Alabama Business Leaders
Making a Living in Greene County
A photographer’s account of business life in three rural Alabama counties: Part 3, Greene County.
New Leadership for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Corp. Chairman Marillyn Hewson announced Monday she would be transitioning to executive chairman of the board in June, with Jim Taiclet, an...
Law Software Entrepreneur Raises $1.5 Million
Former practicing attorney turned entrepreneur Lauren Sturdivant recently raised $1.5 million in Series Seed II investment funding for the Birmingham company she founded in...
Financial Rock Star, Former Harbert Manager, Has Assets Frozen
Masterworks by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol were among the swag sold by infamous hedge fund operator Philip Falcone that prompted a New York...
New Leadership for SSI Group
The SSI Group, a health care financial technology company based in Mobile, has named Diana Allen its new president and chief executive officer. Allen most...
Chip Wann Named CEO of Royal Cup
Chip Wann has become the first non-family member to lead Birmingham-based Royal Cup Inc. Wann, who most recently served as the company’s chief operating...
Chamber Honors Tuscaloosa Volunteers
Tuscaloosa’s top volunteers for 2019 were recognized earlier this month by the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama. Tripp Powell, of Powell Petroleum, was named...
Momentum Honors Women of Impact
Momentum, a leadership program for women, announced the 2020 Women of Impact honorees. The biennial awards honor women who do extraordinary work to positively...
Shipt Founder’s New Venture Attracts Capital
Late last year, not long after selling his Birmingham-based, 2014 startup Shipt to Target for $550 million, Bill Smith launched a new startup, Landing,...
HudsonAlpha Launches New Mentoring Program
The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has launched a new mentoring program to help strengthen biotech and life sciences entrepreneurs as business leaders in North...