First Horizon Bank has announced that Forrest Harrington has joined its Huntsville Commercial Banking Team as Senior Vice President, Senior Commercial Banking Relationship Manager. Harrington comes to First Horizon with 30 years of commercial banking experience and an extensive background in commercial real estate. He is a strategic partner, providing customized financial solutions that help […]
When a report about Huntsville begins “3, 2, 1…Take off to an excellent life in Rocket City!”, you know it’s good. In fact, this list by livability.com is to the moon. Citing affordability and quality of life, the national publication has ranked Huntsville the nation’s most livable small to mid-size city. “Livability.com is very engaged […]
The Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville highlighted its growing impact across North Alabama during its second annual State of the Community Foundation event at the Jackson Center on Thursday, March 26. Melissa Thompson, CEO and president of the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville, said the foundation continues to manage a growing pool of charitable assets. […]
Rising winter utility bills drew concerned residents to a Huntsville City Council meeting on Thursday, March 26. During a scheduled presentation that evening, Huntsville Utilities CEO Wes Kelley outlined the factors behind the increase that has caused significant public concern. At the meeting on Thursday, March 26, Kelley stated that in January and February, the […]
The Huntsville Music Office launched its 2026 programming with momentum on Tuesday March 24th, drawing a standing-room-only crowd to the recently reopened Tip Top Cafe for its first quarterly music meetup of the year. Artists, venue operators and community stakeholders gathered to hear updates on Huntsville’s rapidly growing music scene, as city leaders outlined upcoming […]
FirstBank ranked No. 1 for retail banking customer satisfaction in the South Central region in the J.D. Power 2026 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. The ranking is based on feedback from more than 100,000 retail banking customers nationwide. The study also found that FirstBank received the highest ratings in the region for trust and for […]
Citing the vision of Andy Kattos, ServisFirst Bank Regional CEO Jim Holtkamp celebrated the bank’s new Huntsville location during a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. “Andy drove by and saw a for sale sign and got on the phone,” Holtkamp said with Kattos, the bank’s director emeritus, among those in the audience. “Without Andy’s leadership over the […]
Op-Ed provided by: Bank Independent CEO, Macke Mauldin The Vital Role of Community Bank Deposits Most conversations about new digital payment tools often miss a crucial reality: when money exits community bank deposits, local lending is directly impacted. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized, “In a fractional banking system, deposits finance lending. When deposits flow out, […]
Hampton Cove Shops, a retail center adjacent to Walmart in Owens Cross Roads, has been purchased for $7.6 million, Prudent Growth Partners announced. Prudent Growth is a private equity real estate firm based in Chapel Hill and Charlotte, N.C. According to the firm, the 41,681-square-foot center is 96.64% leased to 12 tenants with staggered lease […]
Community members, healthcare workers, and patients packed into the provided space at Campus 805 for a community forum / listening session on Friday, March 6 to voice concerns over Huntsville Hospital’s proposed acquisition of Crestwood Medical Center, warning that the merger could reduce competition, suppress wages, and limit access to care in one of the […]
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