FAYETTE, Alabama — As the point man for the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce, Danny White sees the hopes and struggles of small business owners in this northwest Alabama town, […]
With Prosperity Fund help, startup CHONEX aims to turn waste into profit
Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund is assisting an Alabama startup that sees one of nature’s great recyclers – the black soldier fly – as an instrument to convert chicken poop into […]
Prosperity Fund works to launch angel investor network for coal counties
The co-founder of Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund said the program to spark job creation and stimulate entrepreneurial activity in Alabama’s coal country is preparing to launch an important new initiative […]
Prosperity Fund supports growth of Alabama bamboo industry
Could Alabama become home to a major new industry centered on bamboo farming and product manufacturing? Southern Research and its Prosperity Fund initiative are teaming up with Resource Fiber, a […]
Prosperity Fund teams with UA students to assist Walker County timber industry
Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund is collaborating with students from the University of Alabama’s STEM Path to the MBA program to explore strategies to improve the fortunes of Walker County’s forest […]
The Prosperity Fund brings new growth approaches to Alabama’s coal region
Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund is working to create jobs and boost economic activity in Alabama’s coal region by developing big ideas while always thinking small — small business, that is. […]
The Prosperity Fund works with colleges to stimulate growth in coal region
JASPER, Alabama — The Prosperity Fund, an economic development initiative created by Southern Research, is collaborating with universities and colleges in Alabama’s coal region to help speed recovery in communities […]
The Prosperity Fund offers Jasper firm support amid coal downturn
JASPER, Alabama — A&A Machine & Welding has been operating for nearly four decades, but the last few years have brought challenging times for the family owned business in the […]
Entrepreneur Steven Puckett joins Prosperity Fund leadership
Business consultant and serial entrepreneur Steven Puckett has been named managing director of Southern Research’s Prosperity Fund, a $2.4 million initiative that seeks to inject economic vitality into four Alabama […]
Prosperity Fund targets revitalization, job growth in Alabama coal counties
With backing from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Southern Research is launching The Prosperity Fund, a $2.4 million initiative to accelerate entrepreneurial activity and spark job creation in four Alabama counties […]