on February 12, 2016

Shoals Chamber of Commerce President Steve Holt said Thursday he will resign Feb. 29 after 22 years of service to the organization. Barry Auchly, vice president at Books-A-Million and board member for the Chamber, will fill in for Holt until a replacement is hired.

Holt oversaw several projects during his time with the Chamber, including the Singing River Bridge on Alabama 157, the Shoal Creek Bridge on U.S. 72, Keep The Shoals Beautiful program and more. Membership also has grown from 650 to more than 1,000, while non-dues revenue has jumped by more than 200 percent.

Feb 12, 2016 | 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A team of four University of Alabama students will pitch their grocery delivery business idea in the second round of the Alabama Launchpad statewide business competition Feb. 19 in Birmingham.

Ethan Mergen, Ryan Keelin, Trey Byers and Jake Jackson will present their start-up business plan to a panel of judges in an 8-minute, live-pitch event at Evonik Industries in Birmingham. All are Birmingham natives except for Jackson who is from Wildwood, Missouri.

The four business majors at UAs Culverhouse College of Commerce teamed up to create a grocery delivery service aimed at university-centric towns. The service, dubbed Care Package, will use a smartphone application that allows students or parents to remotely shop for groceries and have them delivered to their apartment or dorm.