Sit Down with Success: Tommy Dothard, Owner of Dirtbusters Cleaning and Restoration

Sitdown with Success is a feature of the Huntsville Business Journal on entrepreneurs and their keys to success. This month’s subject is Tommy Dothard, owner of Dirtbusters Cleaning and Restoration. You have heard the refrain, “It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it”.  Tommy Dothard, the owner of Huntsville’s Dirtbusters Cleaning and Restoration, […]

Local Automotive Manufacturers Hold Virtual Hiring Event; 4,000 Jobs Available

Come and get ‘em! The North Alabama automotive industry still has some 4,000 jobs available starting at $17 per hour.  The world-class Mazda Toyota Manufacturing facility in Huntsville-Limestone County and more than a dozen local automotive manufacturers and suppliers are holding another North Alabama Virtual Automotive Manufacturing Hiring Event. This third event is Thursday from […]

Nashville-based RGI Group Purchases Reed Contracting

One of Huntsville’s top highway/construction contractors has been bought by a Nashville company. Reed Contracting Services has been acquired by Rogers Group Inc., according to a news release from the Nashville company. The purchase includes Reed’s quarry, sand plant, five asphalt plants and all construction assets.  Since its inception in 1987, Reed has grown to […]

Cycling Event Bringing Olympian Revenue to City

The 2021 Paralympic Cycling season kicks off in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park the week of April 17-18 with more than 100 Paralympic athletes from around the country competing. The event is expected to have an estimated economic impact of $210,000 on the local economy. “Space, technology and automotive sectors are already centerpieces to the Huntsville […]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Talks Engineering and Competition

Birmingham resident Jennifer Schuble to compete in Paralympic Cycling Event

Scents, Sights, & Sounds: Town Madison is Coming to Life

MADISON — There is still a lot of roiling red dirt and tractors grinding at the firmament. Not all the landscape has been planted and you will see a spattering of bare spots here and there like missing jigsaw puzzle pieces waiting to be filled in. But over the next few days and weeks – […]

With Masking Mandate Extended, Health Officials Urge Public to ‘Stay Vigilant’

Gov. Kay Ivey: “Folks we’re not there, yet. But goodness knows we’re getting closer.”

Huntsville International Airport Approved for Drone Research

Huntsville International Airport asked and has received. This week the Federal Aviation Administration announced Huntsville International Airport has been selected as one of the four airports to host the agency’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems research test site program. “We applaud this decision by the FAA and look forward to hosting a test site at our airport,” […]

Looking for That Perfect ‘Out-of-the-Ordinary’ Gift? Pimentos is the New Go-To at the Stovehouse

Pimentos, the Athens-based home décor and gift shop is now open for business at the Stovehouse. For owner Teresa Brodie, Pimentos fulfills her passion to develop strong customer relationships, along with showcasing a wide variety of distinctive merchandise. The Pimentos business venture arrived at the perfect time for Brodie. After 25 years of working in […]

Polaris to Manufacture All-New Electric Ranger in Huntsville

Vehicle will launch in late December; targeting delivery to dealers in early 2022