FAIRHOPE – “Naming any business ‘kind’ begs for the community to find a reason to doubt, to debate the adjective itself,” said the judges for Alabama’s 2024 Gee Emerging Retailer of the Year award. “For Kind Cafe, there simply is…
HUNTSVILLE AND ATHENS – ChurchStreet Family Restaurant & Hospitality Group, a multi-concept restaurant and hospitality group owned by Matt and Stephanie Mell with nine locations in Huntsville and one in Athens, is Alabama’s Retailer of the Year in the Annual…
ATHENS and MADISON – Mother and daughter duo Dawne Douthit and Jessica Douthit Clark began selling women’s apparel and accessories 13 years ago inside established used textbook stores, first in Huntsville then in Tuscaloosa. All five of Dawne’s children –…
Act No. 2024-213 By Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile As of Oct. 1, corporations no longer are required to file an annual report with the Secretary of State under Act No. 2024-213. Rep. Margie Wilcox, R-Mobile, the chief sponsor of the…
Act No. 2024-437 By Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen As of Oct. 1, Alabama’s state income tax overtime exemption applies to overtime compensation as paid in accordance with the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act and as defined in collective bargaining agreements…
Act No. 2024 – 352 By Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur and Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Birmingham As of June 1, an eligibility to work form is no longer required for each 14- and 15-year-old employed, under Act. No. 2024-352. Previously, an eligibility…
Act No. 2024-340 By Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, and Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle Effective as of 10 a.m. May 13, 2024 Companies that enter into economic development incentive agreements after Jan. 1, 2025, will be required to repay those incentives…
In the final week of the Alabama Legislature’s 2024 regular session, lawmakers approved two record budgets. This week, the governor also signed into law a package of bills aimed at increasing workforce participation and another doing away with unintended red…
After cutting taxes for food, temporarily exempting overtime pay from income tax and giving Alabamians tax rebates in 2023, the Alabama Legislature limited major tax breaks to Alabamians during its 2024 session. In the 2024 “Working for Alabama” bipartisan workforce…
Act No. 2024-303 By Rep. Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, and Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman Three years of tax credits for employers and childcare centers plus grants for nonprofit childcare providers are now law. The governor and legislative leaders hope to get…