Auburn Alumni Seed the U.S. with Fast Growing Companies
For the first time in its storied history, Auburn University dedicated a day recently to honoring a new kind of tiger — the sort that slices through business challenges and swallows the competition.
Ken Jansen – Grits for The Grand and Everybody Else
Working after hours can be a grind for 71-year-old Ken Jansen, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Jansen works during the day at...
Military – Alabama’s Defense Clusters
The people of Alabama do more than their share to support the U.S. military — and the military helps support the people of Alabama....
Community Banks – Alabama’s Top Performing Community Banks
Alabama’s community banks weathered turbulent times during the Great Recession and in its aftermath, with more stringent regulations and oversight, as well as customers...
Brewery: Craft Beer Rolls Over the State Line
Like a frothy draft creeping over the edge of a cold mug, Alabama’s fledgling brewery business is beginning to expand beyond the confines of...
The Fed Radar Detects Uncertainty
Richard Moody is the chief economist at Regions Financial Corp. We spoke with him a few days after the March meeting of the Federal...
Economic Engines
U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal is a 38, 000-acre secure U.S. Army installation and home of the Army Materiel Command’s four-star general headquarters, a...
Madison County Takes The Spotlight in Aerospace and Technology
Madison County in north Alabama is one of the fastest growing counties in the Southeast and is home to a leading defense, aerospace and...
Bay Wood Products – A Big Piece of Wood Work
Making a wooden pallet is not a high-end craft. But building and running the biggest pallet, dunnage and custom crate business in Alabama and the Mississippi/Florida Gulf Coast is a feat that really stacks up.
Craig King – Pitching in Real Estate’s Big Show
Back when the other kids were opting for Little League baseball, 12-year-old Craig King picked a different path — choosing a Dale Carnegie course...