Salon on Main Street recently hosted a Spirit of Aloha Luau for Mount Royal Towers’ on Friday, July 2 for residents, staff, friends and families in celebration of the salon’s second anniversary. The free event took place at Town Hall, located on the ground floor of Mount Royal, and featured live music from UAB’s steel drum band, authentic Hawaiian hula dancing and had elaborate decorations that brought the Aloha spirit to the south.

ServisFirst Bank CEO and President Tom Broughton announced today the creation of the Private Client Group which includes new hires Scott Crain, Senior Vice President; Jack Armistead, Senior Vice President; Kiley Elmore, Vice President; and Derek Johnson, Vice President.

ServisFirst Bank has snagged four key former BBVA Compass private banking and wealth management executives.

Bradley Byrne, former Chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, Alabama state legislator and recent Alabama gubernatorial candidate, has joined the law firm of Jones Walker as a partner in the firm and will practice from the firm’s Mobile and Birmingham, Ala. offices. He will be a member of the Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group.

Travel has become a complex and heavy burden for most people, and for many frequent fliers it’s almost a high science. However, once you’ve grasped that science, you could save hundreds of dollars – that’s just on one ticket – but travel in luxury and enjoy top elite perks.

Former gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne has joined the Jones Walker law firm as a partner, and will begin working on Monday.

Boatright Companies announced today that it will give all employees a bonus of one day’s pay – without any taxes withdrawn from it – in honor of the upcoming tax-free holiday.

Lydia Wilbanks takes stance on BP's PR strategy.

Birmingham Business Journal honors Bud Foshee, CFO of ServisFirst Bank, as a top CFO of a public company in Birmingham.

Wilbanks Agency seeks to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders through our hands-on internship program. Wilbanks Agency interns gain valuable professional experience through instruction and guidance from some of Alabama’s leading public relations stars, as well as from working and collaborating with clients.

Alacare Home Health and Hospice CEO, Susan Brouillette was named top finalist in the Birmingham Business Journal's CEO Awards 2010.

Shane Boatright, CEO of Boatright Companies, earned recognition from the Birmingham Business Journal as a 2010 Top CEO Award Finalist.

Founders Investment Banking and Dobbins Group have created a firm called Dobbins Founders Investments LLC. Its mission: Acquire apartment communities with at least 200 units, often through distressed sales. Birmingham-based Dobbins Group would then manage and operate those apartment communities.

Krista Conlin, Vice President of Operations for the Wilbanks Agency, is recognized as the next generation of Birmingham leaders.

Tom Broughton has put the banking customer at the heart of the ServisFirst mission.

The Alacare Home Health & Hospice Anniston Branch had another successful year with the 2010 Calhoun County Relay For Life on May 7 and helped raise $5,000 for the fight against cancer.

Real estate and health care might sound like risk-laden market segments these days, but Birmingham-based Sanders Trust has found a vein that runs across the two, yielding recession-resistant returns.

Shane Boatright coupled his high finance degree to bootstrap determination and to one of the oldest industries he could pick at the dawn of the go-go, dotcom decade. He’s still building on his investments, through a recession that’s hit others hard as railroad steel.

Public relations executive Krista Conlin focuses on problem solving, especially in a problem economy.

The majority of community banks have escaped most of the turmoil that has roiled the banking industry since 2008, and many people have asked me why the crisis hasn’t come to our doorstep. In my view, there are a few keys to success for a community bank:

Background – Orthopedic trauma surgeon and spine specialist Dr. Daniel Ivankovich is dedicated to improving the lives of Chicago’s neediest residents by serving the under- and uninsured on a “treat now, pay later” arrangement. Reaching and educating more patients is Dr. Ivankovich’s next goal and OnePatient.com, a patient education website, is the means by which he plans on connecting with patients outside of the Chicago area.

When Barry Tidwell moved Tidwell Group from Vestavia Hills to downtown Birmingham last October, he envisioned the accounting firm eventually growing bigger.

An executive who led the development of high-profile condominium and apartment projects at Arlington Properties has decided to start his own apartment acquisition and development firm. Bill Dobbins has formed the Dobbins Group LLC after nine years as vice president with Arlington.

Wilbanks Agency Public Relations & Marketing is pleased to announce that its Vice President, Krista Conlin, has been named a Finalist in the Best Executive category in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Ashley Fulmer, APR, Senior Public Relations Director at Wilbanks Agency, received both a distinction and writing award at the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) Annual Conference, held October 4-6 in Tunica, MS.

Wilbanks Agency, Alabama's leader in strategic marketing and public relations, recently announced Audrey Pannell as its Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator. Pannell will be responsible for coordinating all client social media campaigns as well as composing publicity and collateral materials and serving as a liaison between clients and the media.