that want to win work from defense primes and federal programs in Alabama.
The Coast Guard Is Coming to Birmingham. What It Means for the Region
The U.S. Coast Guard is turning the former Birmingham-Southern College campus into a major enlisted training center. What was announced, why Birmingham won, and where the opportunities are for local businesses, suppliers and the region.
What Has to Happen Before an Economic Development Project Gets Built
A good site and a willing company are only the beginning. A practical walkthrough of the workstreams that decide whether an industrial or commercial project actually gets built, and where projects most often stall.
How to Build a Coalition Around a Policy Problem
Some problems are too big, too technical or too widely shared for any one organization to fix. A field-tested framework for turning a shared problem into an organized, credible coalition that policymakers take seriously.
The Medicare Wage Index: Why a Few Miles Can Cost a Hospital Millions
A practical guide for hospital leaders to how Medicare's wage index works, why geographic reclassification rules matter so much for hospitals in low-wage markets, and what Alabama's 50-mile reform request would change.