Gone in a Flash: Claims Cash
Just like the homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by April 2011 tornado outbreaks, most of the reserves Alabama insurers hold to...
The Water Way
For more than 60 years, Alabama’s Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway has quietly kept commerce churning from Birmingham to the Port of Mobile, connecting...
Hyundai Adds Third Shift, Nearly 900 Workers
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama opened May with an announcement that it’s hiring 877 workers for a third shift at its plant near Montgomery....
Cross Section of an Alabama Mainstay
From church pews to utility poles to executive toys, Alabama’s wood and wood products industries are hanging on during a tough economy....
Guitar Hero Swims with the Sharks
Travis Perry was living a comfortable life as owner of Wiregrass Realty. But an idea he had 32 years ago for a simplified...
Community Development
LIMESTONE COUNTY Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks says the city’s focus is on public safety, economic development, public education and quality...
Roof Beams Rising in Suburban Birmingham
Harris & Doyle Homes Inc., based in Cahaba Heights, has announced plans for two big residential developments in the area, ...
Genesis of a Medicine Man
Whatever path you might imagine as the starting point for a career working for pharmaceutical companies, trekking the world to find plants...
Attorney General Circling Indian Machines
State authorities have shut down electronic gambling machines in 99.9 percent of the state. Now the attorney general is targeting that other little...
Slow Train Moving
We spoke in early May with Grayson Glaze, executive director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate, about the Alabama slice...