Written by Courtney O’Connor
Founded in 1949 as a regional refiner of crude oil, today Warrior Asphalt Inc. produces asphalt materials used for paving and roofing.[1] Warrior Asphalt is considered one of Tuscaloosa’s “grandfather” industries, indicating that it existed when the Alabama Water Improvement Commission was first granted regulatory powers in 1949.… Read the rest
To date, TED has no business profile for this firm, but for more on the history of Barnes and Noble, please see the attached student paper: Barnes and Noble History.… Read the rest
To date, TED has no business profile for this firm, but for more on the history of Starbucks, please see the attached student paper: HY 400 Paper… Read the rest
To date, TED has no business profile for this firm, but for more on the history of Alabama Power, please see the attached student paper: Alabama Power Paper Final… Read the rest
To date, we have not completed a business profile for this firm, but please view the following student paper on the history of the Coca-Cola Company and some of the environmental/human health challenges the corporation faces today: Triffet-Final Draft-HY 400 Project Essay Final (2)… Read the rest
Background
Parker Towing is a commodities transportation company located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that transports supplies up and down the Warrior-Tombigbee River. In 1933, Tim Parker joined the barge industry as a deckhand during the Great Depression, this deckhand job provided him with a daily wage of one dollar.… Read the rest
History of the Business
On July 2, 1962, Sam Walton opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas. The first Walmart was a general store in Rogers. However, Sam Walton had the vision to grow his store bigger. Walton wanted his store to have the cheapest prices possible, and this was the key to growing his stores nationwide.… Read the rest
Connor Herfurth
BF Goodrich/ Michelin Tire Plant
Credit: ABC 33/40, Tuscaloosa BF Goodrich PlantHistory of the Business
Ben Franklin Goodrich of Akron, Ohio, founded the company of BF Goodrich in 1870. BF Goodrich is one of the largest rubber and tire companies in the world, and it is widely considered one of the best tire companies around. … Read the rest
Bryce Hospital was established as the Alabama Insane Hospital in 1861 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It was the first mental hospital in the state; before reforms brought about by the advocacy of Dorothea Dix in the 1840’s, Americans with mental illnesses were generally put in prisons (4).… Read the rest
1. SUMMARY
The Ed Love Water Treatment plant was completed in 1976 and updated in1995. There is an on site chemistry and bacteriological lab to run constant chemical screens on the drinking water. This is to ensure that the drinking water of Tuscaloosa County is safe.… Read the rest