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UNA and Samford will kick off football season at The Joe

It’s officially called Week Zero in the college football season. However, that will be a misnomer, as far as the University of North Alabama, Samford University and the city of Huntsville are concerned. It will be a real week in the schedule when the two schools meet Aug. 29 on Wicks Family Field at Joe […]

Michelin Recognition Makes Purveyor and Salt Smokehouse Standout Holiday Gift Options

For Huntsville residents still searching for meaningful last-minute Christmas gifts, two of the city’s most celebrated dining destinations are offering a compelling option. Purveyor and Salt Smokehouse were recently named to the inaugural Michelin Guide to the American South, giving gift givers a chance to wrap an experience rather than another item.   Both restaurants were […]

ServisFirst Bank Marks 20 Years In Business

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, is marking its 20th anniversary this May, having first opened in 2005. The bank remains focused on its stated mission of prioritizing customer service. The Birmingham-based bank maintains a disciplined strategy for expansion and growth, focusing on operational efficiency and targeted recruitment within its markets—factors it cites as […]

Innovate Alabama opens fifth round of supplemental grant applications

Innovate Alabama has announced the opening of the fifth round of applications for their Supplemental Grant Program.  Innovate Alabama is the state’s first private-public partnership focused on modernizing the state’s economy through innovation and entrepreneurship. The organization provides funds to small businesses with the aim of positioning the state as a key player in generating […]

Bank Independent Earns Spot Among Alabama’s Best Places to Work

Bank Independent has been named as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Alabama for the fifth consecutive year.  The designation is awarded by Business Alabama Magazine and Best Companies Group. “Being named one of the best companies to work for in Alabama for the fifth consecutive year is a true testament to […]

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United to invest $330M in new Alabama facility

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (UNITED) has announced a significant investment of $330 million in a new state-of-the-art facility in Birmingham’s Kingston community. This development is expected to create up to 50 new jobs and retain over 750 positions in the city. The new facility will be constructed on the former Stockham Valves and Fittings […]

UAH begins new Air Force ROTC program for freshmen, sophomores with fall 2024 semester

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will begin a new Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) program with the fall 2024 semester. The program will be available to freshmen and sophomores. Air Force ROTC allows scholarship and non-scholarship cadets to live as regular college students while pursuing their degrees. Once they graduate, they […]

Jason Leggett joins Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Project Manager in Huntsville

Jason Leggett, PE, has joined Neel-Schaffer as a Senior Project Manager based in Huntsville, Alabama. Leggett brings 20 years of engineering design and project management experience in multiple disciplines. He has worked in the public sector for the last 12 years, serving the last nine years as the Water Manager for the City of Madison […]

UAH College of Science receives $2M to fulfill chemistry initiatives

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Science has received a $2 million gift from the William Henry McMullen III Trust to fund three initiatives in the Department of Chemistry. Barbara Wadsworth, McMullen’s daughter, selected UAH for the donation to honor the memory of her father, an analytical chemist. UAH is a part […]

Bridgeworth Wealth Management to join forces with Savant Wealth Management

Cover image: Brian Hinson, CFP®, CPA/PFS, ChFC® of Bridgeworth Wealth Management   Nationally recognized Bridgeworth Wealth Management announced plans to join Savant Wealth Management, a fee‐only registered investment advisor (RIA) with nearly $21 billion in assets under management (AUM). Bridgeworth, which has 58 employees and an AUM of approximately $2.2 billion, will mark Savant’s first partnership […]