Municipal Multi-tasking
Frank Brocato knows about recruiting technology companies, dousing high-rise fires and birthing mall babies.
A Look at the Biosciences Industry in Alabama
Peggy Sammon, CEO, GeneCapture Inc. and Chair, BIO Alabama ...
Alabama Biotech Investment 101
A strong support network has led Alabama biotechs to land $101 million in venture capital since 2012. Working in one of the toughest investment sectors, research-based startups have well defined paths to commercial success on home turf.
Proctors on Tuition/Debt Inflation
Chief academic officers at Alabama universities tell us what they are doing to assist students in a climate of rising tuition and debt.
Woman Dominant Mosquito Busters
Gail Yongue of Daphne became her own boss when she transitioned from health care to pest control management.
Tax Incentives Reawaken History
Twelve aging but historically important structures, including the Protective Life Building in Birmingham, Merchants National Bank Building in Mobile and the Pratt...
Spanish Supplier T&W Rolling at Mercedes
Spain-based auto supplier Truck & Wheel Group revealed its 127, 000-square-foot manufacturing site March 9 in Vance, drawing Gov. Kay Ivey and Mercedes-Benz...
Lightning Swift Jackpot Cashout
Four years from launch to cashout, Shipt’s $550 million sale to Target is a new high for Alabama startups and a beacon for Birmingham’s emerging community of business innovators.
Charity App Secures $1.5M Seed Funding
Clipping out proofs of purchase and saving them in an envelope for school fundraisers is so turn-of-the-century. The Birmingham-based app Planet Fundraiser speeds up...
Partners Ratify $300M Air Assembly Line
Top brass from two international aircraft companies flew in to Mobile in February to affirm a big deal for Alabama.