Take the July 2023 AlaBiz Quiz

Challenge yourself with these Alabama business-related puzzlers from the past.

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Nedra Bloom
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How much do you know about Troy Bank & Trust?

AlaBiz Quiz - July 2023

1) JULY 2023: Troy Bank and Trust has an unusual provision in its charter that prevents a common banking strategy. What is it?(Required)
2) JUNE 2023 (one month ago): Cullman construction contractor Kevin Thomas created a safe room system that can be rigged up in seconds in a school classroom. What purpose do the walls serve on a day-to-day basis?(Required)
3) JULY 2022 (one year ago): An Alabama city took over the top spot on the U.S. News & World Report list of Best Places to Live, knocking Boulder, Colorado, down a notch. What city?(Required)
4) JULY 2018 (five years ago): Abbeville, Alabama, was in a steep decline in the 1990s, when its major employer closed up shop. Since then, it's been rescued by home-grown Great Southern Wood Preserving, but what was the key employer who left town earlier?(Required)
5) JULY 2013 (10 years ago): In a feature about great money-making ideas with Alabama roots, Business Alabama reflected on Malcolm McLean, who bought the old Waterman Shipping Co. in 1956. He put his idea into practice first elsewhere, but it has since revolutionized shipping even here. What was it?(Required)
6) JULY 1998 (25 years ago): Our July issue featured Betty Gist, who was CEO of the largest Alabama company led by a woman. What company?(Required)

This quiz appeared in the July 2023 issue of Business Alabama.

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