Spotlight on Covington, Butler, Crenshaw & Lowndes Counties
Covington, Butler, Crenshaw and Lowndes counties, located in southeast Alabama, have worked hard to recruit and attract diverse industries, scoring strong in aerospace and...
Giant Roars to Full Blast
Christian Dohr was CEO of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA — the massive steel mill in north Mobile County — when we did this interview on...
Country Store Revival
Betsy Compton was the last person qualified to run a general store, or so she thought.
Marketing skills, financial training and inventory management savvy are...
Summer Camp Re-Imagined
Camp McDowell, under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, has begun a $10.5 million construction project that will allow it to provide...
Alabama’s Showcase Rooms
Tony Davis is the CEO of the leading hospitality company in Alabama, PCH Hotels & Resorts, the chain of resort hotels associated with the...
A Cool Place to Work
Martin Industrial Supply enters its 80th year by creating a new corporate home for itself, with a $3.5 million renovation of the old Rogers...
Bank Merger of 2012: Causes and Effects
Given the timing of the 2012 merger between the Alabama Bankers Association and Community Bankers Association, it’s no wonder a state banking veteran said...
Tuscaloosa Construction and a Look Inside the Bubble
The new cheer for the University of Alabama could easily be, “Grow Tide.” For the past 10 years, student enrollment at the university has...
Sam Addy’s Advice on Economics
Put three economists in a room and you’ll get 17 opinions, says Sam Addy, associate dean for research and outreach at the University of...
Spotlight on Coastal Gateway
The five-county Coastal Gateway region between Montgomery and Mobile boasts plentiful hardwood and softwood forests, waterways for business and recreation, import/export opportunities through the...
