Business Alabama - April 2012

Court to Hear Paramilitary Claims against Drummond

By Nedra Bloom

Communication Key to the Supply Chain

Alabama’s automotive industry runs on a just-in-time delivery system. A late part affects the entire state economy.

By Laura Stakelum

World Wide Transformations

How three very different companies used the Internet to transform their businesses.

By Jessica Armstrong

Our Newest Capital Immigrants

Israeli, Danish and Finnish firms join Alabama’s foreign direct investment mix.

By Nancy Mann Jackson

Still Rolling—On a Four-Year Streak

By Chris McFadyen

Access at the Click of a Mouse

Communicating to its members always has been the focus of AAMA’s website, but the new site will provide even more interactive options in regard to training and networking events.

By William H. Stevenson III

Little Dix Bay resort in Virgin Gorda offers pool or beach swimming in water blue and clear. Glide across the water on a sailboat or explore beneath the surface on a scuba excursion. Arrange your stay through Brownell Travel and get extra percs.

A Healthy Buzz

A hive of new businesses is buzzing around the growing demand for locally grown food. In Alabama, it’s just the beginning of what could become a $980 million-a-year economic development coup.

Interview by Chris McFadyen

Rocket City Futurism Two

By Mike Kelley

Jeffco Consultant Unleashes More Thunderbolts

By Nedra Bloom

Women in Charge

Women presidents and CEOs of privately owned Alabama companies share their management experiences.

By Kelli M. Dugan

Movers & Shapers

People making a difference in Shelby County

By Lori Chandler Pruitt

Keeping Athletes in the Game

Donald Jackson keeps rocketing young athletes from being blindsided by the rulebooks.

By Cary Estes

Chinese Team with Alabama Biofuel

By Nedra Bloom

Shot in the Dark

An investment in hunting in Alabama seems a sure thing. But sometimes the risk is in the timing. Billy Ainsworth and sons launched a luxury shooters’ resort just as the economy blew up.

By Lionel Green

Spotlight on Shelby County

By Lori Chandler Pruitt

Alabama Insider Trades

Stock transactions by insiders of Alabama's public companies

Renewed Momentum

The recession put a damper on sales of automobiles, but Alabama’s OEMs are now experiencing some growth, creating new jobs at all levels of the industry.

By Laura Stakelum