Tag: November 2012
Career End for a Political Boss
Goodwin Myrick, one of the most powerful figures in Alabama politics, announced he was stepping down from his 20-year reign as...
Clockwork of Product in Motion
Barges, trains and trucks are all fundamental elements in the Nucor Steel logistical...
Game Over. Hit Reset.
Keivan Deravi is a professor of economics at Auburn University Montgomery’s School of Business. He designed the Alabama Economic Forecasting Model, which...
Alabama “Oh, My”
How does a bowl of seafood gumbo thickened with okra or a plate of cornmeal-encrusted fried catfish sound? Or a pulled pork barbecue...
Critical Information
Like many in the “sandwich generation” who find themselves caring for their children and their parents simultaneously, Julie Slayton didn’t realize how...
Low-Cap Soul Food
On a beautiful September day in downtown Mobile, the sky was bright blue; the spire on the RSA Tower seemed to pierce...
EADS-BAE Pitch Ripples in Alabama
Boeing, a 50-year veteran of north Alabama’s aerospace scene, and Gulf Coast newcomer Airbus are local players in a multi-continent battle....
Midwest Wind Powers Alabama
Alabama Power has signed 20-year contracts with two Midwestern wind energy projects, expected to yield 404 megawatts of electricity — with some...
From the Gulf to the Platter
Dominick Ficarino knows shrimp. Like his father, grandfather and great grandfather, commercial seafood is his life. Over the generations, shrimp...
Power Eats
The Capital City Club, in Montgomery, has its own definition of fast food, with an adventurous menu that puts the...