Builder Turns Developer

Careful planning mitigates the risk of a spec building project.

Careful planning mitigates the risk of a spec building project.

By William H. Stevenson III

Vulcan Slashes Dividend, Digging for Cash Flow

Company develops new financial strategies to combat wounded construction market.

By Nedra Bloom

Checkers Unveils New Design in Mobile

Chain restaurant's original location receives a notable face lift.

Chain restaurant's original location receives a notable face lift.

By Nedra Bloom

Rec Hall Taj Mahal

The University of South Alabama’s new recreation center is a pleasure dome of fitness, including a rock climbers’ wall that’s also a spectator sport.

The University of South Alabama’s new recreation center is a pleasure dome of fitness, including a rock climbers’ wall that’s also a spectator sport.

By Nedra Bloom

Health that Sings

TAG/The Architects Group designed a physicians’ office park that is warm and homelike—including the welcome zapping of registration cubbies.

TAG/The Architects Group designed a physicians’ office park that is warm and homelike—including the welcome zapping of registration cubbies.

By Kelli M. Dugan

Woodsy Book Nook

The library’s in the forest and the forest is in the library.

The library’s in the forest and the forest is in the library.

By Cary Estes

A Sensitive Build

Water to the west, structures to the north and south and a tunnel below create a demanding construction environment for new Austal USA shipbuilding bay.

Water to the west, structures to the north and south and a tunnel below create a demanding construction environment for new Austal USA shipbuilding bay.

By Nancy Mann Jackson

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.

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