BIRMINGHAM — Oct. 17, 2017 — The 1916 Chevrolet Model 490 normally on display in the showroom of the downtown Birmingham Edwards Chevrolet Co. Inc. was among 35 Chevrolet models displayed last year for the dealership’s 100th anniversary. Employees, former…
MOUNTAIN BROOK / BIRMINGHAM – For generations, many in the Birmingham area and beyond have chosen Ousler Sandwiches for their parties, graduations, weddings and funerals. While the location has changed several times since Dana Ousler opened the business in January…
FAIRHOPE / BIRMINGHAM – “You go to the corner where Fairhope Pharmacy is and you take a left, or a right, or go straight.” That’s how people give directions in downtown Fairhope, said Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce President Casey…
BIRMINGHAM – Ryan and Geri-Martha O’Hara began Big Spoon Creamery in 2015 with an ice cream cart. “It was essentially a glorified lemonade stand in our driveway,” said Ryan. Since April of this year, they have operated their own store…
MONTGOMERY/BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business will honor 20 retail businesses with stores in 30 Alabama cities as Retailers of the Year or Centennial Retailers on Tuesday, Oct….
I realize you’re tired of the competing campaign ads in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. All that noise annoys me, too. As the president of the Alabama Retail Association, however, my job includes familiarizing myself with political candidates and sharing what…
The same judge that put Obama-era overtime expansion on hold last year has now struck down the rule altogether. It appears the current administration or Congress will have to act for any changes in the salary level or job responsibilities…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association endorses Sen. Luther Strange for U.S. Senate in the Aug. 15 Republican primary. “Luther Strange understands the issues retailers face and, if elected to the position he already holds, he will continue to give retailers’…
While school children across the state enjoy summer’s last hurrah, it’s already busy season inside Schoolcraft, a school and teacher supply store in Huntsville. “July is our busiest month of the year,” said Wilson McClellan, who owns the store with his wife, Linda. “Teachers…
MONTGOMERY – For the first time in its 12-year history, Alabama’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be observed in July. During the Legislature’s 2017 regular session, lawmakers voted to officially change the date, moving it from the first weekend in August to…