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Alabama business prospects looking good for the future Small businesses expecting growth By Kelvin Reynolds | April 19, 2021 at 9:21 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 9:21 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Analysts with the University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research surveyed people who feel very strongly about the future of Alabama’s business going into the next financial quarter. They surveyed business leaders at the local and state level and were given feedback that now appears in Alabama’s Business Confidence Index. It uses a scale that ranges from very good to not goo...

State business leaders bullish on growth, survey shows Updated 10:35 AM; Alabama’s business leaders are more optimistic about the state’s economy than at any time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with several planning to increase hiring. An index of more than 50 indicates a positive forecast compared to the previous quarter, and the higher the number, the more confident the forecast. The index combines statewide and national forecasts, sales, profits, hiring and capital expenditures. Susannah Robichaux, a socioeconomic analyst for the center, said the outlook suggests Alabama’s bus...