Let’s fire up some kudos, tidbits & events since it is Tuesday. Here we go:
🎂 CONGRATS: Mr. Roy Drinkard of Cullman’s Drinkard Development on turning 106 over the weekend. What a life!
🎙️ Thanks to Adam Arrington (Earl Dudley, LLC) and Liz Harrison (Grace Klein Community) for being our guests on TRUITT NEWS RADIO this past weekend. Check out all the fantastic guest interviews at truittnewsradio.com.
🎙️ We are looking forward to having Bart Stephens (Lakeview Marina & High Dive HiFi Lounge, Birmingham, AL) on TRUITT NEWS RADIO with us this weekend. We start every Saturday at 7AM on Bham’s Talk 99.5.
👀 HIRING: The Ultimate Fighting Championship is looking to hire a Social Media Intern and a Public Relations Intern. You gotta have your info in by July 24th. The program will run August 12th – November 20th in Las Vegas. If you know a student looking for something awesome, this might be it.
🎵 Jason Aldean’s “Don’t Tell on Me” recently reached No. 1 at Country Radio giving him 32 No. 1’s in his career. That’s not bad.
❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: More than 27,000 Burmese pythons have been removed from Florida’s environment since 2000?
✔️ The July meeting of the Greater Birmingham Auburn Club is tomorrow, July 15th, at Corbeau – Homewood. Starts at 5:30pm.
👷 Bham-based Hoar Construction has topped out the new 8-story parking deck at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
💲 Bryant Bank has their new branch in Homewood open on the corner of Linden & Central. Lookin’ good!
🤣 LOVE THIS: Nateland Entertainment is launching Nateland Live: A Good Clean Comedy Tour with stops planned in Raleigh, Charlotte, Indianapolis, and Columbus (OH) so far. This is going to do well.
✅ CONGRATS: Casey Howard, MBA, PMP and the Cushman & Wakefield | EGS Commercial Real Estate team on getting the Shops on Montevallo in Birmingham 100% leased. Great work.
👀 HIRING: Montgomery Whitewater is seeking a Chief Experience Officer. $95,000 – $150,000 at one of Alabama’s coolest attractions.
🎂 CONGRATS to Bham’s Craft Electric Co., Inc. on celebrating 45 years in business!
☑️ Check out DoItWithTruitt.com for more great reports & info.
🍽️ Homewood’s super-delicious Gianmarco’s changed their hours to 5pm – 9pm Monday thru Friday and 5pm – 10pm on Saturday. They are closed on Sundays.
💵 CONGRATS: First US Bank has their new Daphne location open. Great decision to open in fast-growing Baldwin County.
🏌 AUG 10: Associated Builders and Contractors Greater Tennessee Fall Golf Tournament at The Governor’s Club. Check out abctn.org for more info.
☑️ We want to be your agent at Truitt Insurance & Bonding Inc. – send us your HOME & AUTO INSURANCE, BUSINESS COVERAGE NEEDS & SURETY BONDS. Let’s partner up.
❓ DID-YOU-KNOW: The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC will be bringing a group of their business leaders to Huntsville this fall for their 2026 Discovery Trip? Great choice. Huntsville has a ton going on to learn from.
🛑 Thanks for the read.