Roark to Continue Board Roles and Serve as Advisor HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 3, 2025 – Starfish Holdings (Starfish), the parent company of Torch Technologies, Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC, and SIMVANA, today announced that Starfish Founder Bill Roark has announced his retirement effective immediately. Roark will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the…
Pierce to Lead Communications, Human Resources, and IT Functions HUNTSVILLE, Ala., February 4, 2025 – Starfish Holdings (Starfish), the parent company of Torch Technologies, Freedom Real Estate and Capital, LLC and SIMVANA today announced that Joe Pierce has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately. In this role, Pierce will be responsible for…
Torch CFO Brings Wealth of Experience to Starfish Board HUNTSVILLE, Ala., February 4, 2025 – Starfish Holdings (Starfish), the parent company of Torch Technologies, Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC, and SIMVANA today announced that Torch Technologies Chief Financial Officer Cindy Walz has been appointed to the board of directors. “Cindy brings invaluable experience,” said…
Book highlights employee ownership as a new formula for success The wait is finally over. Bill Roark’s book, Built with Purpose: How Our Employee-Owned Business Changed What it Means to Work and Why, officially hit the shelves at Amazon this morning. You can find the book here. The book chronicles local entrepreneur and Torch Technologies…
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…
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…
Huntsville, AL – Freedom Real Estate & Capital (Freedom), Torch Technologies (Torch) and Invariant Corporation (Invariant) have announced they will be breaking ground on a new mixed-use facility in South Huntsville, with a targeted completion date in the summer of 2021. The groundbreaking ceremony, canceled due to COVID-19, was set to take place at the…