The Farmer’s Chief Executive
Jimmy Parnell grew up knowing what it meant to work literally until the cows came home. As a child at his family’s Chilton County...
John McMillan – A Path to Alabama Wine Dominance?
Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan thinks folks in Alabama should be thinking more seriously about the state’s share of America’s $162 billion wine industry.
McMillan’s office...
Alabama’s Largest Commercial Insurance Agencies 2015
Source: Business Alabama surveys Click here to view the complete listing.
Birmingham Building Boom
The magic is back. Birmingham is booming — uptown, midtown, downtown. New buildings are going up. Old buildings are being restored. A new energy,...
Alabama Community Bank Performances
Community Banks are defined by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as having $1 billion or less in assets. Source: Most recent available data...
Financial Planning & Investment Advisory Firms
Source: Business Alabama surveys. Note: DND=Did Not Disclose Click here to view the complete listing.
Compiled by Erica Joiner West
Mobile County Takes The Spotlight for Shipbuilding
Mobile County, in southwest Alabama, is the state’s second most populous county. It has the state’s only seaport, and is known for its booming...
Polaris Industries (Leading Manufacturer) – Alabama’s Latest Big Ride
Scott Wine, 48, is CEO and chairman of Polaris Industries, the world’s leading manufacturer of powersports vehicles — off-road vehicles and snowmobiles — with...
Chicken a la Cubana
Americans love chicken — no surprise here — especially white meat, consuming an average of more than 80 pounds per person per year. Many...
Southerners Hate Most Business Phone Service
In the South, we like our tea sweet and the person on the other end of a business call polite. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always...
