WEDOWEE — Out-of-state residents who sell property in Alabama will initially lose 3 percent of their sales price to state taxes, but the new law's sponsor says sellers could get most of the money back.
MOBILE — Alabama offered incentives worth over $385 million but decided any more would be too steep for a Volkswagen car plant awarded this week to Tennessee, Gov. Bob Riley said.
NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled below $130 a barrel for the first time in more than a month Thursday, as crude's dramatic slide entered a third day accompanied by a sharp sell-off in natural gas.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — When Volkswagen said yes, a city that shed its reputation for dirty air to become a top outdoors destination forgot years of frustrating rejections by automakers.
By all signs, the Hardee's at 1622 Quintard Ave. was about to open. The chairs were ranked up on tables, the floor cleaned and comment cards fresh in their racks.
