IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWS

2020

• BhamStrong small business emergency loans are a “life saver” according to business leader

• Birmingham Strong small business loan applications open now

• Birmingham Strong Fund launched to help small businesses impacted by coronavirus

• Maggie Anderson Emphasizes Power of Black Dollar at AG Gaston Conference

• Finding Birmingham’s next A.G. Gaston

• Diverse businesses ‘critical’ to success of Birmingham

• 2020 A.G. Gaston Conference focuses on Birmingham’s business growth

• Area Leaders Featured at 2020 A.G. Gaston Conference

• Shelly Bell to Speak at Gaston Conference

• A.G. Gaston’s 2020 Vision for Financial Literacy

• 16th Annual A.G. Gaston Conference Headlined by Businessman George C. Fraser

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2019

• A.G. Gaston Conference to feature Angela Rye and Boyce Watkins

• A.G. Gaston Conference to include focus on economics, politics and more

• A.G. Gaston Conference’s to feature cutting-edge panels

• Businessman A.G. Gaston’s lasting legacy on Birmingham

• Bob Dickerson Jr. and Gaynelle Jackson: Gaston Conference founders

• Let's galvanize behind a community effort to grow the Black Business Class

2018​

• 2018 A.G. GASTON CONFERENCE: COLLEGE STUDENTS DISPLAY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2018/02/2018-ag-gaston-conference/

• Hidden History: A.G. Gaston leaves stamp on Birmingham through civil rights movement (02/19/2018)​

• 2018 A.G. Gaston Conference to spotlight economic empowerment (2/ 13/18 on al.com)
  http://blog.al.com/press-releases/2018/02/2018_ag_gaston_conference_to_s.html

• Birmingham Black Business Directory to be unveiled at 2018 A.G. Gaston Conference (2/16/18 on al.com)
  http://blog.al.com/press-releases/2018/02/birmingham_black_business_dire.html

• On the Record with Bob Dickerson, co-founder of the A.G. Gaston Conference (2/13/18 on al.com)
  http://blog.al.com/press-releases/2018/02/on_the_record_with_bob_dickers.html

• A.G. Gaston Conference Announces 2018 Award Recipients 
  http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2018/02/a-g-gaston-conference-announces-2018-award-recipients/

• A.G. Gaston Conference 2018: Economic Empowerment Through Enterprise Development 
  http://thebhammarket.co/features/a-g-gaston-conference-2018-economic-empowerment-through-enterprise-development/

• 2018 A.G. Gaston Conference at BJCC, February 20  (Newswire posted 2/1/18 on Road Trekin Adventure & Travel website  
  http://roadtrekin.com/2018-a-g-gaston-conference-at-bjcc-february-20/

• A.G. GASTON CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS (Newslocker, posted 2/15/18) 
  http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/birmingham/ag-gaston-conference-announces-2018-award-recipients/

• Andre Taylor to keynote 14th annual A.G. Gaston Conference (Seminar Newswire posted 1/23/18) 
  http://www.senmer.com/andre-taylor-to-keynote-14th-annual-a-g-gaston-conference/

• Bob Dickerson receives the Dream Keeper Award for Economic Justice  http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/04/our_work_is_not_done_apple_ceo.html

• May 2018 Newsletter Maintaining Money Management with BOBD

• June 2018 Newsletter Empowers Community through Financial Education

• July 2018 Newsletter Alabama’s Opportunity Zones Get the Green Light

• August 2018 Newsletter Federal Reserve Bank Executive Addresses Building Alabama Reinvestment

• September 2018 Newsletter 40th Anniversary Celebration and Helping Seniors
  Avoid Financial Exploitation

• October 2018 Newsletter In The News

2016

• 2016 A. G. Gaston Conference kicks off Feb. 16 (02/03/2016)

• What are the Top 10 Gospel songs? Radio show counts them down (02/05/2016) 

• 2016 A.G. Gaston Conference to honor educators by AL.com (02/05/2016) 

• Honoring A.G. Gaston and setting the stage for the future of black business in Birmingham by Robert Dickerson Jr. (02/09/2016) 

• Harnessing “Green Power” in the community by Marc Morial (02/10/2016) 

• A.G. Gaston offered a template for success in black business by Mel Gravely (02/15/2016) 

• Black business history scholar issues strong words to entrepreneurs at A.G. Gaston Conference by Gilbert Nicholson (02/17/2016)

