Bill Roark

Bill Roark Inducted into Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership Hall of Fame

Induction recognizes a longstanding commitment to prioritizing the well-being of others HUNTSVILLE, Ala., October 30, 2025 – Starfish Holdings (Starfish), the parent company of Torch Technologies, Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC, and SIMVANA, today announced that Founder Bill Roark was inducted into the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership Servant-Leader Hall of Fame at a…

Torch Wins 2020 North Alabama Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics

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…

Torch Makes Washington Technology “Top 100 Government Contractors” List for Sixth Year

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 Named One of the 2020 Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE

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…

Torch Technologies Named One of the 2020 Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services by Great Place to Work® for Fifth Consecutive Year

Great Place to Work has once again honored Torch Technologies (Torch) as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services. The ranking is representing more than 357,000 employees working in the consulting or professional services industry in the United States. Great Place to Work, a global people analytics and consulting firm, evaluated more…

ASME Names Torch Outstanding Engineering Firm of the Year

Torch Technologies is proud to announce it has been chosen by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), North Alabama Section (NAS), as the Outstanding Engineering Organization for 2020. In selecting the engineering organization of the year, the NAS considers engineering accomplishment, contributions to the community, milestones, research, and contracts that impact the Huntsville/Tennessee Valley…

Torch Technologies Named to Entrepreneur 360 List for Third Consecutive Year

Torch Technologies was recognized today for the third consecutive year as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360™ List, a premier study delivering the most comprehensive analysis of private companies in America. Based on this study forged by Entrepreneur, Torch is recognized as a well-rounded company that has mastered a…