ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Ranks Third Among Top Publicly Traded Banks

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), announced that the company ranked third in the top publicly traded banks with between $10 billion to $50 billion in assets, based on year-end 2022 data. Consulting firm Capital Performance Group partnered with American Banker to compile the annual ranking, and this is the second year in […]

Strada Partners With Drake State as Part of HBCU Initiative to Benefit Students

Drake State Community and Technical College is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Strada Education Foundation’s Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Initiative to cultivate a new generation of leaders. Strada’s expansion of the initiative will provide scholarships, networking, and leadership development opportunities to over 500 students, including Drake State students, over the next […]

IronMountain Solutions Employee Peaks Fund Awards $64,000 in Grants to 17 Non-Profit Organizations

The IronMountain Solutions (IMS) Employee Peaks Fund awarded $64,000 to 17 non-profit organizations on Friday, July 7th. The recipients shared what their grants will be used for  at a grant reception held at the IMS corporate office. Each organization that received an Employee  Peaks Fund grant fits into one of the following quality of life […]

UAH engineering Students Among Nine Women In Defense Scholars Nationwide

Two engineering students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Paige Berg and Michaela Hemming, are among nine nationwide who received scholarships in academic year 2023-2024 from Women In Defense (WID), a National Defense Industrial Association affiliate founded to engage, cultivate and advance women in all aspects of national security. Berg, Hemming and the […]

GE Appliances Highlights $1.1 Billion in Economic Impact in 2022 Report

 GE Appliances, a Haier company, issued its 2022 Economic Impact highlighting the $24.5 billion contribution made by the company’s economic activities to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The effect on GDP was made possible by cumulative impact of more than $2 billion in investments and the hiring of 4,000 new employees at the company’s operations […]

AFS Foundation Repair & Waterproofing Specialists Launches AquaGuard™ Gutter Solutions

 AFS Foundation Repair & Waterproofing Specialists (AFS), a leading foundation and water management solutions company, announced today the launch of AquaGuard™ Gutter Solutions, a patent-pending whole home water management solution that provides protection and peace of mind by quickly moving water away from the home. This groundbreaking gutter system also allows for safer installation and eliminates […]

AAMU, Calhoun Community College Announce New Social Work Partnership

Presidents of Alabama A&M University and Calhoun Community College signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a partnership between the institutions at a signing ceremony last Thursday, June 29. The MOU is designed to create seamless transition to AAMU for Calhoun students with interest in social work career paths. Students in the cohort will complete […]

Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® Announces New CEO

Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR) & ValleyMLS.com announced the appointment of Kurtis Krueger as the organization’s new CEO.  With a wealth of experience in operations and diverse business environments, including real estate, Krueger brings a unique skill set and expertise to lead the association into its next phase of growth and success. His appointment […]

Housing Price Increase Slows Nationwide, Banks Losing Money on Mortgages

The rate of increase for the national median price of a home has slowed to a rate that hasn’t been seen since 2016. According to Realtor.com, the month-to-month median rose 2.56% in May, an increase of 0.9% relative to May of 2021.  Here in Madison County, the median sale price continued to slide under the […]

City Celebrates Opening of North Huntsville’s Legacy Park

Tuesday saw the City of Huntsville celebrate the opening of the new Legacy Park. Located off 6000 Cecil Fain Drive, where the former J.O. Johnson High School closed in 2016, the new park is a multipurpose arts, entertainment, and outdoor recreation site.  Local residents sampled free ice cream, demonstrations of the fitness equipment at the […]