Sparkling Window on a Mysterious Business
The diamond trade is one of the oldest,  most insider-controlled enterprises there is. It’s a trade in which million dollar transactions are made...
How to Build a Global Market — These People Can Tell You
Following Apparel Offshore Established in 1968, Henderson Sewing Machine Co. Inc. supplies industrial sewing machines, parts, supplies and custom-manufactured...
Court to Hear Paramilitary Claims against Drummond
A Colombian court heard testimony in March from a demobilized member of the right-wing Colombian paramilitary group AUC, the United Self-Defence Forces...
Communication Key to the Supply Chain
From the bolts to the axles to the finished product, Alabama’s economy depends on the automotive industry. Original Equipment Manufacturer plants (OEMs)...
World Wide Transformations
Need to sell a valve in Singapore? A prison mattress in the Middle East? A faux floral arrangement direct to a homeowner trying a new...
Shelter Takedown
As if Mother Nature hadn’t been hard enough on Alabama this year, the attorney general now says that a company purporting to...
Our Newest Capital Immigrants
During the past several years, international companies have made major investments in Alabama, helping to transform the state’s economic landscape. For...
BP Settles, Soars, Sours
Lawyers for BP oil company and for victims of a massive spill reached a settlement in early March, setting aside $5.8 billion...
Still Rolling—On a Four-Year Streak
It’s been a long time coming, but—little thanks to the white men on the hill—the Creek Indian tribe in Atmore has been...
Access at the Click of a Mouse
Facilitating communication among the state’s automobile manufacturers and suppliers has been a hallmark service of the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association since it was...
