Birmingham ad agency Big announces strategy team
Big, a Birmingham-based communications agency, announced today additions to its Strategy service line, led by Alex Sharkey, new director of strategy. Sharkey joins strategy...
Katie Boyd Britt stepping down as president and CEO of BCA
Business Council of Alabama President and CEO Katie Boyd Britt, whose name has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the U.S. Senate, is...
Huntsville’s Catalyst Center expanding into Central Alabama
The Catalyst Center for Business and Entrepreneurship, headquartered in Huntsville, is expanding into central Alabama with a planned Women’s Business Center in Clanton.
The Regional...
Networking startup Linq raises $2.5M in seed-round funding
Birmingham startup Linq, which has developed a networking platform that allows for easy information transfer via customizable pages, has raised $2.5 million in seed-stage...
Alabama Futures Fund invests in Datacy consumer data platform
The consumer data platform Datacy will move its headquarters from Dayton, Tennessee, to Birmingham after an investment from Alabama Future Fund.
Datacy says its platform...
Financial lessons from the pandemic
Kyle Whittington learned the basics of financial planning at an early age.
When he was in high school and college, Whittington says, his dad gave...
Black Market Street focuses on entrepreneurs of color
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent state-mandated shutdowns to contain the virus forced many small businesses across the United States to close or scale back...
23 named to Birmingham Small Business Council
Twenty-three individuals who own or support small businesses have been selected to serve for the next two years on the City of Birmingham’s Small...
American Equity Underwriters names new CEO
The American Equity Underwriters Inc. has named Adele Hapworth its new chief executive officer, effective June 1. Hapworth succeeds Michael Lapeyrouse, who is assuming...
Vulcan Line Tools, Vendrix win Alabama Launchpad competition
Auburn-based Vulcan Line Tools and Birmingham-based Vendrix took home top honors in the Alabama Launchpad competition on Thursday.
Vulcan Line Tools won the concept stage...