Top Benefits Tips
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010, some critics predicted that scores of employers would stop offering group health insurance...
Compressor Leader Consolidates, Streamlines in Alabama
In a facility on the outskirts of downtown Bay Minette, workers assemble air compressors deemed tough enough for the most demanding industrial uses. Quincy...
Management and Corrections
We called on Bryan Stevenson for a specialist’s critique of the state’s current proposal for fixing the overcrowded Alabama prison system. At an estimated...
Spotlight on Jefferson County
Jefferson County in central Alabama is the state’s most populous county, including the largest city in the state, Birmingham, and the...
Mobile Amasses a Mountain of Manufacturers
“One of the things I find most exciting about Mobile’s economy is that we not only consume things, we also make things, ”...
Wiring North America
If you’ve built a new house, rewired your basement, added an outdoor TV, or just a new porch light in recent...
Former Princess, Fierce Leader
Stephanie Bryan is proud of what she calls “humble beginnings.” Raised on an Indian reservation in Atmore, she remembers little girl days of...
M*A*S*H Matures in Pinewoods
A town like Grove Hill needs its emergency room all the time, given that the nearest options are 45 minutes north or 20...
Inside the Works: Boeing’s New R&D Center
This July, Boeing is celebrating its 100th year by developing new products and services “for the next 100 years, ” says Steve Swaine,...
$85 Million Medicaid Cut Hits Small Towns Worst
Almost as if they expected to be let down by state lawmakers, a group of doctors from the Alabama Chapter of the American...
