Communal Entrepreneurs
The coworking movement that has gained momentum nationally for the past decade is now spreading across Alabama, with coworking spaces available in Mobile,...
Sunlight & Steel Voilà
We are a plugged-in society without enough plugs. We have reached the point where the most prized real estate inside any public building is...
Swimming in Good Ink
Dan Starnes, owner of Starnes Publishing, which produces six thriving suburban monthly newspapers in the Birmingham area, shakes his head a...
School Teacher Becomes Aqua-entrepreneur
Soft-shell crab fans are fanatically devoted to these newly molted crustaceans with their edible shells. As one devotee described the first bite, “One...
Downtown Gold Standard
Three cities that have nurtured an eclectic collection of locally owned downtown storefronts.
Often a Great Notion
If “necessity is the mother of invention, ” Alabama is a good mom. Here are some of her sons, 10 remarkable men you...
Metallurgical Reimagining
Some 12 years ago Frank Ledbetter’s life was in tatters. An ill-fated expansion had plunged the metal fabrication shop he’d founded in 1976 more...
Alabama Business Hall of Fame’s 2015 Inductees
A brain trust of the state’s innovative business minds will receive their laurels Nov. 12 at a banquet inducting seven Alabama natives into the...
Culinary Creativity
With access to Alabama’s abundance of fresh fish, meats, cheese, vegetables and fruit, it’s no wonder Alabama chefs — from fine-dining...
Aerospace – Giants and Startups in Alabama Aerospace
Alabama’s aerospace industry has made significant strides in the last year, owing in part to the sheer diversity of its technology and manufacturing companies....