Success predicated on planning, perserverance

TROY's Sorrell College of Business will house its IDEA Bank in the former Regions Bank building on the Square in downtown Troy.

TROY's Sorrell College of Business will house its IDEA Bank in the former Regions Bank building on the Square in downtown Troy.

Sorrell College of Business students need to have a plan of action in order to succeed, and one TROY alumnus has donated funds to help team students with business mentors to accomplish that mission.

Dr. Harrel McKinney, a 1962 graduate, founded Alabama Reference Laboratories, Inc. in 1972. In 2003, he was named the Distinguished Leadership…

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TROY welcomes new faculty members

Troy University welcomed new faculty members during the 2018 Faculty/Staff Convocation on Friday on the Troy Campus.

Troy University welcomed new faculty members during the 2018 Faculty/Staff Convocation on Friday on the Troy Campus.

Troy University welcomed new faculty members for the 2018-2019 academic year during Friday’s Faculty/Staff Convocation.

The annual event, which signals the start of a new academic year, was held in the Claudia Crosby Theater on the Troy Campus and live streamed through the University’s website. Term classes at TROY begin on Monday, while classes on…

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Sorrell College of Business students, faculty give back through food drive

Feeding the Valley CEO Frank Sheppard was so impressed by the generosity of TROY students, faculty and staff that he paid the class a visit.

Feeding the Valley CEO Frank Sheppard was so impressed by the generosity of TROY students, faculty and staff that he paid the class a visit.

Faculty, staff and students from Troy University’s Sorrell College of Business partnered this summer with an area food bank to help provide more than 8,400 meals to those in need.

The monetary and physical donations to “Feeding the Valley,” a Columbus, Ga.-based food bank, helped the organization continue to serve more than 2,700 children daily…

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Fire Safety or Compliance Waste?

Economist Daniel Sutter says fire protection ratings show how markets can ensure the quality of our services. Photo by Connor Betts on Unsplash.

Economist Daniel Sutter says fire protection ratings show how markets can ensure the quality of our services. Photo by Connor Betts on Unsplash.

Troy’s fire department rating will improve this October, which should lower our insurance rates.  Fire protection ratings show how markets can ensure the quality of our services.  They also provide an example of value creation as opposed to compliance-driven documentation.

The Insurance Services Office’s (ISO) Fire Suppression Rating Schedule dates back to 1909.  Insurance companies…

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