Nancy Mann Jackson
Putting on a Show in the Showroom
Janet Holcomb has built a booming business based on the fact that 85 percent of women wear the incorrect bra size. Her lingerie store,...
Shops and Retail
Once upon a time, when Alabamians wanted to make a purchase, their only option was to peruse the wares at local shops and decide...
Moon Union
Top rocket scientists from both Alabama and California are working together to make history.
The Huntsville-based Rocket City Space Pioneers has merged with Moon Express...
Economic Phalanx
Recruiting jobs and industry is vital business for city and county governments, and many find themselves competing with their neighbors for the same economic...
Thoughtful Communities
AUBURN
When the city of Auburn began developing its comprehensive plan, CompPlan 2030, it did not hire outside consultants, as is common. Instead, the plan...
Mastering the Disasters
When Hurricane Frederic tore through Alabama in 1979, more than 239, 000 Alabama Power customers were left without power, and it took 21 days...
Best Large Employer: Gray Construction
Based in Lexington, Ky., Gray Construction has been building in Alabama for more than 18 years and has been involved in many of the...
Cotton Fields of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
That Old South anthem “Dixie, ” maundering for the “land of cotton, ” may well have been picturing Alabama, but certainly not the Alabama...
Crops of Alabama in the Shipping News
The number of farms in Alabama may be dwindling — the state was home to only 43, 000 farms in 2007, down from 56,...
Build It and They Will Come Build
When Rob Adams spent a year working at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2010, he stumbled onto a trend that...