Nancy Mann Jackson
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...
Big League Workforce Demands
More than 850, 000 automobiles were manufactured in Alabama in 2012, another record for an industry that has experienced amazing growth since...
Stocking Language Supplies
Growing numbers of Alabama companies conduct business internationally, and growing numbers of international companies conduct business in Alabama. The problem? Not...
Creative Giving
Huntsville Techs Leverage Charities with ESOP Option By Nancy Mann Jackson When Dynetics, a Huntsville-based engineering and technology company, became...
Critical Information
Like many in the “sandwich generation” who find themselves caring for their children and their parents simultaneously, Julie Slayton didn’t realize how...
Full Force Innovator
Growing up as the son of a self-taught engineer in Huntsville, Tim Pickens was never allowed to say the words, “I’m...
Fashion Forward
While he was growing up in Amite, Louisiana, in the 1970s, Billy Reid’s mother owned a women’s clothing boutique. While...
Two Counties with the Right Stuff
During 2011, the northwest Alabama counties of Limestone and Morgan led the state in new business announcements. Economic development professionals in Limestone...
Watching the Skies
His career-military father always hoped Bob Baron would become a doctor. But instead of attending medical school, Baron’s career journey led him...