What Makes Frank Stitt Cook?
As a boy growing up in Cullman in the 1960s, Frank Stitt had no particular interest in learning to cook. “My major...
Slow Trains & Wide Open Spaces
In Birmingham, a river does not run through it. There is no lake front or bay side or ocean view. No significant...
Interview: Robert Cunningham of Cunningham Bounds
Robert Cunningham is one of two Alabama trial lawyers on the panel of 15 that comprise the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee—the group of lawyers representing...
Builder Turns Developer
When Daniel Murray opened Murray Building Co. in Birmingham five years ago, he did not plan to become a real estate developer,...
Think Local, Stay Solvent
Bigger is not always better when it comes to surviving in today’s ever-struggling economy. Banks with assets of $1 billion or greater are...
News Futures
Ricky Matthews is the president of Advance Alabama/Mississippi, the holding company for the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile Press-Register and...
LOL Jennifer's $41 Trillion Inheritance
Recently, my parents had their air conditioner repaired by the same man who has been servicing their home for as long as...
Dealing with the Dragon
Some Alabama companies are afraid of The Dragon. Some are offering a cautious welcome. And some remember that any respectable Dragon guards an...
Health Care, Meet Business 101
Jeffrey Parker is the CEO of Sarrell Dental Centers, a nonprofit corporation that runs the largest network of dental clinics in Alabama....
Jobs Recruitment for Hard Times
For nearly two decades, Alabama has been remarkably successful in attracting new manufacturing industry to the state. But the Great Recession has...