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, …

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 …

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 …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 1, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The board of directors of the Business Council of Alabama has endorsed U.S. Sen. Luther Strange in the special primary election runoff for the U.S. Senate. “The Business Council of Alabama is proud to endorse U.S. Sen. Luther Strange in his …

  The Business Council of Alabama’s 30th annual summer conference was a tremendous success with record turnout and programming that featured prominent state and federal leaders, nationally recognized speakers, and highlighted excellence in business and education. For the last 30 years, this conference has been a gathering place for Alabama’s job …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 22, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday announced the appointment of Business Council of Alabama member and former Alabama environmental agency director Trey Glenn as EPA Region 4 administrator. Glenn, an environmental engineer with 22 years of environmental and …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 14, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Business Council of Alabama has released its 2017 book of state and federal activities, Time and Again: The Courage to Remain Consistent, which chronicles events of Alabama’s premier business advocacy organization since the release of Unfinished Business last year. Prepared …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  May 25, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Business Council of Alabama President and CEO William J. Canary today issued the following statement upon the news that Governor Kay Ivey had appointed William B. Sellers as an Associate Justice to the Alabama Supreme Court: “Justice Sellers is well-positioned to …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate today voted 33-1 to pass an Obamacare-style tax hike mandating health insurance plans to cover certain treatments for autism spectrum disorder. The bill would mandate coverage for autism therapies even though the overwhelming majority of policyholders who will pay for …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  April 26, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Business Council of Alabama President and CEO William J. Canary today issued the following statement upon the news that Governor Kay Ivey had appointed Associate Justice Lyn Stuart to be Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court: “Chief Justice Stuart has …