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Report: Mo Brooks failed to disclose personal stock sales

Brooks sold up to $50,000 in a vaccine-maker's stock and didn't report the sale for nearly two months.
October 20, 2021

Retail sales people, registered nurses most sought after employees

Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information (LMI) Division shows that the most online wanted ads were for retail sales people, registered nurses and customer service representatives with 6,878 ads placed for those occupations in November. Total ads are up 12.9 percent over the year. Help Wanted Online (HWOL) … Continued
December 30, 2019

“Fair tax” legislation would replace income, sales tax with consumption tax

Alabama Rep. Mike Holmes, R-Wetumpka, prefiled “fair tax” legislation for the 2020 regular session that replaces state income and sales taxes with a statewide consumption tax.  The legislation, called the Alabama Economic Freedom Act, would create a uniform 8.03 percent tax on all purchases of goods and services in the state. The tax is designed … Continued
July 23, 2019

UAB research study: combining e-commerce, salespeople can improve business to business profitability

Businesses produce goods and services to sell to consumers. Businesses are also consumers of goods and services. According to a new study by UAB’s School of Business in the Journal of Marketing Research, in business-to-business sales, a customer-salesperson relationship complements online channels, generating greater sales and net profits. The University of Alabama at Birmingham study … Continued
June 17, 2019

Alabama moves to sue opioid manufacturer Purdue for alleged role in deadly opioid crisis

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama is suing one of America’s largest drug manufacturers for allegedely jeopardizing public health and safety through shoddy opioid marketing and sales practices. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the legal action Tuesday. The AG’s Office filed the lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, Purdue Frederick Company Inc. and Rhodes Pharmaceuticals — … Continued
February 7, 2018