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Atmore was still mostly a sleepy little town off Interstate 65 until just a few months ago. It is now host to an unprecedented spurt of business and industrial growth, one that has become the envy of other small cities and towns in Alabama. Dirt is being dug, moved and tamped all over the city in preparation for new buildings. Several projects will soon be coming off the drawing boards, and one is already nearing completion. "It's unbelievable," said Tucson Roberts, who was hired two years ago to recruit retail businesses and industry for the City of Atmore. "This is really a good time for us, and I'm more upbeat about Atmore than I've ever been in the two years I've been here."

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MALONEY JOINS MAIN STREET ALABAMA TEAM

Tanya Maloney will assume the role of Field Services Specialist on February 15 with Main Street Alabama, a statewide non-profit and state coordinating program of Main Street America.

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Economic boom relentless in south Huntsville

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across much of the U.S. economy, in Huntsville, business is booming. Economic expansion is the story in neighborhoods scattered across the city. Growth is also the focus in the city's south side. "We have had a number of areas, particularly along South Parkway, where there's been some blight," said District 3 Councilwoman Jennie Robinson. "There have been vacant storefronts. There's been one vacant shopping center that's now been demolished and is going to be redeveloped. We've seen really a nice fresh look for an area that was beginning to decay."

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Athens trio purchases historic downtown building

An old billiards hall could see new life after being purchased by three Athens grads with a passion to enhance the downtown district, according to an official release. The storefront in downtown Athens sold after being on the market for only one day before Danny Whitfield, David Gregory and Stephen Ryberg purchased the vacant, historic 8 Balls Billiards at 100 W. Market St.

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What's next for Wetumpka after HGTV show?

WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - Production has largely wrapped up on HGTV's 'Home Town Takeover' show in Wetumpka. The show's hosts, Erin and Ben Napier, are gone, but not hopes of what's coming once the show airs. Wetumpka has its casino but Jenny Stubbs will tell you the city hit its own version of a jackpot last summer. "So there's no amount of money I can conceive of that would pay for that type of marketing for downtown Wetumpka," said Stubbs, who is the director for Main Street Wetumpka.

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