Cary Estes
The Locker Room: Retail Legend on the Strip
Alex Gatewood looked a lot like a typical University of Alabama student when he drove into Tuscaloosa in 1964 pulling a U-Haul and seeking...
Biofuel: The Farmer’s Alchemist To Stop Waste of Biomass
There’s oil in them there … corn cobs?
A Tuscaloosa-based company certainly thinks so. Inventure Renewables has created a process to take basic waste biomass,...
Talladega Updates to Stadium Tailored to a Fast Changing Market
After more than a decade of rapid growth, NASCAR is no longer living life in the fast lane. Since 2005, attendance has dropped approximately...
Life’s Time Capsule App (LTC App): Family Archive App
A group in Alabama is giving the old photo album and scrapbook a digital makeover with the creation of Life’s Time Capsule, a mobile...
HERObike: Elegantly Designed Bicycle Business To Redesign Bikes
It is a sight rarely seen anywhere, and certainly not in a small, rural town like Greensboro — a dozen or so people, mostly...
Important Brands to Look After: Branding Relationships
Hibbett Sports
Brand Managed by Red Square
Hibbett Sports has been selling athletic shoes and other sports apparel and equipment since the end of World War...
John Hall’s Restaurants: Why I Cook at the P.O.
John Hall’s restaurant resume is filled with fine-dining experience. He worked in his hometown with renowned Birmingham chef Frank Stitt. He traveled to Luxembourg...
Mercedes C-Class Sedan: Mercedes Production Line Dance
They were literally dancing on the floor of the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Vance on June 18. With the infectious Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy”...
Trading Army Boots for Wing Tips
For 34 years, Joe Riley was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces Group. He traveled the world, from Panama to Portugal, coordinating...
Bo’s Business
In 1989, at the height of Bo Jackson’s success as a star in two professional sports, Nike unveiled an advertising campaign that greatly exaggerated...