Tag Archive for: Recognition

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Rapid Growth Brings Expansion of HudsonAlpha Executive Leadership

Since its inception, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has enjoyed immense success with rapid economic growth and groundbreaking strides in genomic and life science research.  HudsonAlpha and its resident companies co-located on its biotech campus in Cummings Research Park have continued to expand their footprint in multiple sectors across the biosciences, including research, testing and medical […]

First Community Mortgage Announces New Vice President and Mortgage Originator

In a recent announcement, First Community Mortgage (FCM) named Tracy Flesch as the company’s newest Vice President and Mortgage Originator.  Prior to working with FCM, Flesch graduated from Iowa State University and spent some time working as a sportscaster. Much of what he learned from these past experiences helped shape how he works with clients […]

NAI Chase Commercial Executive Named Chair for 2022 Candidate Guidance Committee for Alabama CCIM Chapter

NAI Chase Commercial recently announced that Douglas McCullough, Executive Vice President of Brokerage, has been named Alabama’s Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Chair for the 2022 Candidate Guidance Committee.  Douglas attended the University of Alabama between 1969-1972, studying Business Management and Marketing. After graduating, he spent nearly 22 years working with property leasing, disposition, and […]