Today’s guest columnist is Tom Cosby.
There is a steady drumbeat in the clickbait news of how Huntsville is poised to overtake Birmingham as the state’s largest city.
While shocking in a man-bites-dog context, it is only true in the narrowest of contexts, that of comparing populations within a single municipality’s border. Continue reading Huntsville is never going to be Alabama’s largest city
Today’s guest columnist is Sanjay Singh.
Dora and I moved to Birmingham in 1993. I was a newly minted Ph.D. from University of Georgia, where I met Dr. Khris McAllister, former Chair of the Management Department of Collat School of Business. He invited me for an interview in the fall of 1992. Continue reading Beacon of hope shines brighter than ever on Birmingham
Today’s guest columnist is Will Ferniany.
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Health care plays a major role in the Birmingham economy and touches every one of us. With 14 hospitals in the metropolitan area, 12 ambulatory surgery centers in Jefferson County, and hundreds of physicians’ offices, there are more than 63,000 people directly employed in medical/surgical health care in our area. Continue reading Birmingham healthcare to look a lot different
Today’s guest columnists are Dr. Karim I. Budhwani and Dr. Matthew Might.
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In less than four months, our world has been changed dramatically due to the global COVID-19 pandemic from the spread of a new coronavirus: SARS-CoV-2. Continue reading Surviving COVID-19
A savvy business friend made an observation about Birmingham’s economic future that really got my attention.
But before I disclose what he said, please review a list of Birmingham’s largest companies to determine what you think they all have in common. Continue reading An epiphany about Birmingham’s economic future
Today’s guest blogger is Kevin Scarbinsky.
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It happened in Birmingham.
Bear Bryant and 315. Bo over the top. Van Tiffin and the kick and “It’s good!” “It’s good.” “It’s good!” “It’s good.”
It was good. It was very, very good. It was the Iron Bowl, and it was the heart of big-time sports in this city. Past tense. Continue reading Scarbinsky excited about B’ham sports
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Jack Trigg. If you’d like to be a guest
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I’m afraid.
While there are many positive things happening in Birmingham and throughout our state, there are negative forces at work.
You have to wonder if our state politicians care about the lives of our citizens or if they just don’t know better. Continue reading Horrified 87 year old physician pours his heart out to Alabama politicians
ComebackTown is published by David Sher to begin a discussion on a more prosperous Birmingham.
Today’s guest blogger is Terance Perine. If you’d like to be a guest blogger, please click here.
The new Protective BJCC-UAB Stadium is not being built for the common man or woman.
Everyone—including me–is excited about our new football stadium.
But we’re about to get it wrong—really wrong—and we need to act before it’s too late. Continue reading New football stadium not being built for common man
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Jeffrey Kerby.
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Something needs to be done for the communities in or around Birmingham experiencing a dramatic increase in gun violence. Continue reading Gun violence epidemic in parts of B’ham: View from UAB Trauma Center
I’m sick and tired of some people saying how bad Birmingham is.
I love our Birmingham region!
I constantly meet folks, who move here ‘kicking and screaming,’ but later refuse out of state job opportunities and retire here. Continue reading Birmingham not worst place to live in America