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SPLISH SPLASH

The Friday File: While some may try a cannonball or belly flop, there's science to help make the biggest splash. At the Manu World Champs tournament in New Zealand, the winner made a splash 33.1 feet high. Enter the water butt-first with your body bent at the hips to...

RETIREMENT RATIO

The average age of the US population is 40. In 1970, it was 28, in 1980 it was 30, and in 2020 it was 38. When your workforce stagnates while your retiree population explodes, problems ensue. Currently, there are slightly over two people in the prime working-age labor...

MILLIONAIRE MIGRATION

The millionaire population totals 60 million. It rose by 685,000 last year, the US added 379,000. Unsurprisingly, they're mobile. The biggest recipient nation of millionaire immigrants that also take on new citizenship in 2025 is expected to be the UAE with 9,800. The...

NASA Collaborates with Local College to Boost Aerospace Training

Drake State Community and Technical College is enhancing its 15-year partnership with NASA's High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program through significant upgrades to its advanced manufacturing lab. The ongoing collaboration provides students...

Transit or Development First? Huntsville Says Both

The age-old riddle about which came first, the chicken or the egg, was long ago solved. It was the egg. Eggs are prehistoric and predate the chicken, which is relatively new in the evolution of things. Sounds reasonable, but Dennis Madsen, manager of urban and...

Big Spring Park East to Gain 2.4 Acres of Public Greenspace

Big Spring Park, a well-known civic and cultural space in downtown Huntsville, is set to expand with new amenities aimed at enhancing opportunities for recreation, relaxation, and community use. City leaders presented the final designs for the transformative expansion...

NATO NUMBERS

Among the 31 NATO countries, the one spending the most on defense in 2024, as a percentage of GDP, at 4.12% was Poland, followed by Estonia at 3.43%. In third, the US at 3.38%, trailed by Latvia at 3.15%, then Greece at 3.08%, Lithuania at 2.85%, and Finland at 2.41%....

Bank Independent Announces Leadership Transitions

Bank Independent has announced the appointment of Jason Windham as President of the bank and CJ Ryan as President of Interstate Billing Service, its wholly owned subsidiary. Macke Mauldin, Bank Independent CEO, has been President of the bank since 1996. "It has been...

Kasey Helms joins First Horizon Bank as Senior Vice President, Private Client Relationship Manager

First Horizon Bank has announced the appointment of Kasey Helms as Senior Vice President, Private Client Relationship Manager. With 11 years in the banking industry, Kasey brings a wealth of experience managing relationships with high-net-worth clients. She will focus...

New Home, Same Mission: FirstBank Opens Doors on Franklin Street

The physical relocation was barely over half a mile, but the move was major nonetheless for FirstBank. The Nashville-based financial institution, already a presence in the Rocket City since 2015, traded its original home in the five-story office tower that's part of...