http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Birmingham Business Journal : breaking news from Birmingham http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily29.html?ana=from_rss Local restaurant veteran Paul Monnett said he has opened Monnett’s this week in the Village at Lee Branch on U.S. 280. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:47:09 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily28.html?ana=from_rss Belk Inc. recorded a net loss of $23.5 million for its third fiscal quarter ended Nov. 1. In the same period last year, the Charlotte, N.C.-based retailer lost $6.9 million. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:12:44 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily27.html?ana=from_rss Kohl’s Corp. said its comparable-store sales for November plummeted 17.5 percent and total sales fell 13.7 percent. (KSS) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:07:31 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily26.html?ana=from_rss Alabama ranked 27th nationally for signs of economic distress in a new study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:13:40 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily25.html?ana=from_rss St. Vincent’s Health System notified the state it still plans to spend $6.7 million to construct a freestanding emergency department on its One Nineteen Health and Wellness campus, but it will first use a six-month extension to evaluate changes in the marketplace. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:58:07 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily24.html?ana=from_rss Birmingham’s largest law firm, Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP, has agreed to merge with Nashville’s Boult Cummings Conners & Berry. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:55:41 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily23.html?ana=from_rss Deteriorating retail spending, declines in the housing market and the national economic woes helped drag the Southeast economy into deeper weakness in October through mid-November, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report published Dec. 3. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:37:34 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily22.html?ana=from_rss AT&T Inc., the second-largest employer in Birmingham, will cut 12,000 jobs, or about 4 percent of its work force. (T) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:36:00 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily21.html?ana=from_rss Mercedes-Benz is cutting additional shifts at its Vance plant in the wake of a drop in sales during the economic slowdown. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:09:05 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily20.html?ana=from_rss Birmingham International Airport reported a 9.5 percent drop in passenger traffic in October. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:41:51 GMT