2015

• A.G. Gaston Conference seeks unsung community heroes for A. G. Gaston Community Service Award by Roy L. Williams (01/21/2015)

• A.G. Gaston Conference to shine spotlight on importance of eliminating poverty in metro Birmingham by Roy L. Williams (01/23/2015)

• A.G. Gaston Conference to host February 17 town hall meeting on closing wealth gap by Roy L. Williams (02/04/2015) 

• Birmingham Mayor William Bell to receive A. G. Gaston Award; 2 named winners of inaugural A. G. Gaston Community Service Awards by Roy L. Williams (02/09/2015)

• Closing the ‘wealth gap’” A.G. Gaston Conference at BJCC to celebrate black entrepreneurs Feb. 17-18 by Jesse Chambers (02/11/2015) 

• Birmingham Mayor William Bell to take top honor at A. G. Gaston Business Conference by Joseph D. Bryant (02/11/2015) 

• 2015 A.G. Gaston Conference kicks off Tuesday, February 17 by Roy L. Williams (02/16/2015) 

• Building Alabama Reinvestment 3rd annual conference to be held in Birmingham on May 18 by Roy L. Williams (04/19/2015) 

• Author Mel Gravely to lead “Building the Capacity to Succeed” event May 5 in Birmingham by Williams Writing Solutions (04/24/2015) 

• Wrap-up of Building Alabama Reinvestment Conference: Partnering is the key to rebuilding Alabama’s neighborhoods by Williams Writing Solutions (05/27/2015) 

• IberiaBank to announce new SBA lending program at Sept. 9 Innovation Depot seminar by Williams Writing Solutions (08/18/2015) 

• Why your bank choice is critical to success by Andrea Walker (09/16/2015) 

2014

• Conference on payday lending and unbanked in Bham set for June 5 by Antrenise Cole (05/29/2014) 

• Birmingham’s Race for the Capitol (05/30/2014) 

• Birmingham Mayor William Bell names new director to lead city’s economic recruiting, retention efforts by Joseph D. Bryant (09/03/2014) 

• How it would work: Birmingham mayor, finance leaders seek to revive once-thriving neighborhood blocks with new business initiative by Joseph D. Bryant (09/10/2014) 

• Birmingham’s Empowerment Week panels to include discussion of black-on-black crime by Jon Reed (09/11/2014) 

• See who is performing at Dancing with the Silver Stars on Nov. 3 by Susan Strickland (10/30/2014) 

• Baking Bandits, Magic City Spool Bus win REV Birmingham’s Big Pitch Competition by Ian Hoppe (11/10/2014) 

• View fifth Dancing with the Silver Stars benefit for UAB Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging by Susan Strickland (11/18/2014) 

• Why Birmingham banks are lending again by Antrenise Cole (11/21/2014) 

2013

• Lending still low for minority owners by Antrenise Cole (01/25/2013) 

• The Late Rev. Abraham Woods to be posthumously given Gaston Award by Stan Diel (02/14/2013) 

• Regions’ $1B loan pool targets eco-devo projects by Antrenise Cole (02/15/2013) 

• Fourth Avenue business district, booming under segregation, still works to rebound 50 years later by Stan Diel 

• Where is today’s A. G. Gaston? Black Birmingham businessman would be worth $300 million in today’s money by Stan Diel (03/22/2013) 

• Who is today’s Sidney Smyer? Powerful Birmingham businessman helped lead reform in the 1960s by Dawn Kent Azok (03/29/2013)

• Longtime Birmingham business advocate selected to lead national organization (04/05/2013) 

• 50 years later: Black businesses aren’t growing at the rate they could by Antrenise Cole (07/15/2013) 

• 50 years later: How far have we come? By Antrenise Cole (07/19/2013)

• Continuing the healthy dialogue of Birmingham’s civil rights movement by Cindy Fisher Crawford (08/14/2013) 

• Is Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality? In changed Birmingham, yes and no by The Associated Press (08/24/2013) 

• National Community Reinvestment Corp., Building Alabama Reinvestment conference kicks off by Roy L. Williams (09/13/2013) 

• Slice Pizza and Brew, Birmingham Barons among winners at Birmingham Business Alliance’s Small Business Awards (10/02/2013)

• Birmingham Business Alliance names small biz award winners by Brent Godwin (10/02/2013) 

• A.G. Gaston Conference at BJCC Feb. 18-19 to revisit ‘green power,’ encourage entrepreneurship by Jesse Chambers (02/04/2014) 

