UA business program named following $5 million gift
The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business has named its signature student leadership and professional development after alumnus R. James Kelly, whose family has committed to a $5 million gift. The program will be named the R. James Kelly Leveraging Engagement to Advance Development Program (or Kelly LEAD). Kelly, who died in 2021, was a two-time Culverhouse alumnus and former president of Family Dollar Stores Inc. – Culverhouse College of Business
Ivey speaks at Mobile business event
Gov. Kay Ivey spoke Wednesday morning to several hundred business leaders at a Mobile Chamber of Commerce Forum Alabama event. Ivey spoke about the work she does for Alabama and how it affects Mobile. – News 5
Funderburk resigning from Ingram State
Annette Funderburk will step down as president of Ingram State Technical College effective Nov. 16. Funderburk, who has been president for nearly a decade, will become special assistant to the chancellor of the Alabama Community College System. – WSFA 12
Hattie B’s bringing its hot chicken to Auburn
Hattie B’s Hot Chicken will open in summer of 2026 across from Toomer’s Drugs in Auburn. It’s the third Alabama location for the Nashville-based restaurant, co-founded by 1976 Auburn University graduate Nick Bishop and his son, Nick Jr. – Bama Buzz
