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First Horizon announces Brian Daniels as Senior Vice President over Huntsville Market

First Horizon Corporation (NYSE: FHN or “First Horizon”) announced that Brian Daniels joins First Horizon as Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Group Manager. In this role, Daniels is responsible for managing the Commercial Banking team in addition to developing and generating new business relationships. Daniels will primarily focus on growth of the Hunstville market and […]

Sit Down With Success: A Conversation with Mike Wicks

Engineer and entrepreneur Mike Wicks has had a remarkable career, successfully launching and selling two successful defense contracting businesses, creating his own charitable foundation, and embarking on a post-retirement second career in cancer research. In a recent conversation with the Huntsville Business Journal, the Huntsville native and Auburn University alum shared his journey, and attributed […]

New Yellowhammer beer made with Alabama barley shows potential economic benefit to state farmers

Thanks to the partnership from HudsonAlpha, Auburn University, Alabama A&M and Yellowhammer Brewery, Huntsville residents can now try a beer that is more “Alabama” than any other beer on tap.    Last week at a special event, Yellowhammer Brewing released its newest beer — Avalon Zwickelbier — the first beer to be brewed in the state of […]

Boeing breaks ground on new PAC-3 factory expansion

On November 13, Boeing celebrated the groundbreaking of a new Patriot Advanced Capabilities Three (PAC-3) seeker factory expansion, which is expected to increase annual production by over 30 percent. Jim Ryan, Boeing’s Director of Integrated Air and Missile Defense, emphasized the importance of the expansion for production of PAC-3s. “The Boeing seeker allows the Patriot […]

Laming joins Port of Huntsville as Business Development Manager

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Port of Huntsville announced Tom Laming as its newest Business Development Manager. Laming joined the Business Development team on Oct. 2. As Business Development Manager, Laming’s responsibilities will include generating revenue through land sales and leases, facility leases and to increase air cargo, rail cargo and passenger activity at the Port […]

ServisFirst Bank Huntsville announces new Vice President

HUNTSVILLE, AL – ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), announced the promotion of Kasey Helms to First Vice President, Private Banking Officer for the ServisFirst Bank Huntsville region. “We are fortunate to have Kasey be a part of the ServisFirst Bank Huntsville team,” states Andy Kattos, Regional CEO of ServisFirst Bank Huntsville. “Her commitment to […]

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of Alabama to Celebrate 30 Years

On August 3rd, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will celebrate 30 years of educational exploration at the UAH Conference Training Center. The celebration will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the registration deadline set currently on Thursday, July 20.   August 3rd is celebrated […]

ServisFirst Bank Announces New Executive Vice President

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), is pleased to announce the addition of Kirk Pressley as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning at ServisFirst Bank in Birmingham, Alabama. “We are proud to welcome Kirk Pressley to the ServisFirst Bank Birmingham team,” states Tom Broughton, ServisFirst Bank Chairman, President and CEO. “Kirk’s skilled leadership, strategic thinking, […]

Sam Stiles, Summit 7 Systems, Inc. Top 40 under 40

Sam Stiles is currently the Vice President of Marketing at Summit 7 in Huntsville, AL. As a marketing professional, Sam has worked in marketing operations, creative design, go-to-market strategy, business continuity, national supply chain sales, financial market development and more.  Sam graduated from Auburn University in 2015 with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration […]

PeopleTec awarded $40 million contract to support Redstone Test Center

HUNTSVILLE, AL – PeopleTec recently announced a $40 million contract in support of the US Army’s Redstone Test Center (RTC). The RTC Approach to Persistent Integrated Developmental (RAPID) Testing OTA provides RTC with the technical expertise and state-of-the-art facilities and capabilities to modernize test support for RTC’s broad customer base. Throughout this four-year effort, PeopleTec […]