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Big Spring Park is the centerpiece of downtown Huntsville. Photo courtesy of Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau/Dennis Keim

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Increasingly Vital Business Lending

Increasingly Vital Business Lending

Credit unions have long been the source of micro loans to small businesses. With the 2008 financial crisis, they have substantially grown that role to fill the gap in business lending.

Get Ready for Crowdfunding — Free Enterprise with a Shadow Side

Get Ready for Crowdfunding — Free Enterprise with a Shadow Side

The SEC is close to issuing its final rules on equity crowdfunding under the JOBS Act. It could be the Internet portal to jobs and free enterprise, or it could open a floodgate of scams and frauds.

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Economic Engines

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Company Kudos, May 2013

Company Kudos, May 2013

Career Notes, May 2013

Career Notes, May 2013

Who I Went to When I Needed Help

Who I Went to When I Needed Help

Often the best lessons in business come from challenges that require collaboration with experts. Four Alabama businesses share their go-to experiences.

Disaster Master

Disaster Master

Wherever natural disaster strikes, Grace Pilot is ready to dispatch insurance adjusters, to all 50 states — heading a family business that started with $2,500 in the bank.

Flashback: Not for Penny Pitchers

Flashback: Not for Penny Pitchers

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Friday, May 24, 2013

Bonner to leave Congress, join university chancellor's office

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, a Republican from Mobile who has served in the House since 2003, announced yesterday that he will resign to take a newly created role as vice chancellor of the state's university system responsible for government relations and economic development. — Mobile Press-Register

Law firms file human trafficking suits against Signal International

In a move coordinated by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Associated Press reports that several top law firms have volunteered to represent Indian guest workers in an action against Signal International, saying the firm brought them to the U.S. under false promises to do Hurricane Katrina clean up. — Washington Post/AP

Brasfield & Gorrie picked for Trinity construction

Birmingham contractor Brasfield & Gorrie has been selected to complete construction of Trinity Medical Center's new hospital on Highway 280, a facility that was started by HealthSouth and then tied up for several years in court disputes. — Trinity Medical Center PR

HealthSouth plans hospital in Georgia

Birmingham-based rehabilitation provider HealthSouth has announced plans for a 50-bed hospital in Newnan, Ga., — HealthSouth PR

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