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Opelika technology chief leaving post for SiO2 job

The city of Opelika’s chief technology officer will be stepping down from his position in October to take a job with a new biomedical company locating in Auburn... Read More

Local non-pro fit organization creates repurposed goods

Auburn native Kellie Guthrie of the social enterprise Re-Invention has taken her company to a new level with its “Anthropologie meets TOMS Shoes-like” line called G.E.A.R., now sold in Kinnucan’s... Read More

Auburn grad: Football app a 'tailgate for your pocket'

Josh Peyton, a 2009 graduate of Auburn University and a 17-year Army veteran, took a kernel of an idea and developed it into what eventually became YellowFlag, a free smartphone application that recreates the environment of sitting with friends watching a football game... Read More

Irrigation tax credit being allowed for Alabama farmers for the 2012 tax year

Irrigation tax credit being allowed for Alabama farmers for the 2012 tax year

Beginning with the 2012 tax year Alabama farmers will be allowed a state income tax credit on the purchase and installation of qualified irrigation equipment, qualified reservoirs, or the conversion of irrigation equipment from fuel to electricity.  The credit is 20% of the unreimbursed cost not to exceed $10,000.  This credit is an Alabama income tax credit only.  It does not affect Federal income tax or Self-employment tax (SE tax).

To qualify for this credit you must be an Alabama tax payer that is an agricultural business that qualifies under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector 11 designation, and the activity must conform to existing environmental and water laws of Alabama.  Qualifying property for this credit includes the following:

Qualified Reservoirs - An off stream upland pond or lake whose sole purpose is as a source of water for irrigation.

Qualified Irrigation Equipment

101-year-old insurance agency changes name to complete merger

101-year-old insurance agency changes name to complete merger

In February 2011, Flowers Insurance Agency in Dothan, Ala. acquired Mullin Insurance Agency in Phenix City, Ala. focusing on continued organization growth. Mullin Insurance agency is pleased to announce they have completed the merger and are officially changing its name to Flowers Insurance Agency effective September 4, 2012. Flowers Insurance Agency is ranked as one of the top commercial insurance agencies in the state of Alabama for the sixth year in a row.

The name change will not affect current employees, coverage options and carriers of Mullin Insurance Agency.

Shane Sinquefield, principal of Flowers Insurance Agency, says the name change offers multiple business advantages. This name change will allow for streamline processes and a greater efficiency for operations.

“We recognize the strength of Mullin’s 101 year heritage,” says Sinquefiled. “We already operate as a family and the name change just makes it official.

Yoga studio now open downtown

Yoga has always been a part of Peach Dumars’ life. Her mother owns a yoga studio and Dumars has been practicing and teaching yoga for the last 15 years... Read More

Opelika planners OK 3rd proposal for movie theater

On-again, off-again attempts to bring a movie theater to Opelika appear to be on again after the Opelika Planning Commission granted conditional use approval for a 13-screen theater at Capps Landing during its meeting Tuesday... Read More