Tag: economics
Banking Exec Joel Gardner on What Buyers Should Know About the...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
While higher interest rates may have kept some homeowners from making one of the largest purchases in their lifetime, Joel...
Lou Hill: The Real Estate Broker Who Keeps it Real
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
The key to success for Lou Hill, broker and owner of EPI Real Estate LLC, in Hoover is simple: "We...
Here’s How to Celebrate Kwanzaa in Birmingham
By Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com
Clarence Muhammad has spent the past few days putting the final touches on this year’s series of Kwanzaa celebrations throughout the...
From Birmingham to International Banking, Mary Kate Bush Reflects
By Mark Kelly
Alabama NewsCenter
“The young people of today are going to determine what happens with this country and what happens globally,” Mary Kate Bush...
Here’s what you need to know about Blackout Day 2020
By Shelby Stewart
MSN News
In the midst of protests against police brutality, some Black-owned businesses have flourished.
Today is not to be confused with #BlackoutTuesday where...
Minority Firms Seek Part of Birmingham’s $1B Construction Boom
By Roy S. Johnson
AL.com/The Birmingham News
Rico Washington was sad. Oh, he was ecstatic, too. His company, Construction Works, won the bid to construct a...
A.G. Gaston Conference to include focus on economics, politics and more
By Robert Dickerson
In its 15th year, the A.G. Gaston Conference has become one of Birmingham’s premier Black History Month events. The conference will be...