• AT&T Alabama president named winner of A. G. Gaston Award, will receive it at BJCC Feb. 19 by Jesse Chambers (02/04/2014) 

• A.G. Gaston business conference begins Tuesday at BJCC, will feature free town hall meeting by Jesse Chambers (02/17/2014) 

• Participants at A. G. Gaston Conference town hall Tuesday pondered how to find “the next Gaston,” conference wraps up today at BJCC by Jesse Chambers (02/19/2014) 

2012

• A.G. Gaston Construction, Saber Engineering, Keith Design merge to form A.G. Gaston Enterprise by Roy L. Williams (01/22/2012) 

• Magic City Black Expo begins weekend stay in Birmingham by Roy L. Williams (02/24/2012) 

• Birmingham to hold Small Business Economic Development Summit by Martin Swant (03/23/2012) 

• Birmingham playing host to Annual Neighborhood – Small Business Economic Development Summit by Dawn Kent Azok (03/31/2012) 

• Business Connections Conference links minority, large firms by Roy L. Williams (08/16/2012) 

• Alabama SBA lending falls 11% as uncertainty hits supply and demand by Antrenise Cole (11/02/2012) 

2011

• Small Business Lending Forecast for 2011 by Dave Parks (01/03/2011) 

• Memorandum: A.G. Gaston would be proud of the legacy he left in Birmingham (02/10/2011) 

• Friends of A. G. Gaston set up to offer entrepreneur advice in Birmingham by Roy L. Williams (02/15/2011) 

• Birmingham hosting annual economic development summit by Lauren B. Cooper (03/17/2011) 

• Birmingham City Council member Lashunda Scales hopes summit will spur jobs by Roy L. Williams (03/21/2011) 

• Alabama Development Office to work more on job training, small business by Roy L. Williams (03/21/2011) 

• Minority-owned businesses on rise in Birmingham, Alabama by Roy L. Williams (06/05/2011) 

• Alabama tornadoes: Road to recovery bumpy for some by Roy L. Williams (07/02/2011) 

• Economic uncertainty keeping small firms from hiring by Kent Hoover and Brent Godwin (07/15/2011) 

• Reinventing our community: Can metro Birmingham move beyond race? (07/24/2011) 

• Minority SBA loan amounts double in 2011 by Antrenise Cole (08/26/2011) 

• Conference will focus on banks’ role in development by Antrenise Cole (09/09/2011) 

• Regions rolling out non-traditional financial services with Regions Now Banking by Roy L. Williams (11/20/2011) 

• SBA change could mean more working capital for businesses by Antrenise Cole and Kent Hoover (12/09/2011) 

2010

• Gaston Construction, Saber from ambitious alliance by Roy L. Williams (02/06/2010) 

• Extra credit: Personal credit scores can help business owners score loans by Crystal Jarvis (02/14/2010) 

• Business consultant tells A.G. Gaston Conference that improving education and entrepreneurship are keys to helping black communities by Roy L. Williams (02/16/2010) 

• Son re-opens Birmingham music store founded by his slain dad by Roy L. Williams (08/05/2010) 

• Bunny Stokes Jr returns to lead Birmingham’s Citizen Trust Bank by Roy L. Williams (09/02/2010) 

• Soft drink relics reveal a black and white business link by Roy L. Williams (11/24/2010) 

2009

• Former CapitalPartners exec starts leasing firm by Crystal Jarvis (01/11/2009) West (01/16/2009) 

• Obama: Hope for businesses? by Lauren B. Cooper (01/25/2009) 

• A.G. Gaston Conference to celebrate entrepreneurship by Ty West (01/25/2009) 

• Entrepreneurs can flourish during tough economic times by Greg Heyman (03/15/2009) 

• Feds: Regions, other big banks must report business loan activity by Crystal Jarvis (03/22/2009) 

• Alabama still waiting for federal stimulus windfall by Lauren B. Cooper (06/07/2009) 

• Research: Minority small businesses more profitable by Haley Aaron (08/09/2009) 

• SBA lending takes dive in Alabama by Crystal Jarvis (10/11/2009) 

• Birmingham metro suffers five-year decline in jobs by Lauren B. Cooper (10/11/2009) 

• Birmingham architect, lawyer giving new life to former Famous Theater by Roy L. Williams (10/21/2009) 

• Small business advocates: Tight bank lending is ‘dire’ by Crystal Jarvis (12/20/2009)