Emmett Burnett
Dream Themes
“The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray” — unless the mouse’s name is Mickey and a big theme park is...
Often a Great Notion
If “necessity is the mother of invention, ” Alabama is a good mom. Here are some of her sons, 10 remarkable men you...
Airbus – Transformational Roll Out For The Industry
“Earthbound people say the sky is the limit, ” said Airbus Group Chairman and CEO Tom Enders. “But the sky is not our limit....
White-Spunner Construction Inc. – Big Easy Reconstruction
White-Spunner Construction Inc. moves forward with straightforward concepts: quality and on time delivery. Sounds familiar? It should.
“I know it sounds like the biggest cliché...
Airbus Facility – Mobile Celebrates an Airbus Carnival
Mobile’s Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility earned its wings on a hot June Sunday, as city officials, company workers and invited guests celebrated the arrival...
Bay Wood Products – A Big Piece of Wood Work
Making a wooden pallet is not a high-end craft. But building and running the biggest pallet, dunnage and custom crate business in Alabama and the Mississippi/Florida Gulf Coast is a feat that really stacks up.
Danny Lipford – In Homes Coast to Coast
Of the 210 television markets in the United States, Danny Lipford is in 204. His home repair and improvement TV show reaches every state;...
Businessmen in Alabama: Top Management Skills in Philanthropy
“Business? Mankind was my business, ” says corporate head-turned-ghost, Jacob Marley, in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” “Charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my...
Leadership Alabama: New Generation is Gathering Momentum
It is the ultimate power weekend — 50 influential state citizens gathered in a search for answers. Experts in their fields, they meet to...
State Traditions Company Selling Self Images in the South
Awaiting a connecting flight in New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, Maury Lyon is satisfied with today’s meetings — meetings on behalf of State Traditions...