Tag: December 2011
A Transformational Time
Don’t think of interconnected global business as new and trendy, think of it as the new normal. That’s the basic premise for...
Spotlight on Mobile County
Mobile County, located in the southwest corner of Alabama, is the state’s second most populous county. It has the state’s only...
Drummond Sues Plaintiff Lawyer in Death Case
Birmingham-based Drummond Co. has filed suit against a noted labor lawyer, claiming that the attorney defamed the company by saying in legal...
Funding Education
The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA) does more than provide a forum for interaction among automotive companies in Alabama. The organization also strives...
Vulcan Slashes Dividend, Digging for Cash Flow
Vulcan Materials, the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, has taken a hit from the wounded construction market. But the company...
Not Your Basic Starter Home
Might as well start a garage band if you're going to make a bid on this $17.9 million property in Shoal Creek. The...
Checkers Unveils New Design in Mobile
When Jim Mattei founded the Checkers drive-thru hamburger chain in Mobile 25 years ago, his first store was on Airport Boulevard at...
Economic Engines
Aviation/Aerospace Economic developers recognize aviation/aerospace as a strong, growing industry sector with large employers like ST Aerospace Mobile Inc., Continental...
Concepts in Eats and Enterprise
It’s been almost five years since Chef James Boyce first stood in the 1821 brick building in Huntsville that is now Cotton Row....
A Life Remembered
By all accounts, Jim Hayes stood above the crowd, ebullient and unsinkable even as cancer rendered him paralyzed and wheelchair-bound. Having...