Michael Bownes

Birmingham Business Alliance operates as economic development organization. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama was founded in 1969 and offers benefits to UA System employees. The company is based in Huntsville, AL and ultimately controlled by The University of Alabama System. The UA System comprises dynamic universities and a world-class medical center, driving economic, intellectual, and cultural growth. The office of information technology provides support services for the administrative staff and board of trustees, and data security updates are available for students, faculty, and staff across UA's entities. The UA System institutions, including the University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama in Huntsville, and UAB Medicine, have impacts that extend far beyond any financial measurement.

Protective Life Corp. (Investment Portfolio) (Protective-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Protective Life Corp., an insurance management firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm is owned by Protective Life Corp., which is a subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8750) in Japan. Protective Life offers a broad range of life, asset protection, and retirement products to a diverse range of clients. Protective-IP manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

Birmingham Bar Association works to support its members in their practices, and to promote justice and public service. The firm engages in furthering the legal education of members, promoting needed reform in the law, facilitating access to justice, and encouraging camaraderie, integrity, and a spirit of courtesy and goodwill among membership. The company was founded on April 15, 1885 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC provides general contracting, design-build, and construction management services. Its services include safety management, preconstruction estimating, self-performance, lean construction, integrated project delivery, constructability assessment, procurement, LEED certification planning and management, logistics planning, building information modeling, virtual design and construction, value management, contract administration, field supervision and coordination, production of precast concrete components, fabrication of specialized structural steel members, and planning and installation of rigging and erection equipment. The company was founded by Miller M. Gorrie in 1964 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Starnes Davis Florie LLP is a large litigation firm with over 60 attorneys. The private company is based in Birmingham, AL and was founded by William Stancil Starnes. The firm offers a diverse civil litigation practice, including a new labor and employment litigation section, and has extensive experience in handling intellectual property litigation. The complex litigation team provides comprehensive solutions for clients facing major exposure and "bet the company" litigation.

Innovation Depot Inc (Innovation Depot) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

ProAssurance Co., Inc. (Investment Portfolio) (PC-IP) is the investment portfolio division of ProAssurance Co., Inc., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. They are ultimately owned by ProAssurance Corp. (NYSE: PRA). PC-IP provides healthcare professional liability, legal professional liability, or workers’ compensation insurance to individuals and insurance company portfolios.

ProAssurance National Capital Insurance Co. is a professional liability insurance company located in Washington, DC. The firm is a subsidiary of ProAssurance Corp., a specialty writer of professional liability insurance.

Ascension Health provides health care services. It offers primary and preventative health services through community health centers include behavioural health, counselling services and support groups, child development and early childhood education, dental care, and health education, wellness, exercise and disease management programs. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Ascension Health Alliance provides healthcare services. It operates through healthcare and solutions divisions. The healthcare division operates hospitals and senior living facilities. The Solutions division offers a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation, Inc. provides research and development services. It serves the United States Army, NASA and aerospace industry. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.

Dentons Sirote provides legal services. The company was founded by Morris Sirote, Edward Friend, Jr., James Permutt, and Karl Friedman in 1946 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Appleton Learning Corp. provides academic coaching and support services. It specializes in test preparation, academic testing, report card review, summer camps, and student assessment services. The firm partners with school districts to provide staffing and educational program services. Appleton is a school solutions company that helps districts professionalize their para-educators, substitutes, and extended learning programs. The company was founded by Glenn Clayton in 2004 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Axiometrics, Inc. provides data and analysis on the multifamily housing sector. The firm’s services include axioinsight, feasibility and axiomonitor. The company was founded by Ronald G. Johnsey in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

McWane Science Center, Inc. owns and operates museums and art galleries. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Alabama Power Co. engages in the generation, distribution and sale of electricity. The firm owns coal reserves near its Plant Gorgas and uses the output of coal from the reserves in its generating plants. It also sells, and cooperates with dealers in promoting the sale of electric appliances. The company was founded by William Patrick Lay, James Mitchell and Thomas W. Martin on December 4, 1906 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

The Benevolink Corp. provides community development services. It also operates and manages Benevolink program and its online shopping portals. The company was founded by Tunstall P. Rushton in February 2002 and is headquartered in Smyrna, GA.

Ligon Industries LLC manufactures and supplies hydraulic cylinders. It also offers aluminum products for the wastewater treatment and commercial construction industries. The company was founded by Leon A. Nolen III and John J. McMahon Jr., in January 1999 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

UAB Health Systems specializes in orthopaedics, which deals with injuries and diseases affecting the musculoskeletal system. The private company is based in Birmingham, AL and has subsidiaries in the United States. UAB is recognized as one of the top transplant centers in the country, with a history of achievement in organ transplantation. UAB Medicine is a top academic medical center and a leader in quality patient care, research, and training. UAB Women & Infants Services provides assistance with planned and unexpected health needs.

McWane, Inc. manufactures and markets cast iron pipes, valves and hydrants. Its product groups include ductile iron pipe, fire suppression, pressure vessels, plumbing, valve hydrant, and waterworks fittings. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Part of Cooper Group of Cos, Cooper/T. The company is based in Mobile, AL. Smith Corp. is a maritime firm with operations on all three coasts and internationally. Established in 1905, the company maintains ownership in numerous satellite companies, forming the Cooper Group, including warehousing, terminal operations, tugboats, push boats, barging, barge fleeting, floating terminals, logistics, forestry operations, vessel repair, and restaurants. Angus R. Cooper has been the CEO of the company since 1979.

Stahl Specialty Co. owns and operates aluminum foundry. Its services include engineering, electronic communications, tool room, foundry, heat treatment, metallurgical, process control, and production machining. It offers aluminum castings for marine, construction, and food and agricultural industry applications. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Kingsville, MO.

Protective Life Insurance Co. operates as a stock life insurance company. It engages in the provision of financial services. It operates under the following segments: Real Life and Annuity, Acquisitions, Stable Value Products, Asset Protection, and Corporate and Other. The Retail Life and Annuity segment markets fixed universal life, indexed universal life, variable universal life, traditional, fixed annuity, and variable annuity. The Acquisitions segment focuses on acquiring, converting, and/or servicing contracts from other companies. The Stable Value Products segment sells fixed and floating rate funding agreements. The Asset Protection segment deals with the marketing of extended service contracts. The Corporate and Other segment is consisted of net investment income on assets. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc. assists in economic development programs. Its focus on helping the state attract and retain industry. The firm fills a role in the industrial recruitment process by marketing and promoting Alabama as a business location, and by providing research, information and proposals to companies and consultants that are actively searching for a site. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

The Business Council of Alabama operates as a chamber of commerce. The non-profit company is based in Montgomery, AL.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute operates cultural and educational research centers that promote understanding of civil rights. The private company is based in Birmingham, AL. Andrea L. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2015.