Movers & Shapers, May 2018

Spotlight on the people making a difference in Baldwin County

Law Blog: How Can Alabama Businesses Prepare for the New Data Breach Notification Law?

On June 1, Alabama’s new data breach notification law goes into effect. What can Alabama businesses do to prepare and protect themselves?

Text By Brandon N. Robinson of Balch & Bingham

Spotlight on Baldwin County

Baldwin County is home to Alabama’s Gulf Coast beaches, and those beaches and region surrounding them, combine to create the state’s top natural resource destination and a formidable economic impact.

Text by Lori Chandler Pruitt

Supply and Demand of Water

Only 10 percent of Alabama’s cropland is irrigated, compared to Georgia’s 50 percent and Mississippi’s 60 percent. If Alabama’s were 50 percent, the impact would be $200 million to $300 million a year.

Text By JESSICA ARMSTRONG // Photos by TODD DOUGLAS

State Water Plan Stalled

It’s a question long debated — who has first dibs on Alabama’s abundant water supply? Right now, it goes with the flow, a solution that’s just fine with water-dependent industries.

text By CHARLIE INGRAM // Photo by ROBERT FOUTS

Reef Master

David Walter is the country’s premier builder of man-made reefs. He helped make Alabama the most productive red snapper state. Tourist destinations compete for him to attract snorkelers.

Text by ADRIAN HOFF

Flashback: Gulf Real Estate Legend

Brett/Robinson, a Saraland-based general contractor, began its resort work in 1980, the first year of recovery construction after Hurricane Frederic.

Text by chris mcfadyen

Career Notes, May 2018

Who's moving up?

Compiled by Erica Joiner West

Evolution of a Ship Rigger

From the rough hustle of a ship chandler, Marine and Industrial has morphed into a specialist in making and testing rigging — and training crews worldwide to use it.

Text By JANE NICHOLES // Photos by DAN ANDERSON

Abundance, Droughts and Floods

Great bounty is the median measure of Alabama’s water supply. But a lot depends on where and when the rain falls.

Text By NANCY MANN JACKSON // Photo by DENNIS KEIM

Small Business Focused Finance

Alabama credit unions are fine-tuning their small business relationships, mentoring clients and increasing loan portfolios.

Text By GAIL ALLYN SHORT // Photos by DAVID HIGGINBOTHAM

From Minnesota With Love: Quail Forever in the Black Belt

When it comes to top-shelf quail hunting and hospitality in Alabama’s Black Belt, that dog will hunt.

Text by Dave Helms

Shattered DreamVision Draws 10-year Term, Fine

Bryan K. Robinson, who promoted DreamVision along with other business deals through his company, Robinson Capital Investments LLC, pleaded guilty to securities fraud for his part in bilking about 40 Alabama investors.

Text by Dave Helms