Public Money for Banks Only?
Local governments, schools boards, utilities and other public agencies, working to stretch their budgets as the economy struggles, are looking beyond their banks to...
Sasser with Credit Unions
When Glenn Sasser applied for a $25, 000 small business loan from his bank, he had already spent nearly a decade running his company,...
Number One Tax Tip for 2013 — Put your tax advisers on speed dial
With lawmakers burning the New Year’s Eve oil to finalize tax laws, Business Alabama has gone to tax advisers and experts for their...
Ready for Another Big Bank Crisis? Bailout?
A watershed of lawsuits now breaking across the country could cause another crisis among the largest investment banks — the same banks that...
First Avenue Banker Breakout
Steve Reider and Kimberly Clay know a thing or two about planning and marketing bank branches. Before opening their firm, Bancography,...
Accounting for Health Care Reform
One thing you can count on after the 2012 presidential election is that health care reform, passed in 2010 — the Affordable...
Jefferson County Bankruptcy Fallout
What effect will Jefferson County’s bankruptcy have on the credit rating of the rest of the state? It’s not a new question, ...
Leading the Alabama Publics League
Jeffry Rosenthal is CEO and president of Hibbett Sports Inc., one of the best performing companies on our annual ranking of Alabama...
$2 Billion Chump Change
News in May that J.P. Morgan dropped more than $2 billion in a derivatives trade made headlines, stirred Congressional committee hearings—Harrumph! Harrumph!—and...
Number Crunchers to the Rescue
Most every Alabama business has a relationship with an accounting firm — to balance the books, prepare taxes, draw up the...