Tag: business

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Samuel Associated Tube Group, a manufacturer of small-diameter, electric-resistance-welded and fabricated carbon steel tubing, last week announced plans to invest...

By Clara Green “It’s hard to hate up close.” Those were the words spoken by a welcoming uncle to his curious young nephew. The nephew wanted...

By Chanda Temple birminghamal.gov Once you’ve been in business for five years, you’d think there would be balloons, a cake and maybe even a DJ to...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times   Jefferson County officials say they want to build on the news that Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times More than 100 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across Alabama gathered at Innovation Depot in downtown Birmingham...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Sheila Tyson, Convener of the Alabama Black Women’s Roundtable and Nichelle Nix, Director of the Alabama Governor’s Office of Minority...

By Javacia Harris Bowser Special to the Birmingham Times Over the course of his life Larry Thornton has been the first African American to do several...

Special to The Times Urban Impact, the community economic development agency that serves the Birmingham Civil Rights District and Historic 4th Avenue Business District, highlights...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times Donnell Thompson and Ron Wooten, retired NFL players, are opening a chain of Checkers & Rally’s across Alabama and doing...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times When her 30-year-old nephew and business partner died of a heart attack in 2017, Glendoria Davis, of Springville, Ala., didn’t...