Tag: business

By Brittany Wallman FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A childhood in the black community of Memphis. A cruise line career that delivered him to...

  By Nick Patterson The Birmingham Times To demonstrate how Birmingham Mayor William Bell has affected the economy of the region for the better, Birmingham Business Alliance...

Times Staff Report Photos by Stephonia Taylor McLinn The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Saturday hosted its combined 2017 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Rae’Mah Henderson is only 17 years old, but her ambition and work ethic have always impressed those around her. It...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Milo’s Tea Company announced on Tuesday the opening of their newly expanded 15.5-acre headquarters in Bessemer. “We’re proud of Milo’s as...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times   Randall Woodfin, the first candidate to declare for mayor of Birmingham last summer, on Tuesday saw his 14-month journey to...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Owning, operating and building a small business can be a marathon, not a sprint as April Sibley, founder of Magic...

Times Staff Report Giant Amazon boxes appeared around Birmingham on Monday as part of the city’s official intent to pursue the tech giant’s second headquarters...

Times staff report Allanté Jowers knows the merits of the Innovate Birmingham program.  “Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of someone believing in you,”...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times More than half of all businesses in Birmingham are owned by African-Americans, but they make up only one percent of...