Biggest Ship (so far) Comes In
Early in June, the Port of Mobile welcomed its first Post-Panamax container ship—that’s a ship too big to have squeezed through the...
Alabama Makes Pitch for Airbus Plant
Not so long ago, it looked like a sure bet that Airbus would build a new aircraft assembly plant in Mobile. After...
Number Crunchers to the Rescue
Most every Alabama business has a relationship with an accounting firm — to balance the books, prepare taxes, draw up the...
Selling Nuclear in a Post-Fukushima Age
The Tennessee Valley Authority produced lots of excitement in Scottsboro last August when it announced plans to restart construction on the Bellefonte Nuclear...
Doors Set to Open for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
The much-anticipated Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham will open to patients on August 4. The 12-story, $400 million, state-of-the-art...
Tornado-free April with Dry Downside
State climatologist John Christy says that 2012 is the fourth year since Doppler radar revolutionized weather monitoring in 1992 that Alabama has had...
Taxes and the Poor Mouth
“We are a poor state.” That’s the excuse often offered to explain why Alabama is at rock bottom among the 50 states,...
Bloomberg Spotlights Jefferson County Woes
Alabama’s largest county, which made national headlines when it became the largest municipality to declare bankruptcy, now finds itself under the...
Meat & Potatoes Meetings
They are not anywhere near the top of the U.S. conventions market, but Alabama’s three largest convention cities each year say they...
Four-Star Strategies
As travelers continue to become savvier, the luxury hotel industry is continually working to please their discerning tastes. Alabama is home to...