Haines and Other Authors’ Best Sellers
For Carolyn Haines, opportunity knocked at a Mississippi cocktail party. Attending the 1982 social, an Ole Miss professor told the future mega-author, “Carolyn, you...
Wally’s Bessemer Alchemy
Wally Evans, 66, knows a thing or two about running a family business. While growing up in Decatur, he spent many hours helping out...
Lee Aids Carnival Cruise Lines
Mike Lee remembers standing on the side of a Colorado ski slope when Carnival Cruise Lines called.
It wasn’t the first time they had come...
Cyber Security is an Important Emerging Area and a Tough Problem
Marc Bendickson is CEO of Dynetics, one of Alabama’s largest private companies — 1, 055 employees, sales of $267 million — and one of...
Caldwell and More Top Gene Scientists in Alabama
Ever since the human genome was unraveled in 2001, genetic science has exploded into a race to find new products and services.
In Alabama, researchers...
Serial Local Bank Builder
ServisFirst Bank President and CEO Tom Broughton seems nonchalant as he fields questions about goals and strategic planning. “We’ve never had goals … but...
Dream Fielder
Brian Skinner is the deliverer of dreams. He can take people around the globe and transport them to other worlds. He can make people...
Branch Banks
Are branch banks becoming an endangered species? Soon to rest in peace with downtown movie theaters, record shops, video rental stores and gas stations...
Refreshment Reformation
Located in Birmingham, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United is the third largest Coca-Cola bottler in North America and the largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler. United...
Ford’s Million Dollar Shine
Out of his teens, out of college and out of work, Russ Ford found employment polishing other people’s shoes. He offered great service —...