Chris McFadyen
What are Two Huge Economic Coups Worth?
Our May issue for the year 2002 reported the April 1 announcement by Hyundai Motor Co. that it would build a $1 billion...
Life Insurance You Could Just Hug?
In March, Protective Life Corp., the Birmingham-based life insurance company, began rolling out a new brand and customer service strategy....
Still Rolling—On a Four-Year Streak
It’s been a long time coming, but—little thanks to the white men on the hill—the Creek Indian tribe in Atmore has been...
A Healthy Buzz
This month we speak with two women who have been promoting and tracking an emerging niche market in Alabama agriculture—the market for locally...
Bandwith Runner
In this month’s issue of Business Alabama, “Companies on the Verge of Making It Big” (page 44), we introduce you to...
Interview: Robert Cunningham of Cunningham Bounds
Robert Cunningham is one of two Alabama trial lawyers on the panel of 15 that comprise the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee—the group of lawyers representing...
News Futures
Ricky Matthews is the president of Advance Alabama/Mississippi, the holding company for the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile Press-Register and...
Overloaded Aussie $ Potential Boon for Alabama
Australian shipbuilder Austal marked down its earnings forecast in May, sending its stock down 10 percent and hammering home a likely trend...
Health Care, Meet Business 101
Jeffrey Parker is the CEO of Sarrell Dental Centers, a nonprofit corporation that runs the largest network of dental clinics in Alabama....
Our Man on Gelatinous Zooplankton
When a Biblical plague of jellyfish invaded the packed beaches of Florida's Atlantic Coast on Memorial Day weekend, zapping over 400 swimmers,...