Finns Set to Take Over ThyssenKrupp Stainless
The new ThyssenKrupp Stainless plant near Mobile, rebranded as Inoxum to make it spin-off ready, has been combined with Outokumpu Oyj,...
Martin Marietta Digs in on Vulcan Takeover
Martin Marietta Materials Inc., based in Virginia, has continued its efforts toward an unfriendly takeover of Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Co. Martin...
Eat Up, Alabama
Alabama’s Department of Tourism has christened 2012 The Year of Food—with tributes to fine dining, fun dining and all things edible throughout...
ACIPCO Pipes UP
With its business suffering from a downturn in the construction market, ductile iron pipe maker ACIPCO, based in Birmingham, is...
Celebrating Alabama History
The City of Decatur has produced a new video celebration the achievements of notable African-American citizens who have made contributions to the community...
Taking Sides Over Education
Education funding may be the first hot topic of the new year. Gov. Robert Bentley has announced that he will ask lawmakers...
Attack on the Sage?
Gov. Robert Bentley and several Republican legislators seem to be painting a target on the back of David Bronner, head of the...
Spotlight on Etowah & St. Clair Counties
Etowah County, located in northeast Alabama, is blessed with natural beauty, including Noccalula Falls Park and Lookout Mountain, along...
A Transformational Time
Don’t think of interconnected global business as new and trendy, think of it as the new normal. That’s the basic premise for...
The Bard's Still on the Boards
Montgomery’s Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) is a world-class theatre in a small market. No matter how much of a recession the economy may...