Happy New Year

We hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday season. Now that we are all back at it, we wanted to share with you a few of our favorite digital tools to help make your life simpler and more efficient. Here’s to a productive 2023!

• 12 ft. Ladder– Read articles behind a paywall
• UnrollMe– Bulk unsubscribe to emails (not this one, ha!)
• Stay Focused– Limit the time you spend on websites you consider time sinks
• Quillbot– AI-powered paraphrasing tool to enhance your writing

Business & Economy

Merger: Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale and Carolinas-based Nexsen Pruet have agreed to merge into one national law firm operating under the name Maynard Nexsen effective April 1, 2023.

Read More: MaynardCooper.com January 5, 2023

Economic Impact: Funding for ongoing construction at the FBI campus on Redstone Arsenal has now exceeded $3 billion.

Read More: AL.com January 5, 2023

Growth: Alabama, driven by Huntsville and Auburn, was one of two states that saw the largest jump last year in how many people are moving in.

Read More: AL.com January 3, 2023

Acquisition: United Community Banks, Inc. announces the completion of the merger with local, Progress Financial Corporation.

Read More: Yahoo Finance January 2, 2023

Quality of Life: Groundbreakings and new developments mirrored Huntsville’s growth in 2022.

Read More: City of HSV December 28, 2022

Healthcare

New ER: Crestwood Medical Center plans to open the first freestanding emergency department in the Harvest community by 2024. 

Read More: WAFF January 4, 2023

Defense

Awarded: Huntsville-based Yulista Solutions has received a potential $540 million contract from NASA to provide support services for aircraft used across the space agency’s centers and programs.

Read More: GovConWire.com December 28, 2022

People

Joe Ritch was officially sworn in as a director on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board.

Read More: Chattanooge Times January 4, 2022

Starfish Holdings, Inc. announces the promotion of John Watson to President. He will continue to serve as Torch Technologies, Inc. CEO while assuming the new role of Starfish President.

Read More: Torch Technologies January 3, 2022

Torch Technologies announced the promotion of Mr. Brad Walker to President. 

Read More: Torch Technologies January 3, 2022