Culverhouse College of Business

Governor Kay Ivey announced the appointment of eight Alabama business leaders to the Alabama Growth Alliance. The panel supports efforts to drive economic growth and innovation through the governor’s new economic development strategy.

In part one of this series, we discussed the STANDD initiative and what they do. In this episode, we will discuss human sex trafficking, the problem itself.

Supply and demand are often connected to concepts of a purely material nature. The theories they inspire are usually related to increasing profits or understanding the financial needs of a community. However, researchers at the University of Alabama are applying these concepts to the disruption of illegal supply chains- namely human sex trafficking.

This year, UA's Blackmon-Moody Award was given to Dr. Burcu Keskin. She is a professor of operations management at the Culverhouse College of Business who specializes in supply chain networks and the disruption of illicit supply chains.

Editor’s note: Alabama Public Radio originally published this article on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. There were questions about accuracy in the reporting, and APR is now publishing this editorial revision regarding the story. The article below has been updated to reflect accurate information. Alabama Public Radio regrets the error in the previous reporting.

Industry insiders, students, and many others will be gathering in Tuscaloosa today to talk insurance.Today is I-Day, or Insurance Day, at the Bryant…