Tag: May 2014
Twitter and how it Can Benefit Companies
For you CEOs out there, here’s all you need to know about Twitter.
Many of the smartest people in your company love it and think...
The Delicious Dietitian
Jen Neese’s company motto is “Real nutrition for real people.” Her business, The Delicious Dietitian, provides a network of food experts serving patients throughout...
Credit Unions Contribute to Solid Growth Throughout the Downturn
After adding 40, 000 newcomers in 2013, Alabama’s credit unions now have 1.9 million members — more than they’ve ever had. Since 2008, during...
Economy Back on Track from the Recession
Breathe deep. What former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke calls “the worst financial crisis in modern history” seems squarely behind us. Though we’ve yet...
Trading Army Boots for Wing Tips
For 34 years, Joe Riley was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces Group. He traveled the world, from Panama to Portugal, coordinating...
Restaurants to Dine at
Be an impressionist, at Oscar’s at the Museum
When Jim Cobb and his wife, Krystal, took over operations at the Birmingham Museum of Art’s restaurant...
Revivals, Innovations & Dream Machines
HOO'S Q (Tuscaloosa)
Hoo’s Q, a popular new barbecue restaurant in Tuscaloosa, might not exist at all if not for the mile-wide April 27, 2011,...
Sustain Your Network Startup
Roughly half of all Americans get their paycheck from a small business, and in Alabama the number is closer to two-thirds.
Bill Cummins, director of...
Big Game Hunting
We spoke recently with Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle about one of the biggest economic development coups in state history. In February, gun manufacturer Remington...
Spotlight on Baldwin County
Baldwin County, on the Alabama Gulf coast, is best known for tourism, an activity that is an economic driver for the entire state. Baldwin’s...