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...
Top White Collar Cop Inspects Dodd-Frank
We talked recently with the state’s top securities regulator about the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, designed—with many policy details still to be...
A Voice in the Ear of the Legislature
Lobbyist might not top the list of Career Day aspirations, but Beth Marietta Lyons sees her natural progression from lawyer to Goat...
Funding Education
The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA) does more than provide a forum for interaction among automotive companies in Alabama. The organization also strives...
The Healer with Determination
IF THE HOSPITAL LEADERS HADN'T GIVEN THE ONLY SURGICAL POST IN THEIR CLOSED STAFF TO SOMEBODY ELSE, Paul Flowers might never have...