Roark moves to Chairman of the Board and Watson promoted to CEO HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 3, 2024 – Starfish Holdings (Starfish), the parent company of Torch Technologies (Torch), Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC (Freedom), and SIMVANA today announced that Co-Founder and CEO Bill Roark has stepped down as CEO and has assumed the role…
New executives address key areas to position company for future success HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 27, 2024 – Starfish Holdings (Starfish), the parent company of Torch Technologies, Freedom Real Estate, and SIMVANA today announced the appointment of Joe Pierce as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Tammie Dodson as Director of Communications. Pierce and Dodson join…
Torch Technologies (Torch), a 100% employee-owned technology services and solutions company, has been awarded the coveted North Alabama Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics in the Government Contractor category for 2020. With this year’s recognition, Torch is now the only four-time recipient of the North Alabama Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award, having also…
Construction is progressing on the new 4040 Chris Drive multi-tenant facility, and to celebrate the placement of the final beam, Freedom Real Estate and Capital, Invariant Corporation, and Torch Technologies hosted a Steel Topping Out ceremony on Friday, November 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM. In building construction, topping out is a builders’ rite traditionally held…
Torch Technologies (Torch) is pleased to announce we were awarded GSA’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) Full & Open Pools 1, 3, and 4. With this award, Torch now has Full & Open Pools 1, 3, 4, 5A, 5B, and 6, in addition to our Small Business Pools 5A, 5B, and 6. Contracts…
Washington Technology recently released its annual “Top 100” list and Torch Technologies was ranked #54 of the Top 100. The list ranks the largest government contractors by their prime contract dollars in IT, telecommunications, consulting, professional services, engineering and other technology driven products and services. Torch, a 100% employee owned business, has made this list…
Torch Technologies (Torch) planned to host its 10th annual golf tournament in Huntsville this year, but in consideration of the current COVID-19 pandemic and safety concerns, instead hosted a virtual fundraiser for Village of Promise. Torch and previous golf tournament sponsors are collectively making a big difference, helping ease the funding shortfall at Village of…
Of the tens of thousands of companies that have applied to the Inc. 5000, 0.02% have made the list 14 times. Inc. magazine today revealed that Torch Technologies, a 100% employee-owned technology services and solutions company headquartered in Huntsville, is No. 4313 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s…
Great Place to Work has once again honored Torch Technologies (Torch) as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces for Millennials. The ranking considered feedback representing over 4.9 million employees working at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. Great Place to Work, a global people analytics and consulting firm, evaluated more than 60 elements of team members’ experience on the job. Eighty-five…
Freedom Real Estate & Capital has expanded and diversified its property portfolio with the acquisition of the Frito Lay Distribution Center located at 114 Jetplex Circle in Madison, Alabama. Frito Lay, a division of PepsiCo, has occupied the 26,000 square foot facility for the last 30 years and will continue to use the facility as the company’s warehouse…