We are back to Tuesday so let’s throw down some tidbits, kudos and events you need to know:

✅ CONGRATS: Will Kadish and the Broad Metro Commercial Real Estate team on closing on the additional land needed for Phase III of Hoover’s Stadium Trace Village. He’s making a great property even better.

🎙️ Thanks to Kristina L. Hendrix, APR (The University of Alabama in Huntsville) and Adam Pierce, MBA (Origin Bank) for being our guests on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this past weekend. Check out all the great guest interviews at truittnewsradio.com.

🥹 I am really sad to hear of the passing of Joe Dean Jr. I didn’t know him but he played a big part in my life without me really realizing it. He did an amazing job as the longtime SEC basketball announcer (with Tim Brando) on the weekly TV games, and was also the Athletic Director at Birmingham-Southern College. Dang it!

🎙️ We are looking forward to having Dan Williams (Dave’s Pub) and Ryan O’Hara (Big Spoon Creamery) on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this weekend. Can’t wait. Show goes live on Bham’s Talk 99.5 every Saturday morning at 7AM.

👀 HIRING: University of Mississippi needs an Associate Director of Marketing & Fan Experience.

🎵 Elvis reached No. 1 today with “Hound Dog” in 1956.

❓DID-YOU-KNOW: Zoe Saldana is the highest-grossing actor of all time at the box office with her films grossing between $15b & $16b? I didn’t know.

📅 AUG 19: Don’t forget to join us at the Hoover Small Business Alliance event in the morning at Hoover Steaks & Wine. Starts at 8am.

🎾 CONGRATS to the City of Gadsden, Alabama on the ground-breaking of their new tennis facility on Thursday. They are doing a fantastic job over there.

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👀 HIRING: Louise Jennings-McCullar and Real Estate Southeast | RESE is searching for an Accounting Lease Administrator to join the team in Pensacola.

👷 CONGRATS: Craig Stewart, Alex Aldolf, J. Mitchell Sikes, Garrett Sanders, Hunter Knight, Austin Ingram, Nathan Arceneaux, and Reid Fincher for being included in Alabama AGC‘s Top 40 Under 40. More announcements to come.

‼️ Loving the new sign for the Sidewalk Cinema going up in Bham. We need more of this.

💲 CONGRATS: Mike Mitchell as he steps into the role of President at Bryant Bank.

🎵 Bon Jovi released their 3rd album “Slippery When Wet” today in 1986. Turned out to be a pretty good one for them.

✔️ Jasper, AL was incorporated as a town today in 1886.

☑️ Check out DoItWithTruitt.Com for more great reports & info.

🏈 AUG 30: NFL Roster Cut-Down Day.

👷 Bham’s Robins & Morton has topped out the new, 13,000 sq ft, AdventHealth ER in Auburndale, FL.

👀 HIRING: Matt Patel and RAM Hotels are looking for a new Manager of eCommerce & Digital Strategy to be based with them in Columbus, GA.

🛑 Thanks for the read.