Tag: May 2018
Top News Links: Tuesday, May 22
Mercedes to benefit from cut in China import duty China will cut the import duty on passenger cars to 15 percent, further...
Supply and Demand of Water
Only 10 percent of Alabama’s cropland is irrigated, compared to Georgia’s 50 percent and Mississippi’s 60 percent. If Alabama’s were 50 percent, the impact would be $200 million to $300 million a year.
State Water Plan Stalled
ABOVE Roy McCauley, of the Alabama Pulp and Paper Council, worries that a state water plan might put an unnecessary layer...
Top News Links: Monday, May 21
Margaritaville utopia coming to metro Huntsville If you've been searching for that mythical utopia known as Margaritaville, it's found a home in...
Top News Links: Friday, May 18
Groundbreaking held for $153M Caddell project in Nairobi Representatives from a Caddell project team joined U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert F. Godec and...
Reef Master
David Walter is the country’s premier builder of man-made reefs. He helped make Alabama the most productive red snapper state. Tourist destinations compete for him to attract snorkelers.
Flashback: Gulf Real Estate Legend
Gene Brett at The Phoenix II in 1986. Photo by Leigh Jordan Brown ...
Top News Links: Thursday, May 17
Amazon considering Bessemer site for distribution center Sources have confirmed to AL.com that Amazon is considering Bessemer for a distribution center. Last week,...
Career Notes, May 2018
Who's moving up?
Top News Links: Wednesday, May 16
Birmingham auto parts supplier cuts back to one shift The effects of a Michigan auto supply plant fire have now hit a Birmingham...