Homegrown Precision Manufacturing
Precision manufacturing is a rapidly emerging industry in Alabama. But, for Huntsville’s Brown Precision, it’s been emerging for over 30 years. And the company is now strategically expanding to the state’s southern aerospace corridor.
Port Angles for Auto Traffic
After downturns in coal, Alabama’s port bids for autos — landing a $60 million facility planned by two Latin American partners.
5 Reasons to Visit Hotel Indigo in Five Points
Hotel Indigo, Birmingham’s latest hospitality jewel, opened in April in the city’s original entertainment district, historic Five Points South.
Mapping the Peanut Motherboard
Auburn Professor Charles Chen was part of the Peanut Genome Consortium — an international team of scientists — that unveiled the map...
Tennis Ball Fetching Robot on Kickstarter
Business Alabama has been following the progress of Tennibot, the tennis court-roaming robot that uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to...
Encompass Health’s New Digs
Even the glass is smart at the new home office of Encompass Health, formerly HealthSouth, Birmingham's leading healthcare company and operator of hundreds of hospitals, home health and hospice centers.
Communities Partner to Restore Their Watersheds
Chris Conway, Montgomery’s public works director, visits the cleaned up Genetta Creek. ...
How Can Alabama Businesses Prepare for the New Data Breach Notification Law?
On June 1, Alabama’s new data breach notification law goes into effect. What can Alabama businesses do to prepare and protect themselves?
Spotlight on Baldwin County
Baldwin County is home to Alabama’s Gulf Coast beaches, and those beaches and region surrounding them, combine to create the state’s top natural resource destination and a formidable economic impact.
Supply and Demand of Water
Only 10 percent of Alabama’s cropland is irrigated, compared to Georgia’s 50 percent and Mississippi’s 60 percent. If Alabama’s were 50 percent, the impact would be $200 million to $300 million a year.









