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Six north Alabama awarded 2024 Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed scholarship

Six students from the University of North Alabama (UNA) have been named recipients of the 2024 Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed Scholarship, recognized by representatives from both UNA and Bank Independent. The undergraduate scholarship recipients are: Henry Ajualip Huarcas, Freshman, Computer Science Ashton D. Bright, Sophomore, Criminal Justice Kadi A. Norato, Junior, Nursing Devin Wesley Riggs, […]

Bank Independent employee graduates from Campus to Career program

Victor Alves, a banker at Bank Independent, officially graduated from the year-long Campus to Career (C2C) professional development program on July 26th and has now stepped into his new role as a credit analyst within the bank’s credit administration department. “Victor has seized every opportunity presented by the C2C program with a genuine eagerness to […]

Bank Independent announces new promotion aimed at enhancing customer relations

Bank Independent has announced the promotion of Jennifer Smith to Business Development Officer for Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan counties. “We are dedicated to fulfilling our customers’ banking needs by cultivating meaningful partnerships,” said Rick Wardlaw, CEO of Bank Independent. “In her new role as Business Development Officer, Jennifer will represent our bank’s brand in the communities […]

Bank Independent announces continued partnership with local university aimed at student success

Bank Independent continued an important community educational partnership that began back in 2018. Around 6 years ago, the Shoals community and the University of North Alabama (UNA) began the process of generating interest, ideas, and revenue for a state-of-the-art football stadium. Since the rebirth of their football program back in 1949, the University of North […]

Mayor Tommy Battle appoints Amy Kenum as Geographic Information Services Manager

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Mayor Tommy Battle announced the appointment of 21-year City of Huntsville employee Amy Kenum to the role of Manager of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Kenum, a Lawrence County native, was appointed head of the Geographic Information Services Division during the April 27 Huntsville City Council meeting. She will lead and help grow the GIS […]

ServisFirst Bank Huntsville announces new Assistant Vice President and New Branch Operations Manager

HUNTSVILLE, AL – ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), announced the promotion of Elizabeth Jacobus to Assistant Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer, and Drew Jones to Branch Operations Manager, Bank Officer for the ServisFirst Bank Huntsville region. “We are very proud to announce two very deserving promotions this week,” states Andy Kattos, ServisFirst Bank Huntsville Regional CEO. […]

UNA, MartinFed sign learning agreement to benefit employees

The University of North Alabama (UNA) and MartinFed, a Huntsville-based cyber security firm, have signed a learning agreement that will benefit MartinFed employees interested in pursuing any online, on-campus, graduate or undergraduate degree with a tuition scholarship  from UNA.  “Investing in our outstanding team members is a priority at MartinFed,” said Matthew Schmitz,  MartinFed Chief […]

Bank Independent Honors Athens State Recipients of Mauldin Scholarship

Two Athens State University students were among ten local recipients of the 2022/2023 Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed Scholarship awarded through Bank Independent. They were recognized at a reception held in their honor at Founders Hall on the Athens State Campus on October 13th with guests from Bank Independent and Athens State.   The Edward Fennel Mauldin […]

Justin Low Joins Bank Independent as HR Manager

Bank Independent is pleased to announce the hiring of Justin Low as the organization’s Human Resources Manager. Low joins the bank after spending the past five years as the Director of Human Resources for the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa. He was responsible for the oversight and direction of 270 employees. He also served on […]

Huntsville Business Journal Welcomes New Guest Writer

The Huntsville Business Journal is proud to announce the addition of a regular bi-weekly column from Scott Harbour, a new contributing writer to the Journal.  Scott, a long-time Huntsville resident and Grissom High School graduate, currently works as the Business Director for Chapman Sisson Architects, a leading architecture firm based in Huntsville.  Prior to his […]