Festival of Alabama Artisans
On Saturday, May 4, more than 1, 000 guests visited the historic Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery for Southern Makers, a festival-style celebration...
Lanett Plant Growing & Changing
Knauf Insulation has announced plans to reopen its Lanett plant. The firm closed the plant in 2011 and is now investing $20 million to...
Airbus
Long before Airbus began seeking a site for its entry in the U.S. marketplace, Allan McArtor had an eye on Mobile’s Brookley Field.
As administrator...
Crops of Alabama in the Shipping News
The number of farms in Alabama may be dwindling — the state was home to only 43, 000 farms in 2007, down from 56,...
Scrushy Wants Back in Health Care Business
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy — recently released from jail on bribery and fraud charges that also sent former Gov. Don Siegelman to jail...
New Laws
May 20 the Alabama Legislature concluded a busy, sometimes bitterly controversial 105-day session that voted taxpayer money to support private schools, gave K-12 teachers...
Ranks & Ratings
1 — Three Alabama companies have been named winners in Alabama’s Manufacturer of the Year awards. Automaker Mercedes-Benz took the honors for a large...
Brenda Wood Pushed Earthmover Auctioneer to Top Ranks
They do business from Alabama to Israel. Their customer may be a Montgomery farmer or an Arabian sheik. And their biggest business boost came...
Public Money for Banks Only?
Local governments, schools boards, utilities and other public agencies, working to stretch their budgets as the economy struggles, are looking beyond their banks to...
Georgia-Pacific Plans Restarts on Housing Futures
Saying it sees “emerging signs in the housing market that are whetting the appetite for more building products, ” Georgia-Pacific has announced plans to...