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Mark Crosswhite

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More top companies exit BCA

The BCA exodus has begun. A day after Alabama Power announced its plans to leave the Business Council of Alabama, two more powerhouses — Regions Bank, the state’s only Fortune 500 company, and PowerSouth Energy, an energy company serving south Alabama and northwest Florida — followed suit on Tuesday. More defections are expected throughout the … Continued
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June 20, 2018

BCA chairman throws tantrum after being dumped by Alabama Power

Business Council of Alabama chairman Perry Hand couldn’t let Alabama Power walk away without a few parting shots. In a lengthy letter written by Hand and forwarded to multiple media outlets, Hand all but accused Alabama Power of employing “paid political bloggers” to spread “defamatory rhetoric,” a thinly-veiled shot at APR which has covered the … Continued
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June 18, 2018

Email acknowledges it’s time for Canary to go

As discussion continues to heat up over embattled Business Council of Alabama’s C.E.O. Billy Canary’s future desperation, deception and political wrangling are playing out in real-time. In hopes of saving his position, Canary is even misleading the committee about his relationship with Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, suggesting he has Shelby’s support to remain … Continued
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April 26, 2018

Alabama Power restoring hope In Puerto Rico

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter Most of us take it for granted that when we flip the switch on the wall, the lights will come on. Like many Alabamians, I grew up in “the country,” which we now call a rural community. If the power failed, Daddy’s chickens would most likely die, and we … Continued
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March 1, 2018