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In a memorial to its co-founder, president, CEO, and chairman for more than 50 years, the newsletter of Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company said:

In a memorial to its co-founder, president, CEO, and chairman for more than 50 years, the newsletter of Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company said:

Investment Executive, Real Estate Developer, Civic Leader, Philanthropist

“Destined to be a banker.” Richard E. Anthony, 66, was born in Troy, Ala., and from the beginning, he was destined to be a banker.

In its first year of operation in 1917, Anderson News Company had sales of about $2,000. Today the four companies that grew from that small

Maurice Louis Salmon was a prominent attorney born in Mobile, Alabama. He attended The University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business before entering the

Benjamin Russell, 1876-1931, founder of Russell Manufacturing Company, public servant, and civic benefactor, organizer of the first Alabama State Chamber of Commerce.

When Lee Joseph Styslinger, Jr. left The University of Alabama at age 19 to take over the management of his father’s truck equipment company, no

James A Head, Sr. has two secrets to his longevity and his success in business: walking and working. As a young man, the founder, and

The life of Thomas E. Jernigan was the proverbial American Dream. From humble beginnings in rural Alabama, Jernigan grew to become successful in every endeavor

Billy Rushton has been a part of Protective Life Insurance Company for nearly 62 years, since 1937. That’s when his father, Colonel William J. Rushton,

A Legacy Framed in Timber Abbeville, Alabama While in law school, Jimmy Rane mediated a dispute over his father-in-law’s estate, which led to him taking

Donald James retired as CEO of Vulcan Materials in 2014 and as Chairman in 2015, after eighteen years in those leadership roles. During his time,

Pioneer Hydroelectric Power Developer, Financier, Visionary

Sidney McDonald has been a major force in bringing the people of Alabama and the Southeast the latest technologies in telecommunications. Born in Springville, Ala.,

In high school, Alma Gates Scroggins’ father thought she was too tenderhearted to fulfill her ambition of becoming a social worker. Believing she wouldn’t be

William J. Cabaniss, Jr. has had successful careers in business, public service, and community affairs, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Ambassador

It’s a long way from Dora, Alabama to LaQuinta, California, but Charles W. Adair is no stranger to travel. Born in 1923 to William Fred

Paul Jones Jr. has been a major force instrumental in the growth of Compass Bancshares, Inc., now BBVA Compass, in addition to his work in

When BE&K was named one of “The Best Companies to Work for in America,” Michael Goodrich, then the company’s president, was quoted as saying, “We
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