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Take a Peek Inside the New Cooper Green Mercy Health

Solomon Crenshaw Jr., November 14, 2024

The new Jefferson County clinic and medical facility is set to open in mid-December. Read more.

UAB Prez: Purchase of Ascension St. Vincent’s to Ensure Health-Care Access

Je’Don Holloway-Talley, June 25, 2024

The UAB Health System is set to take over Ascension St. Vincent’s Health System properties in Central Alabama in a $450 million deal officials said would ensure continuing quality health care for people in Birmingham and surrounding communities. Read more.

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The Hard Truth: Nonprofit Journalism Needs More Than Good Intentions

January 23, 2026

As some national funders step away from supporting journalism, nonprofit media organizations must take the necessary steps to give themselves the best chance at sustainability. For many, it means strengthening local support.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is now fully digital. What can its owners learn from AL.com’s transition?

December 31, 2025

As the calendar flips to mark the new year, the AJC will have rolled off the presses for the last time in 157 years, making Atlanta the newest (and largest) U.S. metro area with no daily newspaper.

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