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Majority of federal funding being used to expand access to coronavirus vaccines for Alabama s minority communities Roughly $33 million has to go to specific programs and initiatives designed to expand vaccine access and acceptance among minorities. Posted: Apr 6, 2021 5:43 PM Updated: Apr 6, 2021 5:52 PM Posted By: Ashley Carter On Tuesday, the CDC awarded Alabama more than $44 million to expand coronavirus vaccine programs. It s part of $3 billion set aside to improve vaccine distribution, access and equity. A significant portion must go to county health departments and community-based organizations, and 75%, which comes to roughly $33 million, has to go to specific programs and initiatives designed to expand vaccine access and acceptance among minorities. ....
Beacon of hope shines bright on Birmingham Updated Jan 10, 2021; Today’s guest columnist is Sanjay Singh. Dora and I moved to Birmingham in 1993. I was a newly minted Ph.D. from University of Georgia, where I met Dr. Khris McAllister, former Chair of the Management Department of Collat School of Business. He invited me for an interview in the fall of 1992. Dora and I were sold, as we drove past Lady Liberty I-459. We are both immigrants, having already uprooted our lives once – so were in the search of a home that fulfilled our desire to balance quality of life with professional opportunities. The gentle rolling hills and the greenery was just perfect, but what was even better was the view of Downtown Birmingham as I sat in Dean Gene Newport’s office for the interview. ....
Changes coming to Alabama Launchpad program Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 Quantalytix and Kenzie’s Creations took home honors in the Alabama Launchpad at the Tuskegee pitch competition May 9, 2019. Facebook Share Changes are coming to Alabama Launchpad, the startup competition that has provided more than $5 million in seed money to 100 companies created in-state. The program from the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, now in its 15th year, will begin focusing more on what it calls “intensive and personalized support,” not just for companies that win the competition, but those competing. The changes came from feedback from investors, judges, winners and finalists. ....