Tag Archives: Birmingham Business Alliance

A challenge for the Birmingham Business Alliance

Posted on January 15, 2013 by David Sher

“Let’s take one incredibly hard issue and prove we can solve it“ Giant headline front page,–The Birmingham News February 28, 2012,  “Let’s take one incredibly hard issue and prove we can solve it.” The article then quotes Johnny Johns, the … Continue reading →

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Go home and get your act together!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by David Sher

Our BBA (Chamber of Commerce) takes a trip to Washington every year to visit our Alabama Senators and Congressmen and to lobby for legislation and money. The BBA prepares a priority agenda and typically a small group of business leaders, … Continue reading →

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Convoluted government brings us to our knees

Posted on March 28, 2012 by David Sher

  The year was 2002.  Dave Adkisson, the then Birmingham Chamber of Commerce President, and I were in St. Louis jogging early one morning when we struck up a conversation with a local runner. He asked where we were from … Continue reading →

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How can we have UAB and suck?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by David Sher

  When our Chamber of Commerce (BBA) visited Charlotte in 2004, we were greeted by the President of the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Charlotte’s a city on fire, but the first words out the President’s mouth were, “We don’t … Continue reading →

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Does Birmingham have poor corporate leadership?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by David Sher

  I had the opportunity to talk with a new corporate CEO who moved to Birmingham from Nashville a few years back. I asked, “So what do you think of Birmingham?”  Then I looked down at my shoes waiting to … Continue reading →

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Nashville spits on Birmingham

Posted on February 16, 2012 by David Sher

  Up until a few years ago, our Chamber of Commerce (currently BBA), organized a trip of community leaders and politicians to visit other cities.  They were called the “BIG Trips,” and the purpose was to learn what works in … Continue reading →

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