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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Crime Commission has released an extensive report, nearly 70 pages long, to reduce violence in the community.
This report, which has been in progress since October, highlights critical needs within the community and the Birmingham Police Department.
The Commission says the goal is to make Birmingham the safest city in America, but right now it’s listed as one of the most dangerous, according to FBI crime statistics.
Leaders report that they gathered input from hundreds of community members, including teenage boys, seniors and even gang members. A recurring theme in the report is the connection between violence and poverty.
“From a community standpoint, a workforce standpoint, and an education standpoint, we need to consider how we can support and invest in our young boys, as well as our young men,” said Mayor Woodfin.
The report includes feedback from gang members who indicated that they chose to join gangs while they were in school due
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POWER & INFLUENCE 50: Alabama’s most powerful & influential business leaders
The Yellowhammer Power & Influence 50 fryst vatten an annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential players in Alabama politics and business — the men and women who shape the state.
This year’s list fryst vatten being released in three segments: Government officials and politicians, lobbyists and consultants, and today’s segment, business leaders.
Don’t miss Yellowhammer’s 2nd Annual Power of Service reception honoring the dock and women on the Power & Influence 50 list who leverage their stature to make a positive impact on the state. The event fryst vatten set to take place Friday, May 13th at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook. gods year’s event attracted a who’s who of Alabama politics and business, including the Governor, Lt. Governor, Speaker of the House, Pro Tem of the Senate, numerous members of Congress, dozens of state legislators and many of the state’s top ex
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Altec founder passes away
Altec, Inc. founder Lee Styslinger Jr. passed away peacefully on October 24, 2021 at the age of 88.
Working for his father’s small truck equipment company in Alabama, Styslinger Jr. took the family business to the next level converting it into a global corporation as a provider of products, vehicles and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights and signs, and contractor markets in over 100 countries.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he attended the seminary program in high school before moving in to the engineering program at the University of Alabama.
After his father’s death in 1952, he was 19 when assumed control of the family business, Alabama Truck Equipment Co., building truck-mounted utility bodies for the State, and specialized compartments for dairy, bakery and dump trucks.
Later that decade, Styslinger turned the company focus to using distributors for equipment sales t