diff --git a/src/components/FooterV2/FooterV2.jsx b/src/components/FooterV2/FooterV2.jsx
index e95689627..d49a50dae 100644
--- a/src/components/FooterV2/FooterV2.jsx
+++ b/src/components/FooterV2/FooterV2.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const FooterV2 = () => (
       <li><a href="https://connect.topcoder.com/terms">Terms</a></li>
     </ul>
     <div className="footer-copyright">
-      Topcoder © { moment().format('YYYY') }.
+      © Topcoder { moment().format('YYYY') }
     </div>
   </div>
 )
diff --git a/src/reducers/alerts.js b/src/reducers/alerts.js
index 32a33e77d..c022c2382 100644
--- a/src/reducers/alerts.js
+++ b/src/reducers/alerts.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   CREATE_PROJECT_SUCCESS, CREATE_PROJECT_FAILURE,
   UPDATE_PROJECT_SUCCESS, UPDATE_PROJECT_FAILURE,
   DELETE_PROJECT_SUCCESS, DELETE_PROJECT_FAILURE,
+  LOAD_PROJECT_SUCCESS,
   // Attachments
   ADD_PROJECT_ATTACHMENT_SUCCESS, ADD_PROJECT_ATTACHMENT_FAILURE,
   UPDATE_PROJECT_ATTACHMENT_SUCCESS, UPDATE_PROJECT_ATTACHMENT_FAILURE,
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ import {
   SAVE_PROJECT_FEED_FAILURE,
   SAVE_PROJECT_FEED_COMMENT_FAILURE,
   DELETE_PROJECT_FEED_FAILURE,
-  DELETE_PROJECT_FEED_COMMENT_FAILURE
+  DELETE_PROJECT_FEED_COMMENT_FAILURE,
+  // Project status
+  PROJECT_STATUS_IN_REVIEW
 } from '../config/constants'
 /* eslint-enable no-unused-vars */
 
@@ -36,13 +39,24 @@ export default function(state = {}, action) {
     Alert.success('Project deleted.')
     return state
 
-  case UPDATE_PROJECT_SUCCESS:
-    if (action.payload.status === 'in_review') {
+  case LOAD_PROJECT_SUCCESS:
+    return Object.assign({}, state, {
+      project: action.payload
+    })
+
+  case UPDATE_PROJECT_SUCCESS: {
+    const prevStatus = _.get(state, 'project.status', '')
+    if (action.payload.status === PROJECT_STATUS_IN_REVIEW
+      && prevStatus && prevStatus !== PROJECT_STATUS_IN_REVIEW) {
       Alert.success('Project submitted.')
     } else {
       Alert.success('Project updated.')
     }
-    return state
+    return Object.assign({}, state, {
+      project: action.payload
+    })
+  }
+  
   case REMOVE_PROJECT_MEMBER_SUCCESS:
     // show notification message if user leaving a project
     if (action.meta.isUserLeaving) {