Huntsville Architecture Firm Fuqua & Partners Joins McMillan Pazdan Smith

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture (MPS) has announced that Fuqua & Partners Architects (FPA), a progressive community-based architecture, interiors, and planning firm operating in Huntsville, Alabama since 1983, has joined McMillan Pazdan Smith. The acquisition represents a strategic growth investment in Alabama and southern Tennessee with a tenth studio office for Southeast-focused MPS. “With its welcoming […]

Strategic Acquisition Broadens Frazier & Deeter’s Footprint and Sector Expertise

Frazier & Deeter (FD), an accounting and business advisory firm, has acquired Anglin Reichmann Armstrong, P.C. (Anglin), a firm with offices in Huntsville, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; and Winter Haven, Florida. The acquisition extends FD’s footprint in the Southeastern United States and adds to its capabilities in several industry sectors. The acquisition expands Frazier & Deeter’s […]

Five-Hour Council Meeting Yields Controversial Decision

The Huntsville City Council’s regular meeting Thursday night turned into a marathon session that lasted for nearly five hours, and one resolution that met with much debate was approved by the slimmest of margins. Representatives for Huntsville, Scottsboro and Athens proposed to form the North Alabama Public Energy District, a cooperative district, which seeks to […]

Bank47 Celebrates Huntsville Launch with Community Event, Encourages Connection and Service

This May, Bank47 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its new location on Church Street. To celebrate this milestone, the financial institution held an event at The Ledges on June 26th.  The celebration featured heavy hors d’oeuvres, an assortment of beverages, a unique and interactive keynote speech from Dr. Kevin Elko, and […]

FB Financial and Southern States Announce Merger Agreement

FB Financial Corporation (“FB Financial”) (NYSE: FBK), the parent company of FirstBank, and Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (“Southern States”) (Nasdaq: SSBK), the parent company of Southern States Bank, jointly announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Southern States will be merged with and into FB Financial. Southern States is headquartered in […]

Southern States boosts assets to $2.3B will acquisition of CBB Bancorp

Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSBK) and CBB Bancorp have officially announced their merger agreement. Under this agreement, Southern States will acquire CBB Bancorp, integrating it into its operations. Following the completion of the merger, Southern States will emerge as the surviving entity, absorbing CBB Bancorp and its subsidiary, Century Bank of Georgia, into its […]

BlueHalo increases annual revenue to $1B with latest national defense acquisition

BlueHalo has announced the acquisition of Eqlipse Technologies (Eqlipse), a provider of differentiated  products and solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC). BlueHalo, a developer of next-generation capabilities for the Space and Military industries, intends to utilize Eqlipse’s technical talent and suite of products to deliver enhanced scale and broader capabilities to […]

Thompson Burton expands to Huntsville; Maples Law joins firm

Thompson Burton has expanded to Huntsville, Alabama, with Maples Law Firm, PC joining the middle Tennessee based firm. The combined firm will have offices in Huntsville, Alabama, and in Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee, and adds commercial litigation and bankruptcy/debtors’ counsel depth via experienced attorneys Stuart M. Maples and Mary Ena Heath. “Ronn Steen, Thompson Burton […]

Huntsville Health System expands Alabama footprint with latest acquisition

Huntsville Hospital Health System announced a plan to acquire the DeKalb Regional Medical Center, a 134-bed hospital in Fort Payne. The Dekalb acquisition will be yet another hospital center integrated into the North Alabama-based health system. The current 11-hospital system includes the Madison Hospital, Athens-Limestone Hospital, the Decatur Morgan Hospital, the Highlands Medical Center, and […]

Construction Partners completes acquisition of Huntsville-based contractor company

Construction Partners, Inc. (CPI) has officially acquired SJ&L General Contractor, LLC, a hot-mix asphalt and sitework company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Fred J. (Jule) Smith, III, CPI’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said the acquisition was a natural step for CPI’s expansion. “A key component of our growth strategy is to actively expand service capabilities […]