3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (306+ words) A Strategic American Tantalum Asset & District Scale Critical Minerals Opportunity The Nova Combination and the McAllister Acquisition represent a major step in USCM's strategy to restore a secure domestic source of tantalum and advance a broader lithium-cesium-tantalum ("LCT") pegmatite district…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (149+ words) The national panic over data centers could create an enormous opportunity for communities willing to take the other side of the argument. Quincy, Washington, is highlighted here as an example of a community where data center tax revenue has been…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall believes that the construction of new data centers can be an economic opportunity for Alabama if it’s done in a responsible way. The issue of new data center construction has been divisive as several cities…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (398+ words) TVA’s new data center rate is designed to protect North Alabama households and businesses from absorbing the costs of rapidly growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence and large-scale computing facilities. The Tennessee Valley Authority Board approved changes to its wholesale…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (377+ words) U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville visited the Alabama Port Authority Thursday as the Port of Mobile advances a major infrastructure expansion and reports strengthening financial performance. Tuberville (R-Auburn), the Republican nominee for governor, joined the Port Authority Board of Directors for its…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) Meta is launching a $1 billion fund to invest directly in data center communities including Montgomery, expanding the company’s commitment to support areas hosting its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The new Future is for Everyone Fund will direct money toward local priorities…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (477+ words) South Korean defense giant Hanwha has made a more than $1 billion offer to acquire Austal USA and its major naval shipbuilding operation in Mobile. The nonbinding proposal values the American subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal between $1.05 billion and $1.2 billion, according…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (429+ words) Westwater Resources’ Coosa County graphite plant has received approval for a $25 million federal loan as the Trump administration moves to strengthen domestic critical mineral supply chains. The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved the direct loan to support continued…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) Aug. 6—Decatur Utilities employees and vendors contributed nearly $25,000 to support local nonprofit organizations, with the utility presenting checks Wednesday to agencies focused on healthcare, education, hunger and homelessness. DU announced it awarded $21,000 to seven local nonprofit organizations through proceeds from…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (295+ words) “People are not confused because they are careless,” McQuillan said. “They are confused because nobody has explained it in plain language, and the material they receive in the mail is not written to explain it.” “Annuities are tools,” McQuillan said....