Even though his name is on the building, Doug Doggett proudly motions to his daughters, Deanna and Kim, when you ask him about his jewelry store. “They’re the ones you need to talk to,” he said. “Kimberly has been working here since the…
Every February, the coolers at Capitol’s Rosemont Gardens in Montgomery are packed full of beautiful, fresh blooms, including nearly 3,000 red roses. “Valentine’s Day is definitely a rose holiday,” says Manager Jerry Thrash. “We always run out of red roses.”…
Alabama’s education budget is expected to be on the House floor next week, and today is the deadline for candidates to qualify for the 2018 primaries (Check here for qualified Democrats and Republicans). Twenty of the 30 legislative days in the…
By the end of next week, a third of the Alabama Legislature’s 2018 regular session will have passed. On deck Wednesday is a public hearing on a bill to allow manufacturers to directly ship wine to Alabama consumers. This week,…
No matter who wins Sunday’s game, local retailers will come out on top, national retail surveys predict. Whether hosting a watch party, gathering at a friend’s house or heading out to a favorite bar or restaurant, consumers are ready to…
County governments could ask voters to raise gasoline taxes by as much as 5 cents for specific local road projects, under a bill that received committee approval this week. On Thursday, Feb. 1, the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee approved…
MONTGOMERY – From Friday, Feb. 23, to Sunday, Feb. 25, Alabama will observe its seventh annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The Alabama Retail Association encourages Alabamians to restock emergency supplies in homes, workplaces and vehicles during this three-day tax holiday. Certain…
Jacob Shevin doesn’t put much stock in generational differences. He says his youth hasn’t impeded him in his career at Standard Furniture Co. His biggest challenge when he started working at the family owned business after college was “overcoming being the boss’s son,” he said….
“In times of crisis or in times when it counts, the hardware store is there, whether it is a snowpocalypse or some type of fund-raising event for a local cause,” said Dan Moran, owner of Rocky Ridge Hardware, a Vestavia…
In the third week of the Alabama Legislature’s 2018 regular session, bills related to tax credits and tax breaks saw action. Unemployment compensation, pharmacy and alcohol changes also received consideration this week. Keep reading for the issues that may relate…