Jane Nicholes
Roads and Politics
A permanent solution for dried up road funding includes a gasoline tax increase. But the spark of public support is essential.
The Opioid Crisis Goes to Court
Cities and counties across Alabama turn to the courts to find help in dealing with an addiction that’s especially rampant here.
Port Angles for Auto Traffic
After downturns in coal, Alabama’s port bids for autos — landing a $60 million facility planned by two Latin American partners.
Evolution of a Ship Rigger
ABOVE Chris Gossett puts a load on the overhead crane. Adapting to changing markets has kept Marine and Industrial Supply of...
Banking Outside the Box
Technology is in, but bank branches aren’t out of style, not among Alabama banks.
U.S. Jobs Insourced Down Home
It seemed too good to be true — 300 high tech jobs looking for a small town. Because the city took good care of itself, Brewton turned out ideal after this Atlanta IT’s search for a rural homeplace.
Sprawling Amusement Park Launched in Foley
If you’re driving south down the Beach Express from Foley, a huge construction project arises where there used to be nothing but empty...
Bayou Shipbuilder Booming
Travis Short looks out the picture window in his Bayou La Batre office and points out the diversity of Horizon Shipbuilding’s clientele. To...
Enterprise as Therapy
They make protective sleeves for plants using brown paper and glue. They cut, sharpen and paint wooden stakes that hold real estate yard...
Former Paramedic Rethinks the Paperwork
Every time a paramedic treats a patient at the scene of an emergency or an ambulance transports a patient from a hospital to a...
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Disaster Graduate School
At the Center for Domestic Preparedness, in Anniston, first-responders from across the nation prepare to handle worst-case scenarios.
Career Notes, October 2018
Who's moving up?
Catfish Farmers See Tariffs As Fair Trade
With Alabama catfish farmers, free trade is not an unquestioned principle, as with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or the National Fisheries Institute. Black Belt producers say “free” trade has been an unleveled playing field of unenforced safety standards and dumping practices.
Plugging the Hypersonic Missile Gap — The First $1.4 Billion
Advances in hypersonic missiles by Russia and China have put the U.S. behind in airborne weapons. Recent Lockheed Martin contracts — including key work in Huntsville — appear to be aimed at getting the U.S. back into the game.
Rocket City’s Planning Propulsion
Huntsville’s planning and infrastructure investment laid the foundation for one of the largest commercial developments in the country — transforming a vacant regional mall into a “walkable, connected community.”