Tag Archive for: Kids to Love

City of Madison shines in 2024 Best in Business Awards

Cover Image: Steve Babin The Madison Chamber of Commerce honored exceptional businesses and nonprofits on the evening of April 19 at their 2024 Best in Business Awards dinner and ceremony, held at the Space Camp Operations Center.  Area business owners were nominated for recognition in fourteen different categories, including Start-Up Business of the Year, Retail […]

Matt Curtis Real Estate achieves monumental milestone with 7,000 homes sold

This week, Matt Curtis Real Estate announced the significant achievement of surpassing 7,000 homes sold in the North Alabama Real Estate market.  With a reputation for innovation and providing 5-star service, Matt Curtis Real Estate has consistently demonstrated exceptional performance in the real estate market. The 7,000 homes sold milestone reflects the team’s dedication to […]

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 […]

IronMountain Solutions Makes Donation to Foster Care Farm Community

Local tech firm IronMountain Solutions has donated $100,000 to Davidson Farms Cottage Community.  Davidson Farms, which is owned and operated by the Kids to Love nonprofit organization, gives orphaned and abandoned tween and teen girls a safe and stable home.  The donation from IronMountain Solutions will be used to provide landscaping and driveway construction for […]

7th Annual Entrepreneur Awards: A True Testament of the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Each year, the Catalyst hosts its Entrepreneur Awards in partnership with Innovate Huntsville and as the grand conclusion to Innovate Huntsville Week.  Thanks to the pandemic, last year’s Entrepreneur Awards were presented virtually. The Catalyst successfully navigated the challenges in a way that seemed almost effortless. CEO Lisa Davis Mays and her dream team of […]

Dynetics Brings Christmas Cheer to Local Charities

To celebrate the holidays, Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, continued its volunteering and giving traditions during a challenging year. In light of the highs and lows of 2020, extra holiday cheer felt imperative, the company said. “Dynetics wanted to make a greater community impact to finish-out a year affecting so many.” As part […]

KTECH Expands Workforce Training Initiative in Partnership with Toyota Plant

It was a matter of seeing is believing for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama. After company representatives toured the classrooms and labs at Huntsville’s KTECH, the two forged a partnership for KTECH to provide workforce training support and advanced technology capabilities to the Huntsville engine plant’s growing  team. Launched in 2016, KTECH is a workforce development […]

Regions Grant Gives KTECH’s Virtual Reality Workforce Initiative Real-Life Implications

Virtual reality goes real-time at KTECH thanks to a $42,000 grant from the Regions Foundation, the nonprofit initiative of Regions Bank. The money will fund virtual reality equipment for KTECH’s new Virtual Reality Workforce Development Training initiative. Founder and CEO Lee Marshall formed KTECH as the workforce training and development arm of her Kids to […]

KTECH Helps Stem Rise of Juvenile Criminals; Opens Gateway to Jobs for Foster Kids

In 2003, while investigating a news story about a man on Death Row, then-television news anchor Lee Marshall discovered the man was a product of Alabama’s foster care system. Marshall, who was herself adopted as an infant, hit on an alarming statistic from Pew Research: Between 75 and 80 percent of kids in the juvenile […]

KTECH Implements 3D Virtual Tours as New Recruitment Tool

When her Kids To Love foundation was deemed an essential business during the coronavirus shutdowns due to its support for foster children across North Alabama and Southern Tennessee, founder and CEO Lee Marshall used the opportunity to accelerate an innovative 3D Virtual Tour recruitment tool she already had in the works for her KTECH students, […]