Nancy Mann Jackson
Common Core: Uncommon Agreement
On the national scene, the educational standards known as Common Core have become a political tempest, and the standards seem destined to become a...
Improved Healthcare: Keeping Pace with Aging Customers
Improved healthcare and longer life spans have made it possible for people to stay active longer and to have higher expectations than those of...
HudsonAlpha Breeds Serial Entrepreneurs
When the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology opened in Huntsville in 2009, it promised to boost genomic research, economic development and educational outreach.
The institute has...
Alabama Aerospace Suppler Base: The Nuts and Bolts of High Flying
When the conversation turns to Alabama’s long involvement in the world-changing aerospace industry, big final assembly manufacturers like Boeing, Lockheed, Airbus and the U.S....
BL Harbert Projects: Harbert at Home Around the World
What Alabama construction company has worked on the U.S. Embassy in London, Mercedes-Benz Logistics Center in Vance and Auburn University’s South Donahue Residence Hall...
Standouts Among Large Employers
Edward Jones With 280 employees in Alabama, Edward Jones is the nation’s largest financial-services firm in terms of branch offices, ...
Alabama’s Best Small-Medium Employer: Southern States Bank
Appreciation Beyond Good Compensation
A full-service community bank, Southern States Bank specializes in business lending and banking services for small- to medium-sized companies, business owners...
Durant Accomplishes Many Things Despite Tough Times
When Mike Durant’s Black Hawk helicopter was shot down during combat in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993, he was attacked by a street mob, sustaining...
Huntsville Starting to Grow
Charlie Sealy III, who has led the charge to bring more residents to downtown Huntsville with recent loft developments, was raised in the real...
Scholarships and Recruiting Top Scholars
A few years ago, only two high school seniors in Alabama scored a perfect 36 on the ACT. With scholarship offers abounding, those students...