“Leaf & Petal is just a miracle,” proprietor Jamie Pursell said. “I don’t even know how it works. It has grown into something so much bigger than me.” Jamie made those remarks in 2019 after being named the Gold Alabama…
With schools and colleges back to in-person learning in the fall, more Alabama parents are expected to take advantage of the savings associated with the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday. Alabama’s 16th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is July 16-18….
High school sweethearts Bit and Lisa Goodman have been married 41 years and business partners for 23. “I don’t remember life before him,” said Lisa, who has lived in Florence since she was five. Her husband, Charles “Bit” Goodman is…
“Without fail,” the gowns and other delicates in the window are changed out weekly at The Lingerie Shoppe on busy Montevallo Road in Mountain Brook. “We have customers who come in looking for merchandise they saw in the window,” even…
Businesses and private nonprofits in Bibb, Calhoun, Clay, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Randolph and Shelby with uninsured damage or losses from the March 25-26 severe storms and tornadoes are eligible to apply for low-interest physical damage loans from the U.S. Small…
By Richard I. Lehr and Whitney R. Brown With COVID-19 vaccinations available to all age 12 or older who want the vaccine, we wanted to provide you with an update on employer rights when dealing with COVID issues. May I…
Taxed sales for March and April 2021 jumped almost 41% in Alabama from what was collected for the state in the same 2020 months, according to the latest numbers from the Alabama Department of Revenue. Every month since May 2020…
As summer begins and many retailers and restaurants seek to hire more staff, now is a good time for business owners and managers to refresh themselves on teen employment, the Alabama Department of Labor reminds us. Hiring teenagers benefits the…
After having to cut its 2020 session short due to a worldwide pandemic, the Alabama Legislature caught up in 2021 pushing through hundreds of bills in this year’s regular session. Record budgets, COVID-19 liability protections and emergency process reforms, plus…
As of Aug. 1, federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants issued as part of the American Rescue Plan program will be exempt from Alabama income taxes, under Act No. 2021-540. The provision for the exemption was not originally in the legislation,…