What Birmingham’s Music Festivals Could Mean for Business

| September 5, 2016 

 ========= Old Image Removed =========Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2016/09/19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:500;s:6:"height";i:304;s:4:"file";s:44:"2016/09/19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:5:{s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:44:"19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-336x204.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:204;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:44:"19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:42:"19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:44:"19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-436x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:436;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:44:"19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:1:"0";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:1:"0";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:1:"0";s:3:"iso";s:1:"0";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:1:"0";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"0";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_imagify_optimization_level] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_imagify_data] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:2:{s:5:"stats";a:3:{s:13:"original_size";i:148678;s:14:"optimized_size";i:93340;s:7:"percent";d:37.219999999999999;}s:5:"sizes";a:7:{s:4:"full";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:72:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/09/19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:69913;s:14:"optimized_size";i:35473;s:7:"percent";d:49.259999999999998;}s:9:"thumbnail";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:6:"medium";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:80:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/09/19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-336x204.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:21303;s:14:"optimized_size";i:15600;s:7:"percent";d:26.77;}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:80:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/09/19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-300x300.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:24557;s:14:"optimized_size";i:18107;s:7:"percent";d:26.27;}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:80:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/09/19874582999_03d02164e4_Slossfest-436x265.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:32905;s:14:"optimized_size";i:24160;s:7:"percent";d:26.579999999999998;}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}}}
        )

    [_imagify_status] => Array
        (
            [0] => success
        )

)
1670214143 
1473051634

Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer. For a good number of people around Alabama, their summer memories will include taking in the sounds of a Birmingham music festival. They may seem to be just about music and fun, but they also hold relevance for the business community. We talk about that in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

Photo by ShanMcG213

 

Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional.

State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing ‘censorship’

The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.

Libraries and museums get federal funding back after Trump cuts

Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated.

You read that white: Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is ‘Cloud Dancer’

This is the first time Pantone has chosen a shade of white. The company says it's "a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection."

CDC advisers delay planned vote on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

After a contentious discussion, the vaccine advisory group pushed the vote to Friday to give members time to study the language of proposed changes longstanding policy on the shots.

DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards

A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.

More Economy Coverage