July 2011

In This Issue

	Overloaded Aussie $ Potential Boon for Alabama By Chris McFadyen
	LOL Jennifer's $41 Trillion Inheritance Zero in on Alabama’s changing demographics. By Cam Marston
	Range Wars Target Healthcare's Richest Turf Birmingham hospitals battle for prime locations in Alabama’s biggest healthcare market. Prized territories: the U.S. 280 corridor and western Hoover. By Nancy Mann Jackson
	Dealing with the Dragon The rapidly emerging China trade racks up the #2 total for Alabama exports—from pecans to systems engineering. China is also a competitive labor market, to which Alabama manufacturers sometimes have to turn. And, most recently, China has become an avid investor in Alabama assets. By Nedra Bloom
	Health Care, Meet Business 101 Alabama's largest chain of dental clinics is a worthy model for driving down health care costs and delivering quality care. Interview by Chris McFadyen
	Our Man on Gelatinous Zooplankton By Chris McFadyen
	At Issue—"The Most Fundamental Theories of Nature" By Chris McFadyen