“‘H&M is especially excited to expand its reach in Alabama, a growing market for the retailer,’ the company said in a release earlier this year.”
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/08/hm_to_open_another_alabama_sto.html
Category: Business
Eh! Canada is Alabama’s Top Customer
Who knew that Alabama exports over $4B in goods to Canada each year? Continue reading “Eh! Canada is Alabama’s Top Customer”
Bankruptcy Filed: Logan’s Roadhouse closing 18 locations…
With 250 operating locations, and 23 of those in Alabama, the Nashville steakhouse chain looks to “restructure” its balance sheet.
Continue reading “Bankruptcy Filed: Logan’s Roadhouse closing 18 locations…”
Birmingham Needs a Win…
“In Birmingham, as a community, to grow the tech community, what local entities need to be involved, what can we do to be successful?”
-Kevin McLendon, CEO, Telegraph
Is Environmental Impact Study Needed to Rebuild I 59/20?
Lawsuit moves forward by group that claims evaluations were not adequate for the new controversial construction. What do you think?
How Did Alabama Score Google’s Datacenter?
It is great that Alabama was able to attract Google’s datacenter. It would be even better, however, if Alabama could attract actual development of Google’s software. Bring more clean tech jobs to Alabama!
http://alabamanewscenter.com/2016/08/01/google-came-choose-alabama-600-million-data-center/
“I Can See Us Being Acquired in Less than Five Years.”
Concert Care, Innovation Depot Start-up, Opens Office in Liverpool, England.
The “Uberpreneur”
“Lottery? In Alabama…?”
44 states host lotteries and one of the remaining 6 is Alabama…
So, is Alabama behind the ball, or simply staying true to its southern values?
"We have not solved our funding crisis yet," -Gov. Bentleyhttps://t.co/ME5PrlcUqX
— Wade Cline (@wade_cline) July 27, 2016
Lets hear it! What do you think the state should do?
Take our 7 question survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J6VKKLG
Birmingham Startup Challenging San Francisco’s Multi-Billion Dollar “Instacart”
What if I told you that a 2 year old, Magic City born company is going head to head with a multi-billion dollar giant based out of the Silicon Valley?
Would you believe it?
See for yourself what the future “Silicon Valley” is producing.
“At first the company started selling in places where Instacart and other big entrants into the food delivery market weren’t.”
-Johnathan Shieber
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/27/shipt-raises-20-million-to-challenge-instacart-and-plants-a-flag-for-alabamas-startup-ecosystem/
Birmingham: Entrepreneurs Welcome!
I talk a lot about Birmingham’s innovation and enthusiasm for the startup community. Reason being, my experience with TechBirmingham and Innovation Depot. The things going on in the Southeast’s Silicon Valley are outstanding and sure to turn heads in other cities. The fire is in the Depot, and TechBirmingham is fueling it that much more.
WHERE Innovation Happens
Innovation has always been a messy business, a twisting path of colliding ideas and accidental discoveries. What has changed over time is not how we innovate but where we innovate.
-NYTimes
The Bham Way
What Unifies a Community?
There are many aspects involved when supporting something. Is it politics, or sports, or religious beliefs? Whatever “it” may be, supporting each other, as a community, ought to be a top priority.
“What Makes a Great App?”
You need to be looking at every pixel, every detail, every nook and cranny on how your user base interacts with your app, your brand and your customer service.
-Joshua Davidson
http://chopdawg.com/what-makes-great-app/?utm_content=bufferc7034&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Jonathan Nugent Joins BBA, Vice President of Innovation and Technology
Acknowledging the increased interest for technology company growth in Birmingham, the Birmingham Business Alliance adds Jonathan Nugent as V.P. of Innovation and Technology.
Mr. Nugent has over 20 years experience in technology companies and most recently was the director of Marketing for Health Professions at UAB. Mr. Nugent’s responsibilities include growth and development of new business with a heavy focus on emerging and early-stage research, development and technology companies.
“Technology and innovation is an emerging sector in our economy and connects to every industry in Birmingham,” he said. “With Jon serving as a knowledgeable connector between researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs and investors in that sector, Birmingham’s economy can reach its potential and beyond.
-Brian Hilson, CEO, Birmingham Business Alliance