New Concept Branch: Regions Tests Branches, with a Human Variable
In a world where some financial institutions have no branches at all, Regions Bank is sorting out how to provide customer service with a...
Gas Tax Low in Alabama By Using Less Gas – Running On Empty
Alabama Transportation Director John Cooper has an impressive background that includes six years as CEO of Avocent Corp., an information technology infrastructure company, as...
Southern Rail Commission: Update on Alabama’s Passenger Rail Progress
The last step to restoration of passenger rail service between Montgomery and Birmingham was initiated in October, when the Southern Rail Commission completed an...
China and Alabama – Birmingham Dedicates a Year to China
China and Alabama enjoy a profitable relationship. The Eastern giant is second only to Canada as the state’s biggest export market, valued at $2.5...
GD Copper: Poster Company for Job Creation Goes Union
By a razor-thin margin, workers at Golden Dragon Copper USA in Pine Hill elected to unionize the plant last November.
The vote at the Wilcox County...
Top Business: 2014 in Review
No need for any drum rolls, let’s just do this. The top business stories for 2014 in Alabama, according to a consensus of Business...
Poarch Creek: Gambling to the Rescue? Don’t Bet on It
Here’s an unexpected development from Goat Hill: Lawmakers are looking at a gap in the state’s General Fund estimated to be $250 million or...
RSA in Line to Recoup $21 Million Over Railcar Deal Settlement
The wheels of justice turn deliberate and true, even when mounted to a troubled railcar deal. Now the case is over and the Retirement...
Seafood: Agricultural Innovation on the Global Pond
About 91 percent of all the seafood Americans eat is imported, according to John Jensen, professor and interim director of the Auburn University School...
Intergraph: New Castle for Alabama Technology Royal
Employees at Intergraph in Huntsville will finish moving into the company’s new $58 million headquarters this month — culmination of a commitment by one...
