Opelika Mayor Breaks ground for new fire station

July 15th, 2011

This week, Mayor Gary Fuller and other officials attended the ceremonial ground breaking on the site of the future $1.7million Opelika fire station. The project, which is being financed through a stimulus bond, will help reduce response times for fire emergencies in Opelika. The station is scheduled for completion by February 2012. "This is a [...]

Birmingham’s new home sale bounce back after April disaster

July 12th, 2011

The Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) reported this week on how Alabama's new homes market nicely bounced back after the April 27 disaster that affected much of the state. The study looked at five of Alabama's metro markets and found that the new home sales in these markets increased over 18% from April to [...]