FAYETTE, Alabama — As the point man for the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce, Danny White sees the hopes and struggles of small business owners in this northwest Alabama town, […]
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Southern Research makes key hire for Industrial Water Practice
Southern Research announced today that Young Chul Choi, an experienced environmental engineer, has joined the Birmingham-based organization to lead its Industrial Water Practice, which focuses on clean water technologies benefiting […]
With Prosperity Fund help, startup CHONEX aims to turn waste into profit
Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund is assisting an Alabama startup that sees one of nature’s great recyclers – the black soldier fly – as an instrument to convert chicken poop into […]
Prosperity Fund works to launch angel investor network for coal counties
The co-founder of Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund said the program to spark job creation and stimulate entrepreneurial activity in Alabama’s coal country is preparing to launch an important new initiative […]
Southern Research evaluates innovative NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE technologies
For more than a year, a Southern Research team has gotten a first-hand look at more than 20 technologies that aim to turn carbon dioxide emissions into valuable products as part […]
Alabama students explore science at STEM Spring Break Camp
Forget the beach or the mountains. One of the coolest places to be this Spring Break is the lab at Southern Research. About 80 Central Alabama students are expected to […]