Think Local, Stay Solvent
Bigger is not always better when it comes to surviving in today’s ever-struggling economy. Banks with assets of $1 billion or greater are...
The Bard's Still on the Boards
Montgomery’s Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) is a world-class theatre in a small market. No matter how much of a recession the economy may...
News Futures
Ricky Matthews is the president of Advance Alabama/Mississippi, the holding company for the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile Press-Register and...
Overloaded Aussie $ Potential Boon for Alabama
Australian shipbuilder Austal marked down its earnings forecast in May, sending its stock down 10 percent and hammering home a likely trend...
LOL Jennifer's $41 Trillion Inheritance
Recently, my parents had their air conditioner repaired by the same man who has been servicing their home for as long as...
Dealing with the Dragon
Some Alabama companies are afraid of The Dragon. Some are offering a cautious welcome. And some remember that any respectable Dragon guards an...
Health Care, Meet Business 101
Jeffrey Parker is the CEO of Sarrell Dental Centers, a nonprofit corporation that runs the largest network of dental clinics in Alabama....
Our Man on Gelatinous Zooplankton
When a Biblical plague of jellyfish invaded the packed beaches of Florida's Atlantic Coast on Memorial Day weekend, zapping over 400 swimmers,...
At Issue—”The Most Fundamental Theories of Nature”
In case you missed it, in the last year, science has come a lot closer to understanding antimatter. That's thanks...
The Buck Stops…Where?
Lawyers for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in January did what lawyers do best — fired off a letter loaded with foreboding and...