The Federal Aviation Administration recently released new rules that will make it easier for business owners to utilize small commercial drones for their companies. The overhaul of the regulations is the first significant attempt by the FAA to accommodate the growing interest in commercial drone use.

The new overtime rules from the Department of Labor will have a substantial effect on small businesses, according to several Birmingham employment law experts. The new final rule raises the mandatory threshold for paying overtime from $23,660 to $47,476 for many salaried employees. The Department of Labor is estimating the new regulations will impact more than 4 million Americans and 60,000 people in Alabama.

June Corley is an artist from Auburn, Alabama who creates sculptures from vintage letters and type.

As of Jan. 1, 2016, however, Supper Club patrons will no longer be able to purchase a card from the “Membership Hut,” as the iconic building will be torn down. The club, which leased the building from its current owners, was notified that its lease would not be continued into 2016. The building has been steeped in a rich history of revelry since it was built in 1937.

With hectic work schedules and busy family lives, it can often be hard for the average person to find time to do their weekly grocery shop. Enter Nature’s Garden Express, an organic food delivery platform that allows people to place their grocery orders online and get them delivered to their porch or a co-op the next week.

Playing an instrument is hard enough, but when marching band criteria are thrown into the mix, like staying in step with others, learning where to march and remaining in formation, it can be downright grueling. For Auburn Marching Band member Tripp Gulledge, these added difficulties are compounded by a personal struggle: his loss of vision.

Imagine a website similar to Amazon where you can perform multiple searches at once. Now picture that website as being one dedicated solely to the buying and selling of plants. That’s the concept behind Plantbid, an immensely successful online platform dedicated to connecting nurseries and professional landscapers to facilitate the sale of plants.

The fourth annual Auburn All-Star Lecture Series, which consists of a variety of presentations by Auburn’s best and brightest, kicked off with a talk by the Canine Performance Sciences program advisor and former interim director, Jim Floyd. Auburn University has been involved with canine research, focusing primarily on olfactory detection, for nearly 25 years.