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Medical Properties: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The real estate investment trust, based in Birmingham, Alabama, said it...
Former Alabama star player, athletic director Hootie Ingram dies at age 90
Cecil “Hootie” Ingram, a former Alabama football star and athletic director, died Monday. He was 90. Ingram, who had been injured in a fall in March, died at a Birmingham hospital, an athletic department spokeswoman said, citing information from the family. He was...
ProAssurance: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — ProAssurance Corp. (PRA) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $4.6 million. The Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of 9 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 8 cents per share....
1 dead, 6 wounded in Birmingham, Alabama, shooting, police say
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A shootout on the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, early Sunday between at least two parties left one person dead and six people wounded, police said. Police responding to reports of gunshots just after 2 a.m. in west Birmingham found a car that had crashed...
Ipswich back in the Premier League for first time since 2002. Tom Brady's Birmingham relegated
Ipswich will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after securing the second automatic promotion spot from the second-tier Championship on Saturday. However, there was disappointment for NFL great Tom Brady at the end of his first season as a co-owner of...
Vulcan: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $102.7 million. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had net income of 77 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs...
NASCAR driver Erik Jones defends medical treatment following wreck at Talladega
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Erik Jones was in agony the instant his Toyota slammed into the outside wall on a late wreck last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The 27-year-old Jones — as sturdy as NASCAR drivers come, having never missed a Cup race over seven-plus seasons — radioed to his team he...
Encompass Health: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Encompass Health Corp. (EHC) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $112.5 million. The Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of $1.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.12...
ServisFirst: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. (SFBS) on Monday reported earnings of $50 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Birmingham, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 92 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring...
Regions Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Regions Financial Corp. (RF) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $368 million. The Birmingham, Alabama-based bank said it had earnings of 37 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 44 cents per...
