Dave Helms
Cuba Is Closer To Us Than Canada
Canada was Alabama’s biggest export partner in 2013, the most recent data available, buying $4.3 billion in total merchandise, according to the U.S. Department...
Mercedes-Benz USA – Quality of Life: The New Best Incentive
When Mercedes-Benz USA announced in January it would move its U.S. headquarters south from New Jersey to Atlanta, the story quickly moved to the...
Dobbins Group Hammers out $24.6M from The Moretti at Vulcan Park
Dobbins Group LLC recently closed the sale of the company’s 135-home upscale multifamily development, The Moretti at Vulcan Park, to Raia Properties for $24.6...
New Concept Branch: Regions Tests Branches, with a Human Variable
In a world where some financial institutions have no branches at all, Regions Bank is sorting out how to provide customer service with a...
Gas Tax Low in Alabama By Using Less Gas – Running On Empty
Alabama Transportation Director John Cooper has an impressive background that includes six years as CEO of Avocent Corp., an information technology infrastructure company, as...
China and Alabama – Birmingham Dedicates a Year to China
China and Alabama enjoy a profitable relationship. The Eastern giant is second only to Canada as the state’s biggest export market, valued at $2.5...
Top Business: 2014 in Review
No need for any drum rolls, let’s just do this. The top business stories for 2014 in Alabama, according to a consensus of Business...
Poarch Creek: Gambling to the Rescue? Don’t Bet on It
Here’s an unexpected development from Goat Hill: Lawmakers are looking at a gap in the state’s General Fund estimated to be $250 million or...
RSA in Line to Recoup $21 Million Over Railcar Deal Settlement
The wheels of justice turn deliberate and true, even when mounted to a troubled railcar deal. Now the case is over and the Retirement...
Seafood: Agricultural Innovation on the Global Pond
About 91 percent of all the seafood Americans eat is imported, according to John Jensen, professor and interim director of the Auburn University School...