Tag: October 2013
Memorabilia on Display at Hibbett’s New Headquarters
Hibbett Sports has more than corporate offices at its new headquarters in Birmingham. The 155, 000-square-foot building also offers a spacious, museum-like setting to...
McInnis Founds Company while still in College
It was only a college class assignment, but it inspired Clay McInnis to found his first company even before graduation and identified him as...
Moon Union
Top rocket scientists from both Alabama and California are working together to make history.
The Huntsville-based Rocket City Space Pioneers has merged with Moon Express...
Railroad Lines Off the Beaten Track
From the wailing of the whistle to the clacking along the tracks, trains have been chugging their way into our hearts and minds for...
Festival in Alabama Reaches Farihope
Joining a tradition that includes Birmingham’s celebrated Sidewalk Film Festival and that once included Dothan’s home-town tribute to cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown, the...
Stratolaunch Wants to Leapfrog the Launch Pad
While workers in Decatur and Huntsville continually move forward with newer and more powerful versions of the rockets that propelled the American dream into...
Fodor’s Touts Birmingham
Fodor’s, one of the premier guides for travelers, recommends Birmingham as among the top 14 destinations in the world this fall, one of only...
Golf Courses Improve in Alabama
The Canadian son of a pair of Scots was working on a golf course in Ireland when he got the call that brought him...
Big Data Cuts Across Alabama
In the world of mining Big Data, Stephen Brossette is among those who struck gold.
Brossette immersed himself in data in the mid-1990s when he...
Port at Mobile is a Kew Factor in World Commerce
What do planes, trains and automobiles have in common? They all rely on the port at Mobile to help them move what needs to...