Mark Kelly, Author at Bronze Valley

Birmingham, Montgomery progressing on “Smart City” initiatives

by Mark Kelly | Jan 17, 2020 | Business, Community, Featured, Innovation

In the past two years, two Alabama cities — Birmingham in 2018 and Montgomery in 2019 — have been awarded prestigious Smart Cities Readiness Challenge grants from the Smart Cities Council. An industry coalition established in 2012, the council works with cities across...

Mixtroz poised for continued growth in 2020

by Mark Kelly | Dec 18, 2019 | Business, Featured, Innovation, People

For Bronze Valley portfolio company Mixtroz, the fourth quarter of 2019 was a whirlwind of activity, culminating with several honors for its performance to date. According to co-founder and CEO Kerry Schrader, the pace will only increase during the coming year. “As an...

MBDA grant aids NAIC plan to raise $1 billion for investment in minority entrepreneurs

by Mark Kelly | Dec 11, 2019 | Business

For America’s 11 million minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), access to capital remains the most important factor limiting their ability to grow and scale. The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the...

GLOW CEO Cavale says $100,000 investment will accelerate continued growth

by Mark Kelly | Nov 26, 2019 | Business, People

GLOW, a Birmingham-based beauty-on-demand company, won a $100,000 investment in the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama’s most recent Alabama Launchpad competition. The competition, held on November 14 at Troy University, capped off what GLOW co-founder and...

Bronze Valley welcomes new board member April Benetollo

by Mark Kelly | Oct 25, 2019 | Featured, People

Bronze Valley recently added a new member to its board of directors. April Benetollo, CEO of Momentum, a program for developing leadership capabilities in executive and early-career women, was elected to the board at the end of September. “April is an outstanding...