Tag: June 2014
Billy Norrell’s Unique Career Path to Become CEO of AGC
Before becoming CEO of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) Alabama chapter, Billy Norrell says his career path took several unexpected turns and curves along...
Remembering Henry Hagood: CEO of the Alabama AGC
Alex Whaley Sr., CEO of Whaley Construction Co. in Troy, still remembers the day in 1998 when an electrician at his client’s job site...
Organic Farming from Randall Hastings: Head of Hastings Farm
Randall Hastings, age 60, heads Hastings Farm, one of the largest organic farms in Alabama, located in Bay Minette, the county seat of Baldwin...
Uncertainty in the Fate of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program
Cuts in military expenditures, coupled with harsh criticisms in Washington, have plagued the Littoral Combat Ship program since its inception. Recent decisions by senior...
National Flood Insurance Program
The National Flood Insurance Program, the primary source of flood insurance coverage for most coastal residents, condo developments and businesses, is busted. As in...
Rivet the English Bulldog is a Storyteller for Airbus
When it came time to tell its story to kindergarten and first grade students in Alabama schools, world-leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus turned to Rivet...
How Farmers the Census of Agriculture as an Educational Tool
It’s a once-every-five-years snapshot of farming in America, and nearly 80 percent of farmers in Alabama provided information for it.
The 2012 Census of Agriculture...
Association of County Agricultural Agents of Change Coming to Mobile
The Gulf Coast will get a first-rate opportunity to showcase its agricultural assets this summer when the National Association of County Agricultural Agents convenes...