The Farmer’s Chief Executive
Jimmy Parnell grew up knowing what it meant to work literally until the cows came home. As a child at his family’s Chilton County...
Polaris Industries (Leading Manufacturer) – Alabama’s Latest Big Ride
Scott Wine, 48, is CEO and chairman of Polaris Industries, the world’s leading manufacturer of powersports vehicles — off-road vehicles and snowmobiles — with...
Auburn Alumni Seed the U.S. with Fast Growing Companies
For the first time in its storied history, Auburn University dedicated a day recently to honoring a new kind of tiger — the sort that slices through business challenges and swallows the competition.
The Fed Radar Detects Uncertainty
Richard Moody is the chief economist at Regions Financial Corp. We spoke with him a few days after the March meeting of the Federal...
Madison County Takes The Spotlight in Aerospace and Technology
Madison County in north Alabama is one of the fastest growing counties in the Southeast and is home to a leading defense, aerospace and...
Shelia Jackson Does It All – Troy’s Diva
Troy tourism is her career, but singing is in her heart.
Technology – Business Incubation Through Technology
Gone is the image of the university as an ivory tower, that metaphoric turret where professors and researchers labor in isolation far removed from...
Freetextbooks.com – Taming The High Price of Textbooks
Thirty-year-old Jonathan Robinson, founder of Birmingham-based Freetextbooks.com, has always liked looking for and finding ways to make money. But his entrepreneurial nature didn’t lead...
CCS: Company-Customized Continuing Education
A well-trained work force is essential in today’s competitive business environment. But it’s always a challenge to find the best training at the right...
AU’s College of Business: The Roar of Entrepreneurs
Come one, come all — trendsetters, groundbreakers and changers of the status quo. Converging on the Plains this month are moderators, mentors, alumni and...