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Hyundai considering second U.S. car plant

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 11:21pm

Posted by: John Shryock - bio | email

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Hyundai Motors is building and selling so many cars that its Montgomery, Alabama plant is having a tough time keeping up, not that it's a bad thing.

The $1 billion Montgomery plant, built in 2005, is working at full capacity and is still unable to stave off customer demands for the company's high-quality, though competitively priced cars.

It's a crisis most any company would love to have, and Hyundai is looking to the future to keep customer appetites, and sales, on the rise. How? If company executives are any clue, a new Hyundai auto plant is not out of the question.

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Free tax workshop offered to area new business owners

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 6:32pm

Free tax workshop offered to area new business owners

Montgomery—Starting a new business and have tax questions? Mark your calendar and attend the Alabama Department of Revenue’s free New Business Workshop scheduled Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at 3 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. in Montgomery.

The workshop will be held in Room 216 of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Resource Center, located at 600 South Court, Montgomery.

The free workshop will cover a variety of state tax information topics, including employer withholding taxes, state and local sales taxes, property taxes, business licensing requirements, and recent changes in Alabama’s child labor law. An overview of Alabama’s business tax electronic filing programs will also be presented.

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Al Allenback appointed VP of Airport Planning and Engineering at Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 6:28pm

Al Allenback appointed VP of Airport Planning and Engineering at Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood

Montgomery, AL. -- Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. is pleased to announce the return of Colonel Al Allenback, USAF (Ret.). Allenback took a 2 year hiatus from the firm to serve as District Director for the Second Congressional District in Alabama. Though he enjoyed his work for the people of the Second District, he is pleased to be back working with municipalities planning airport improvements and the infrastructure to support them. He returns to Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood as Vice President of Airport Planning and Engineering.

For more information please contact Andrea Jean at Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc.; 334-271-3200; andrea.jean@gmcnetwork.com.

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Authorities respond to fire - find man stabbed to death

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 4:49pm

Authorities respond to fire - find man stabbed to death

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Montgomery Police Department was on the scene of a fire on Pilgrim Street in West Montgomery and found more than just flames.

According to police authorities responded to the scene of reported gun shots around 2:20 p.m. and found a Toyota Tacoma on fire.

While securing the scene they found a 58-year-old man dead from what appeared to be stab wounds laying approximately 35 feet from the vehicle.

At this time the Montgomery Police Department is treating this as a murder. No further identifying information will be released until next of kin have been notified.

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GetQuit clinics offering help to stop smoking

Submitted by WSFA 12 News Staff

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 12:38pm

MONTGOMERY, AL - The GETQUIT Clinic is a free hour-long workshop for smokers that offers a fresh approach to quitting. Led by a Mayo Clinic tobacco treatment specialist and features an ex-smoker who can help smokers think differently about quitting.

Each clinic will be hosted by a local physician and features a team of professionals to help support a person through the quitting process. The clinic will provide an environment where attendees can focus on learning the tools they need to take the next step - quit smoking.

Call (888) 866-0843 or 286-2859 to register for one of the following clinics:

Tuesday, Jan. 18
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Baptist Medical Center South
Physician Dining Room
2105 East South Blvd.
Light Breakfast Provided

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MCHS needs your help! Have any shredded paper sitting around?

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 10:54am

MCHS needs your help! Have any shredded paper sitting around?

The Montgomery County Humane Society needs your help! Have any shredded paper sitting around? Any old documents you COULD shred?

MCHS needs shredded paper for its puppy kennels to keep the pups clean, warm, and dry.

Donations can be dropped off at:

The Montgomery Humane Society
1150 John Overton Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36110

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BE WELL program helps elevate personal fitness

Submitted by Tom Ensey, Web news producer

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 9:35am

by Kimberly L. Wright
Air University Public Affairs

1/14/2011 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- A class at the Health and Wellness Center is designed to help those needing a fitness boost.

The Air Force BE WELL -- Balanced Eating, Work Out Effectively, Living Longer -- program takes a multidisciplinary approach to education, said Tech. Sgt. Henry Myers, a diet technician with the HAWC.

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