THIS WEEK’S ROUND OF KUDOS, TIDBITS & EVENTS

Let’s get to it:

✅ CONGRATS: Mark Colson on being named the President & CEO of the American Trucking Associations.

👷 TRUITT NEWS CONSTRUCTION REPORT is covering Florida today and will post about Louisiana on Thursday. Check back here or go to DoItWithTruitt.com to see who is building what.

🎙️ Thanks to Jeremiah Stone (Executive Director, Epilepsy Foundation Alabama) and Jimmy Stubbs (CEO, River Bank & Trust) for being our guests on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this past weekend.

👀 HIRING: The City of Orange Beach, AL is looking for an Office Manager. Join up with them and live in an awesome place.

👷 Richard Shea and the Morris-Shea Bridge Company, Inc. team on sponsoring Kaulig Racing‘s Number 16 Car for the 4th straight year.

🎙️ We are excited to welcome Daisha & Dalton from The Amazing Race this weekend on TRUITT NEWS RADIO. Listen in starting at 7AM every week on Birmingham’s Talk 99.5.

📺 OCT 21: Remember to watch “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of of Dolly Parton” live on ABC tomorrow night starting at 8pm. It is coming live from Belmont University‘s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.

🏌‍♀️ CONGRATS: Georgia Institute of Technology Golf Team on winning the The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational this past weekend. The field included USC, Pepperdine, UAB, Clemson, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern and more.

⛷️ Arapahoe Basin in Colorado is still planning to open for the ski season this weekend. That amazes me every year they can open this early.

✅ CONGRATS: Our friend and TRUITT NEWS RADIO alum, Elaina Burt, on being named Miss The University of Alabama!

👀 HIRING: The Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for a Marketing and Communications Director.

👷 CONGRATS: Pinkerton & Laws Construction on finishing up the new SpringHill Suites by Marriott over in Leeds. It is now open.

✅ CONGRATS: Coastal Alabama Partnership has brought on Chris Blankenship as their new Executive Director.

📅 OCT 25: Yellawood 500 coming up at Talladega Superspeedway.

❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: The famed Sydney Opera Housese opened today in 1973. Queen Elizabeth II did the honors.

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✅ CONGRATS: Katie Hannah on being named the Director of Development at UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. She is a great addition for them.

✔️ Sad news to report today. I was really sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Robert Levin. He was the founder of Alabama Pediatrics in Homewood and our kids’ doctor when they were growing up. Just a fantastic man. Really enjoyed him.

✔️ More sad news to report today. My dad’s dog, Taz, gave up the fight this morning. I am going to miss that little joker.

🛑 Thanks for the read.