Hack This!
Jim Simon was a U.S. Army intelligence officer, career CIA analyst and partner in Microsoft before starting his own cyber security consulting firm named...
Naval Hospital for the Pacific Rim Needs a Modern Replacement
For more than half a century, the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Rim has relied on the U.S. Naval Hospital at Guam for healthcare....
Wind Farm Turbulence Statewide
The winds of change are blowing across Alabama as renewable energy projects are proposed in Cherokee, Etowah and Baldwin counties. St. Clair and Cleburne...
Mastering the Disasters
When Hurricane Frederic tore through Alabama in 1979, more than 239, 000 Alabama Power customers were left without power, and it took 21 days...
Alfa Insurance Loses Customers
Shortly after killer tornadoes ravaged Alabama in April 2011, Montgomery-based Alfa Insurance announced it would not renew more than 70, 000 property insurance policies...
Susan Wu Decides to Equip Herself
With the vision of Japanese soldiers occupying her native China in the early days of World War II, a young Susan Wu resolved to...
Lawyers in the Board Room
At a company meeting several years back, the CEO of Reebok ranted about his aversion to lawyers, then turned to his general counsel and...
The Looming Correction Blues
With bonds and cash barely showing a pulse when it comes to interest rates, investors may be timidly strolling back down Wall Street, trying...
Spotlight on Etowah & St. Clair Counties
Etowah County is located in northeast Alabama. It is blessed with natural beauty, including Noccalula Falls Park and Lookout Mountain, along with the Coosa...
High-Gain Hedge in Hospitals
Medical Properties Trust, a Real Estate Investment Trust based in Birmingham, is riding high, in spite of a languishing recession that’s been especially anguishing...