Tag: Spotlight
Extravagant Bargains
Investor Warren Buffet is known for his house nearly as much as his billions. According to Forbes, Buffet is the third-richest person...
Economic Engines
Metals With the ThyssenKrupp Carbon Steel Mill on U.S. 43 less than an hour from Thomasville in Clarke County, the area...
Grass-Grown Prime Prices
Randall Hastings is a third generation South Alabama cattle rancher. “My dad and grandfather worked our land from this very house, ” he...
Spotlight on Coastal Gateway
The Coastal Gateway region—Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties—has an abundance of natural resources, a key location on the...
Our Newest Capital Immigrants
During the past several years, international companies have made major investments in Alabama, helping to transform the state’s economic landscape. For...
Still Rolling—On a Four-Year Streak
It’s been a long time coming, but—little thanks to the white men on the hill—the Creek Indian tribe in Atmore has been...
Spotlight on Shelby County
Shelby County, located in the middle of the state, was established in 1818 and is one of seven counties in the...
Main Street Revisited
In the late 1980s, downtown Gadsden was a virtual ghost town. With a 60 percent occupancy rate, it was named by...
Rural Route Grocers
Independently owned grocery stores may not be as prevalent in Alabama as they were before the proliferation of national and regional chains, ...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee Counties
Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee counties in northeast Alabama are part of a tri-state area that includes Tennessee and Georgia, and close...