Beacon of hope shines bright on Birmingham
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
Today’s guest columnist is Sanjay Singh.
Dora and I moved to Birmingham in 1993. I was a newly minted Ph.D. from University of Georgia, where I met Dr. Khris McAllister, former Chair of the Management Department of Collat School of Business. He invited me for an interview in the fall of 1992.
Dora and I were sold, as we drove past Lady Liberty I-459. We are both immigrants, having already uprooted our lives once – so were in the search of a home that fulfilled our desire to balance quality of life with professional opportunities. The gentle rolling hills and the greenery was just perfect, but what was even better was the view of Downtown Birmingham as I sat in Dean Gene Newport’s office for the interview.
Changes coming to Alabama Launchpad program
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Quantalytix and Kenzie’s Creations took home honors in the Alabama Launchpad at the Tuskegee pitch competition May 9, 2019.
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Changes are coming to Alabama Launchpad, the startup competition that has provided more than $5 million in seed money to 100 companies created in-state.
The program from the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, now in its 15th year, will begin focusing more on what it calls “intensive and personalized support,” not just for companies that win the competition, but those competing. The changes came from feedback from investors, judges, winners and finalists.
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New startup incubator opens in Mobile
By Dennis Washington December 14, 2020
A ribbon cutting event for the 30,000 square foot Innovation Portal took place on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, marking the official opening of the startup incubation center in the heart of Mobile’s technology corridor. (contributed)
A new incubation center for startup businesses in south Alabama has opened in downtown Mobile.
A ribbon cutting was held Dec. 8 at Innovation Portal. The 30,000 square foot facility is located in the heart of Mobile’s technology corridor. Innovation Portal Board Chair Frank Lott says the opening is a monumental milestone for the team.
“So many fabulous people and organizations have supported this project along our journey to opening our physical space,” Lott said. “For the past several years we have been supporting entrepreneurs in our area without a place to call home. Now that we can fly the Innovation Portal flag on 358 St. Louis Street, we can be even mor