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Faulkner University awarded more than $3 million to transform rural health care access and workforce development in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Faulkner University has been awarded more than $3 million through Alabama’s Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP) to expand health care access and strengthen the health ...
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Fortune Media and Great Place To Work name SmartBank to 2026 Best Medium Workplaces List, ranking 37

Knoxville, Tenn. — Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have selected SmartBank for the 2026 Fortune Best Medium Workplaces™ List. While SmartBank was previously ...
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ADVA Women Veterans Coordinator elected to national leadership role

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) Women Veterans Coordinator Andrea Searor was recently elected to serve as the Junior Vice President for ...
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Faulkner University awarded more than $3 million to transform rural health care access and workforce development in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Faulkner University has been awarded more than $3 million through Alabama’s Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP) to expand health care access and strengthen the health ...
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News to Know

Fortune Media and Great Place To Work name SmartBank to 2026 Best Medium Workplaces List, ranking 37

Knoxville, Tenn. — Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have selected SmartBank for the 2026 Fortune Best Medium Workplaces™ List. While SmartBank was previously ...
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News to Know

ADVA Women Veterans Coordinator elected to national leadership role

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) Women Veterans Coordinator Andrea Searor was recently elected to serve as the Junior Vice President for ...
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