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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2018 Business Council of Alabama President and CEO William J. Canary issued a statement following the news of the death of J.B. Brand, Jr., a co-founder of the BCA: “We at the Business Council of Alabama are deeply saddened at the death of J.B. Brand, …
Read More »Statement from the BCA Chairman on “Planning our Future”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2018 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Executive Committee and Officers of the Business Council of Alabama met today in a face-to-face discussion entitled “Planning our Future.” Now is the time for our organization to create its own plan of action for our future governance and leadership. …
Read More »ProgressPAC Endorses Judge Christy Edwards in June 5 Primary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2018 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The ProgressPAC board of directors has endorsed Alabama Tax Court Judge Christy Olinger Edwards in the June 5 Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Place 1 Republican primary, ProgressPAC Chairman Mike Kemp announced today. Edwards seeks the seat on the Alabama Court …
Read More »ProgressPAC Makes Dual Endorsement in Supreme Court Primary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2018 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The board of directors of ProgressPAC has endorsed both Justice Brad Mendheim and Judge Sarah Stewart in the Alabama Supreme Court, Place 1, June 5 Republican primary, ProgressPAC Chairman Mike Kemp announced today. ProgressPAC is the political arm of the Business …
Read More »ProgressPAC Endorses Attorney General Steve Marshall in Primary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2018 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – ProgressPAC has endorsed Attorney General Steve Marshall in the June 5 Republican attorney general primary, ProgressPAC Chairman Mike Kemp announced. The ProgressPAC board of directors voted to endorse Marshall because of his character and his support of issues that are important …
Read More »BCA Leadership Comments on Governor Ivey’s First State of the State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 9, 2018 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Business Council of Alabama Chairman Perry Hand and BCA President and CEO William J. Canary said Alabama’s business community finds much to support in Governor Kay Ivey’s agenda for the 2018 regular legislative session that began today. “The business community applauds …
Read More »ProgressPAC Endorses Supreme Court Candidate Jay Mitchell in 2018 Primary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 4, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The board of directors of ProgressPAC has endorsed Birmingham attorney James L. “Jay” Mitchell in the June 5, 2018, Republican Supreme Court Place 4 primary, ProgressPAC Chairman Perry Hand announced today. “ProgressPAC is proud to endorse Jay Mitchell in next spring’s …
Read More »Protective Life’s Deborah Long Receives BCA Political Courage Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 21, 2017 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Protective Life Corp.’s Deborah Long on Wednesday was awarded the Business Council of Alabama’s Robert W. “Bubba” Lee Political Courage Award during the BCA’s annual Chairman’s Dinner here. Long joined Protective Life Corp. in 1992 and serves as executive vice president, …
Read More »Alabama’s future is too important to sit out Tuesday’s election
The State of Alabama has an important election on Tuesday, September 26th for the United States Senate. Your vote will matter. In August’s primary election, only 17% of Alabamians voted. Low voter turnout means that your single vote will makes a big difference, and this election is going to be …
Read More »ProgressPAC Endorses Supreme Court Justice Will Sellers in 2018 Primary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 11, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The board of directors of ProgressPAC has endorsed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Will Sellers in the 2018 Republican Supreme Court primary, ProgressPAC Chairman Perry Hand announced today. “ProgressPAC is proud to endorse Alabama Supreme Court Justice Will Sellers in next spring’s …
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