Leaders gathered in West Tuscaloosa Tuesday to break ground on the new $12 million Benjamin Barnes YMCA after a decade of delays and debates about the facility's future.

The Barnes branch first opened in 1961 at 2939 18th Street in West Tuscaloosa with funds raised by Black leaders to serve their community - the Civil Rights Act did not outlaw segregation until 1964.

The dream that drove the almost decade-long crusade to preserve Prattville’s historic “Gin Shop” seemed at times like a nightmare. The effort was marred by delay after delay and unforeseen roadblocks. Then the whispers began − “boondoggle,” and “it’ll never happen.”

PRICEVILLE — The $7.2 million Priceville Event Center will open this month with a multisport gymnasium and second-floor walking track eight years after city officials first discussed building a recreation center and six years after they borrowed money for it.

Officials gave a tour of the center Tuesday, and its other features include a multipurpose room that can seat around 90 people at tables, an exercise gym and a catering kitchen. The city plans a ceremony at the building at 6 p.m. Wednesday and will open the 26,000-square-foot facility for public viewing. However, the facility won't become operational until final details and inspections are completed, Priceville Mayor Sam Heflin said.

The new 167 000-square-feet facility will become Premier Tech's new solution hub for its American-based clients allowing for increased reaction time and a more intimate and closer relationship. This will result in an enhanced customer experience and improved project execution.

"The opening of this world-class facility is the culmination of many months of hard work for our teams in Riviere-du-Loup as well as here, in Montgomery, with the contribution of our local partners like Chambless King Architects. Our new U.S. headquarters reinforce our commitment to modernize our sites around the world and enhance our customer experience across the United States," says Simon Roy, president and chief operating officer of Premier Tech Systems and Automation.

Premier Tech opens U.S. headquarters in Montgomery

Structural testing of building materials takes place inside Auburn University’s Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory (ASEL) in Auburn, Ala. On the exterior of the building, Chambless King Architects created a design that communicates the structural testing activities taking place internally. Furthermore, in addition to meeting requirements to house the testing facilities themselves, the firm highlighted the building’s structure by exposing it.

The ongoing construction of the much anticipated, and much delayed, apartments in downtown Prattville is expected to kick off another round of development downtown.

Envolve Communities is building The Mill in Prattville to include 127 loft-style apartments in the five historic masonry structures of downtown’s iconic landmark.

Sunday evening, Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling shared on Facebook that developers are working on plans for a new riverside development near Ingalls Harbor.

The project is under development by Patrick Lawler, who built Guntersville’s City Harbor. City Harbor is home to restaurants, stores, and boat slips. City leaders in Guntersville say the development is a major economic driver.

Bowling believes similar development would be a hub for economic development in Decatur.

“Developments that are on the river in this nature have a little bit of pop to them. It also adds a cool factor to them as well,” he said.

A formal opening and celebration of the Montgomery Interpretive Center (MIC) at Alabama State University will be held on March 26 at 3:00 p.m.

The event will be held at the Montgomery Interpretive Center, located on the University campus in front of The ASU Stadium on the corner of Harris Way and North University.

The MIC celebrates Montgomery’s storied history of the famous 1965 Selma to Montgomery March that helped obtain voting rights for black citizens.

The City Harbor project is about to enter a new phase, about a year after the $30 million development launched on the banks of Lake Guntersville.

Patrick Lawler, the owner and developer of the multi-use property, said crews should break ground within the next 45 to 60 days on 20 residential condo units.

All-day breakfast, lunch, coffee and brunch restaurant brings their doughnuts, libations and savory menu to Fayetteville, Ga

Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater is proud to announce its selection as a Readers' Choice All-Star Outdoor Sports Events Venue by SportsEvents Magazine. The 130-acre park shines as one of the top venues in the country for sports tournaments, recreation, wellness, and entertainment.

For the first time, there’s going to be actual athletic activity at the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex in Rainbow City.

The complex on Saturday will host the Northeast Alabama Soccer Officials’ annual training event, according to a news release from Greater Gadsden Area Tourism.

The event will feature 29 boys’ and girls’ high school teams playing at least 38 games, to give referees required training to qualify them for state playoff consideration.

The city has entered into a professional services agreement​ for the next phase of work on a new Benjamin Barnes Branch YMCA

Comparisons are often made between Fort Payne and Albertville in terms of economic development. Fort Payne considered building a new sports facility, but settled on renovating the existing sports complex. Albertville, on the other hand, moved forward with an audacious project requiring a huge financial investment. A picture of that city’s return on investment is becoming clearer.

The Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater announced this week it has generated $23.2 million in economic impact for Marshall County during the timeframe of October 2021-September 2022.

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – In the Council chambers of City Hall on Thursday evening, Nov. 10, representatives from Chambless King Architects, Brailsford & Dunlavey consulting firm, and HNP Landscape Architecture presented the results of the Recreation Master Plan survey as well as unveiled the initial plans of the catalyst project for a new Parks and Recreation multi-purpose site.

Alabama’s Capital City is about to get a lot more colorful.

Thanks to a partnership between the Montgomery Housing Authority and City of Montgomery, special RGB (red, green, blue) lighting will be installed at three prominent interstate gateway bridges under I-85.

Alabama’s Capital City is about to get a lot more colorful.

Thanks to a partnership between the Montgomery Housing Authority and City of Montgomery, special RGB (red, green, blue) lighting will be installed at three prominent interstate gateway bridges under I-85.

“The Mill” is the new luxury apartment buildings currently under reconstruction in Downtown Prattville located in the Historic Daniel Pratt Gin Shop factory building. Construction is moving along quickly and the first building that will be available for move-ins will be Building D.

An Alabama-based burger and doughnut restaurant is eyeing Nashville for its next expansion, according to an application to Nashville's Metro government.