If you really thought about it, you figured that the “What Do You Believe In” campaign had to be tied to a hospital. It was hard for someone not to think that someone would try to replicate Brookwood Medical Center’s Hello Life campaign from last year. We just didn’t think it would be so soon.
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Five Points South creating new image
A new image campaign was unveiled at this morning’s Five Points South merchants group meeting. Brian Kurlander of Slaughter Group (pictured above) presented the design to those in attendance, the result of nearly a year of focus groups and small committee work.
Posted in 35205, Alabama, Birmingham, Business
Green signs looking out at me with a name change at Harbert Plaza
The AmSouth to Regions conversion was visually completed this morning with area banking centers switching from the familiar blue and white to the new Regions green. As we reported in May, the complete changeover should be complete by October.
The name change affects not only the banking centers, but also civic centers named for the now absorbed AmSouth. Harbert Realty Services announced today that Harbert Plaza would officially change its name to Regions Harbert Plaza to coincide with the merger. Continue reading
“What’s on 2nd?” opens tonight
Have you heard of What’s on 2nd?
No, it’s not the beginning of a joke. It is a new shop in downtown Birmingham and its having its gallery-style grand opening tonight (July 6) from 5 – 8 p.m. at 2306 2nd Avenue North, the site of an old gallery and frame shop. Head on over to Pop Goes the City to learn more about it.
UAB hosts computer-security workshop for small business
UAB will host a computer security workshop for small businesses 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 in the UAB Hill University Center Alumni Auditorium, 1400 University Boulevard.
Richard Kissel, a computer specialist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will show participants how they can define information security for their organizations. He will identify common types of threats, discuss best practices and procedures and examine technologies used in reducing information-security vulnerabilities.
The seminar is sponsored by the NIST, the Small Business Administration and the FBI, with the assistance of the InfraGard Chapter of Birmingham and the UAB departments of Justice Sciences and Computer & Information Sciences.
Registration is free, but space is limited. To register, contact Susan Baxter at 290-7101, extension 228, or at susan.baxter@sba.gov. For more information, visit the NIST Web site at csrc.nist.gov/securebiz/.
Posted in 35294, Birmingham, Business, technology, UAB
Barnes & Noble now running UAB bookstore
There was little fanfare yesterday when Barnes & Noble officially took over the Hill University Bookstore on UAB’s Southside campus. The move brings some of the resources of one of the nation’s largest booksellers to Birmingham’s city center area.
In a press release Richard Margison, UAB vice president for financial affairs and administration said, “This relationship will allow us to enhance the bookstore services we provide to our faculty, staff and students.” Continue reading
A day of silence online
Fans of Birmingham, Alabama’s local internet radio stations like Fried Green Radio and Radio Free Birmingham were getting prepared for it for weeks, yet it still sounds weird. Even one of the pioneers of the movement, WMVY in Martha’s Vineyard, is doing it. Visit these sites and you’re sure to hear silence, or maybe just the sound of crickets in the background.
This is the result of a silent protest organized by large and small online stations alike to draw attention to increased royalty fees that have been proposed by the Copyright Royalty Board and that are scheduled to go into effect beginning in March. Check out the sites to learn more about why it’s being done and what you can do to help.
SaveNetRadio.org
Friends of MVY Radio
Internet Radio’s Day of Silence, RollingStone.com, 6.22.2007
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