{"podcast":{"title":"Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","podcast_index_feed_id":7604728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/birmingham-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/birmingham-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1187,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Birmingham News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Birmingham, Alabama—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Birmingham News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:21:20.655032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Alabama Construction Boom Hits Hard | Birmingham News","slug":"alabama-construction-boom-hits-hard-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-09-15T00:52:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-construction-boom-hits-hard-birmingham-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/973ac308406a5c1c","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/deb9a07a-04a2-4f5d-b3dc-3db49f76d83d.mp3","summary":"Alabama’s construction boom is in full swing, with sixteen million-dollar-plus permits approved this week—fueling growth from Birmingham to Madison County. A $3.5M Southern Energy Credit Union branch in Gardendale will bring drive-through service and future expansion, while a luxury 250-unit apartment complex on Highway 280, valued at nearly $50M, targets young professionals with resort pools and pet parks. Developers are betting big across sectors, from finance to housing, signaling strong economic confidence and job creation statewide. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://bhamnow.com/2026/09/14/new-credit-union-branch-building-permits/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/973ac308406a5c1c Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Alabama’s construction boom is in full swing, with sixteen million-dollar-plus permits approved this week—fueling growth from Birmingham to Madison County…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":116,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/episodes/alabama-construction-boom-hits-hard-birmingham-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-construction-boom-hits-hard-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}