Where R&D Goes to School

Research universities are on the leading edge of a new paradigm for economic development.

Text by RAY GARNER, Chief of staff to the president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Career Notes, April 2018

Who's moving up?

Compiled by Erica Joiner West

From Ball Fields to Boardrooms

The business side of members of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Text By CARY ESTES

Endowment Management at the Top

Take a look inside the endowment funding of the state’s two largest universities.

Text by Charlie Ingram

A Life-Critical Hedge Bet

VAP Diagnostics’ cholesterol test solves the 60 percent inaccuracy of standard tests. New investors bet this critical technology will flourish, after an earlier fumble by private equity.

Text BY BILL GERDES // Photos by cary norton

Municipal Multi-tasking

Frank Brocato knows about recruiting technology companies, dousing high-rise fires and birthing mall babies.

Text BY CARY ESTES // PHOTO BY ART MERIPOL

Movers & Shapers, April 2018

Spotlight on Covington & Butler counties

A Look at the Biosciences Industry in Alabama

The bioscience sector is gaining critical mass and attracting top researchers and new industry to the state.

Text by By Peggy Sammon // CEO, GeneCapture Inc. // Chair, BIO Alabama

Alabama Biotech Investment 101

A strong support network has led Alabama biotechs to land $101 million in venture capital since 2012. Working in one of the toughest investment sectors, research-based startups have well defined paths to commercial success on home turf.

Text By GAIL ALLYN SHORT // Photo by DENNIS KEIM

Proctors on Tuition/Debt Inflation

Chief academic officers at Alabama universities tell us what they are doing to assist students in a climate of rising tuition and debt.

Text By KATHY HAGOOD // PHOTO BY MIKE KITTRELL

Woman Dominant Mosquito Busters

Gail Yongue of Daphne became her own boss when she transitioned from health care to pest control management.

text by Dave Helms

Tax Incentives Reawaken History

Twelve aging but historically important structures will get new life thanks to the latest iteration of a state historic tax credit program.

Text by Dave Helms