Alabama Tax Tribunal – Long Road to Tax Fairness
On the surface, not much has changed in Suite 301 of the Business Center of Alabama building in Montgomery. The office is in the same...
New South Organic Farm: A Business Model for Organic Farming
It’s a chilly 42 degrees outside on a November afternoon, but inside a covered “tunnel house” on New South Organic Farm near Moundville the...
Common Core: Uncommon Agreement
On the national scene, the educational standards known as Common Core have become a political tempest, and the standards seem destined to become a...
Taziki’s: How to Cook Up a $28 Million Franchise
Keith Richards, founder and chief development officer of Birmingham-based Taziki’s Mediterranean Café, first fell in love with feeding the public at 18 years old...
Real Estate: Leadership and Renewed Momentum of Alabama Real Estate
Growth in sales, improvements in pricing and an increased interest in the career field are all signs that Alabama’s real estate market is moving...
YMCAs: Making the Most of Serving Nonprofits
Dave Gray is the CEO of Birmingham-based Daxko Inc., one of the state’s most successful information technology companies. Daxko makes money in one of...
Businessmen in Alabama: Top Management Skills in Philanthropy
“Business? Mankind was my business, ” says corporate head-turned-ghost, Jacob Marley, in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” “Charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my...
Improved Healthcare: Keeping Pace with Aging Customers
Improved healthcare and longer life spans have made it possible for people to stay active longer and to have higher expectations than those of...
Alabama Power Foundation: Inside Alabama’s Largest Foundation
The Alabama Power Foundation is the largest charitable foundation in the state and the 29th largest corporate foundation in the country, according to The...
The Locker Room: Retail Legend on the Strip
Alex Gatewood looked a lot like a typical University of Alabama student when he drove into Tuscaloosa in 1964 pulling a U-Haul and seeking...
