ServisFirst Bank Huntsville Announces New Board Member

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, announced the addition of Zack Penney as a Board Member of ServisFirst Bank Huntsville.  Zack graduated from Auburn in 2004 with a degree in Entrepreneurial and Family business. He continued to focus on his business path by attending and graduating from the National Auto Dealers Academy in McClean, […]

Cathy Stender makes history as first women inducted into Ford

The Ford Motor Company has more than 3,500 dealerships across the United States. Of those dealerships, only 31 individuals had made it into Ford’s Dealers Hall of Fame as of 2022 and they were all male. That changed in March as Cathy Stender of Woody Anderson Ford was formally inducted at a private reception with […]

Port Of Huntsville names replacement for retiring CEO Tucker

The Port of Huntsville is losing its Chief Executive Officer and decades-long employee Rick Tucker to retirement on the last day of 2022, but his replacement is likewise a familiar face at the company. The Port, which is managed by the Huntsville Madison County Airport Authority, announced that current Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director Luther “Butch” […]

Lilly Ledbetter Speaks Gender, Pay Equality at UAH

The University of Alabama Huntsville’s College of Business hosted noted labor activist Lilly Ledbetter. Ledbetter, 84, spoke to a mixed crowd of university students and local Huntsville residents at Chan Auditorium.  During her hour-long talk, Ledbetter recounted her experience with gender pay discrimination while working as a supervisor for Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s plant in […]

Huntsville Chamber’s 86th Annual Membership Meeting Recap: Newberry Receives Distinguished Service Award

In his last official act as 2021 Chamber Board Chair, DeciBel Research CEO Jeff Gronberg presented the Distinguished Service Award to Joe Newberry, President and CEO of Redstone Federal Credit Union at the recent Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Annual Membership meeting. In addition to his position as Redstone’s CEO, Newberry has an extensive record of community […]

Hill Technical Solutions’ Second Annual Golf Tournament to Benefit Mental Health Center

Huntsville’s Hill Technical Solutions has announced Friday, May 20, 2022, as the date for its second annual charity golf tournament.  The event will be held at the Cherokee Ridge Country Club, in Union Grove, Alabama. The tournament itself will be a four-person scramble, with two flights, morning and afternoon.  Event registration and sponsorship information can […]

Jan Hess Retiring as President of Teledyne Brown Engineering

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has announced that Janice L. Hess, President of Teledyne’s Engineered Systems Segment and Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc., will be retiring effective July 31, 2022.  Scott Hall will assume the roles of President for the Engineered Systems Segment and Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. on March 21. Ms. Hess will work with Hall prior […]

Huntsville Lawyer Honored by 57th Annual Bridge Crossing Gala

Raven Perry-Beach, managing attorney of Huntsville’s Beach Law Practice, was awarded the NAACP’s Game Changer Award at the 57th Annual Bridge Crossing Gala in Montgomery, Alabama. The award recognizes Perry-Beach’s dedication to criminal justice reform, most notably her work in expunging records to facilitate re-assimilation into society, which reduces recidivism. The Beach Law Practice has […]

North Alabama’s Bank Independent Announces City President of Huntsville

Over the past few months, Bank Independent has shared in many of the major growth trends seen in North Alabama business, including the establishment of an endowment program at the University of North Alabama (UNA).  Continuing with this pattern, Bank Independent recently announced the promotion of DeMarco McClain as the City President of Huntsville.  McClain […]

Huntsville Beautification Board accepting entries for 2022 Beautification Awards

The City of Huntsville’s Beautification Board is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Huntsville Beautification Awards. The deadline to submit the 2022 entry form and $25 fee for each property nominated is April 1. Judging will take place after Memorial Day. Due to COVID-19, the Beautification Board did not judge properties in 2020 and 2021. Properties that received […]