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The National Center for Fire and Life Safety (NCFLS) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced today the NFPA HEROES Experience, the first public fire and life safety education attraction of its kind, will be built in Pelham.
The 100,000-square-foot center will be located off Interstate 65 and is bordered by I-65, County Road 52 and Alabama 31.
A groundbreaking is projected to take place in 2019.
Russell Jackson, CEO of NCFLS, said the center will be "100 percent education and 100 percent showmanship."
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Gov. Kay Ivey are competing for the GOP nomination in the governor's race, but they'll be on the same team next week, leading a delegation to Japan to meet with Toyota and Mazda officials.
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 high-value products such as protein-rich animal feed and organic fertilizer.
CHONEX, the brainchild of entrepreneur Michael Lynch and fifth-generation farmer Harley Martin, got its start about 18 months ago, and Southern Research has been involved in the firm's development almost from the beginning.
"They've been a huge part of helping us solve some initial problems," Lynch said. "We're just getting started, but I imagine this is going to turn into a long-term relationship with Southern Research."