Published inInSync BirminghamEd Farm provides new tech opportunities to Birmingham residents with city BOLD fundsBirmingham, Alabama — Ashley McGhee has worked at Shipt for two years, where she assists retailers and drivers to make sure customers’…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
Community Care Development Network serves up second chances for nontraditional students with BOLDBirmingham, Ala. — At 17, Amnisty Penn has already encountered some pretty significant bumps in life.Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022
Rebirth Community Corporation, city of Birmingham team up to boost small business owners’ mental…Birmingham, Ala. — Erica Bryant has worked as a fashion artist all her adult life — sometimes as a hobby, sometimes a side hustle and…Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Published inInSync BirminghamUrban Impact uses city BOLD funds to foster Birmingham’s small businessesBirmingham, Ala. — Anita Craig entertained thoughts of owning a business for years. But to make her dreams a reality, it took a series of…Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Birmingham’s Bush Hills neighborhood reaps harvest of produce and community connectionsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In an age when free time often means scrolling social media or binge-watching reality TV, many have lost the art of…Nov 8, 2021Nov 8, 2021
BOLD opens doors for new skills and a second career for Birmingham womanBirmingham, Ala. — Spurred mostly by the wishes of others, Sharon Davis studied nursing and worked in the field for 17 years. Then, she…Jun 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021
Birmingham family on path to financial stability thanks to city’s BOLD partnershipsBirmingham, Ala. — Jessica Parkman and her family struggled to make ends meet even in the best of times. Between rent, groceries…Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
Nuckles Services seizes opportunities to grow, thrive in BirminghamBirmingham, Ala. — When the walls of the Ramsay-McCormack building came tumbling down in April, an excavator bearing the name Nuckles sat…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
BOLD funding helps lure Acclinate to City of BirminghamBirmingham, Ala. — As companies across the globe tiptoed through the COVID-19 era and prayed the economy would hold, digital health…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Merchant sees BOLD impact in Birmingham’s historic Fourth Avenue Business DistrictBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In the heart of Birmingham’s Central Business District and the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a historic…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
City’s BOLD partnership provides Birmingham woman a pathway to workBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After giving birth to her second daughter, Jazzmine Huggins knew she wanted serious changes in her life.May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Published inBHAM Innovation and Economic OpportunityCOVID takes more than a little off the top at Southeastern School of Cosmetology & BarberingBirmingham, Ala. — Andre Moore has spent decades in Birmingham preparing students for lifelong careers in cutting hair, fixing nails and…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
Parker High School graduate: Birmingham Promise cleared pathways to futureBirmingham, Ala. — As a student at Parker High School, Justin Williams had an idea of what he wanted to be, and he believes he would have…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Huffman High School graduate: Birmingham Promise apprenticeship boosted career skillsBirmingham, Ala. — Jarvis Prewitt’s academic ability is evident: He was the salutatorian of the Huffman High School Class of 2019…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Published inBHAM Innovation and Economic OpportunityBirmingham firm builds new chapter in the midst of COVID-19Birmingham, Ala. — L’Tryce Slade found herself at a pivotal juncture in life in 2006.Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Published inBHAM Innovation and Economic OpportunityPearson Brothers Tire Center rebounds after deflating impact of COVID-19Birmingham, Ala. — Faith, family and community are the hallmarks of a successful business, according to Shelby Pearson, who has owned and…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Published inBHAM Innovation and Economic OpportunityBirmingham engineering services firm faces COVID-19 challengesBirmingham, Ala. — Selena Rodgers Dickerson’s first steps as an entrepreneur were rooted in crisis.Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Published inBHAM Innovation and Economic OpportunityBirmingham child-care center weathers impact of COVID-19Birmingham, Ala. — For mother-daughter team Janice McShan and Ava Young, running Metropolitan Day School is a natural fit for their…Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020
Published inBHAM Innovation and Economic OpportunityBirmingham tailor hangs on by thread through COVID pandemicBirmingham, Ala. — Robert Hill was small in high school, so small he couldn’t find clothes to fit him. It was the inspiration for a career…Nov 13, 2020Nov 13, 2020
Published inBHAM Innovation and Economic OpportunityMitchell & Mitchell brings business through COVID-19 shutdownBirmingham, Ala. — Four years ago, Brandi Mitchell left behind a secretarial job to own and operate a home-improvement business with her…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
