August 2011

In This Issue

	Alabama Trial Lawyer Grills BP’s Hayward By Nedra Bloom
	If Only We Could All Be Central Bankers By Nedra Bloom
	Big Payback at the Port By Nedra Bloom
	Mercedes Peep Show: Leaks and Sneak Previews By Nedra Bloom
	Missile Enterprise Cruises on BRAC, Major Contracts By Kathy Hagood
	Company Born in an OR Gene Robinson turned from salesman to precision manufacturer when he spotted a critical need in the operating room. Interview by Chris McFadyen
	Taco Wars Taco Bell meets Alabama’s prime plaintiff law firm in the halls of justice and says thanks. By Kelli M. Dugan
	Birmingham Brokerage Grows Coast to Coast Birmingham-based investment firm Sterne Agee is on a determined, national acquisition campaign, capitalizing on windfalls of industry consolidation. By Nancy Mann Jackson
	Alabama Stocks Move Ahead in Volatile Markets A recap of the 2010-2011 market shows Alabama companies repeatedly moving one step forward, one step back, ending up ahead—but not as far ahead as the national average. By Margot Crabtree