Flights of Fancy
On its website, Airbus waxes poetic in describing the future of the airplane cabin — “Future-gazing by Airbus shows blueprints for radical...
Career End for a Political Boss
Goodwin Myrick, one of the most powerful figures in Alabama politics, announced he was stepping down from his 20-year reign as...
Clockwork of Product in Motion
Barges, trains and trucks are all fundamental elements in the Nucor Steel logistical...
Game Over. Hit Reset.
Keivan Deravi is a professor of economics at Auburn University Montgomery’s School of Business. He designed the Alabama Economic Forecasting Model, which...
Alabama “Oh, My”
How does a bowl of seafood gumbo thickened with okra or a plate of cornmeal-encrusted fried catfish sound? Or a pulled pork barbecue...
Critical Information
Like many in the “sandwich generation” who find themselves caring for their children and their parents simultaneously, Julie Slayton didn’t realize how...
Low-Cap Soul Food
On a beautiful September day in downtown Mobile, the sky was bright blue; the spire on the RSA Tower seemed to pierce...
EADS-BAE Pitch Ripples in Alabama
Boeing, a 50-year veteran of north Alabama’s aerospace scene, and Gulf Coast newcomer Airbus are local players in a multi-continent battle....
Midwest Wind Powers Alabama
Alabama Power has signed 20-year contracts with two Midwestern wind energy projects, expected to yield 404 megawatts of electricity — with some...
From the Gulf to the Platter
Dominick Ficarino knows shrimp. Like his father, grandfather and great grandfather, commercial seafood is his life. Over the generations, shrimp...
