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BBA Search Committee Named to Fill President/CEO Position

The BBA Executive Committee has authorized the formation of a Search Committee to recommend a candidate to fill the vacant position of President and CEO of the BBA. Johnny Johns, CEO of Protective Life Corp., will chair the committee. Other members are:

Rob Burton, Hoar Construction
Ann Florie, Leadership Birmingham
Jay Grinney, HealthSouth
Herschell Hamilton, Formation Methods LLC
Fred McCallum, AT&T
Charles McCrary, Alabama Power
John McMahon, Ligon Industries
James McManus, Energen

The committee's assignment is to recommend to the BBA Executive Committee and Board of Directors a candidate for the position.

Northern Beltline Expected to Create Billions of Dollars in Economic Impact

A new report commissioned by the Coalition for Regional Transportation (CRT) and authored by the University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) documents a statewide economic impact of more than $7 billion during the 21-year construction phase of the Northern Beltline. The Beltline, which will be designated I-422, will generate more than $2 billion annually each year after construction is completed. For your information, BBA is providing several documents regarding the CBER study:

News Release Executive Summary
Presentation
Full Report
Fact Sheet CRT Executive Director's Contact

2010 Small Business Award Winners

The BBA’s Small Business Committee recognized this year’s small business winners at an event Thursday, May 7, at B&A Warehouse. Here are the winners: