Vote of Confidence

A retired Marine and college dean, Alec Yasinsac is on a mission: to ensure that every ballot cast by a member of our military is counted.

A retired Marine and college dean, Alec Yasinsac is on a mission: to ensure that every ballot cast by a member of our military is counted.

By Michelle Roberts Matthews

2011 Newsmakers

Business Alabama's wrap up of the state's 2011 news portfolio

By Chris McFadyen and Nedra Bloom

Overloaded Aussie $ Potential Boon for Alabama

By Chris McFadyen

Vintage Private Stock

Highlights from the company histories of the oldest of Alabama’s largest privately owned companies.

Highlights from the company histories of the oldest of Alabama’s largest privately owned companies.

By Nedra Bloom

A Little Silver in the Lining

Alabama’s economy is slowly digging its way out of the recession, with exports and tax receipts slightly rising in 2011.

Alabama’s economy is slowly digging its way out of the recession, with exports and tax receipts slightly rising in 2011.

By Mike Kelley

Gulf Spill Reaches the Courtroom

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange takes aim at BP and compensation kingpin Kenneth Feinberg, preparing for the mother of all lawsuits.

Business Alabama talks to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, who plays a key role in the spill litigation that began in February in New Orleans, in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Louisiana.

Interview by Chris McFadyen