Cities North and South Ride Retail Rodeo
More than 1, 000 people turned out in late July to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new shopping center in Gardendale, while the Mobile...
Lawsuit Against Drummond Co. Dismissed in Federal Court
A long-running lawsuit against Birmingham-based Drummond Co. and its president over labor-related killings near its Colombian mining operations has been dismissed in federal court...
Medical Students Begin Classes at New Med School
More than 150 medical students began classes Aug. 5 at the new Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dothan.
Built in conjunction with Dothan’s Southeast...
Wind Farm Turbulence Statewide
The winds of change are blowing across Alabama as renewable energy projects are proposed in Cherokee, Etowah and Baldwin counties. St. Clair and Cleburne...
Mastering the Disasters
When Hurricane Frederic tore through Alabama in 1979, more than 239, 000 Alabama Power customers were left without power, and it took 21 days...
Alfa Insurance Loses Customers
Shortly after killer tornadoes ravaged Alabama in April 2011, Montgomery-based Alfa Insurance announced it would not renew more than 70, 000 property insurance policies...
Private Judging Emerges in Alabama
Mediation and arbitration continue to grow in popularity in Alabama and beyond as a means of avoiding expensive and time-consuming public court battles. Now,...
Susan Wu Decides to Equip Herself
With the vision of Japanese soldiers occupying her native China in the early days of World War II, a young Susan Wu resolved to...
Lawyers in the Board Room
At a company meeting several years back, the CEO of Reebok ranted about his aversion to lawyers, then turned to his general counsel and...
Martin Aids in Landmark Restoration for Wynfrey & Galleria
“The extensive retail mix offered here is unparalleled with any of our competitors, ” says mall manager Thomas Martin. “I have an overwhelming sense...
