Redstone Federal’s Bentley Wins CIO of the Year ORBIE Award

Alabama CIO has named Redstone Federal Credit Union’s Terri Bentley a 2021 CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards winner. Bentley is the senior executive vice president and chief information officer at Redstone Federal Credit Union. “She breaks down silos, listens intently and respectfully, and combines her staff’s skills, talents and passion into real technological breakthroughs,’’ […]

Whatagreatidea! Iconic Hamburger Restaurant Cooking Up Plans for Huntsville, Madison

An iconic Texas hamburger eatery is spreading out in north Alabama as part of a recent expansion push, largely into the Southeast. Whataburger, which opened a restaurant May 10 on Beltline Road in Decatur, broke ground on construction of a store in South Huntsville about a week later and plans to start building in Madison […]

Michigan-based Orbital Effects Launches Rocket City Operations

A Michigan-based company is expanding in Huntsville, adding more than two dozen jobs as it establishes a location in the Rocket City. Orbital Effects brings cutting-edge radar satellite technologies to address the nation’s national security challenges. The company is hiring here, and will bring on 25 people to support its Huntsville operations. “Orbital Effects is […]

Crestwood Medical Center Appoints Strickland and White to Board of Trustees

Crestwood Medical Center recently announced that Dr. Warren Strickland and Bobby White have been appointed to the Crestwood Medical Center Board of Trustees. Each were named to a three-year term. Strickland is an interventional  cardiologist with Huntsville Cardiovascular Clinic and White is the general manager of Woody Anderson Ford in  Huntsville. “We are delighted and […]

City OKs Agreement for $325M Development on Former Coca-Cola Plant Site

The long-deserted site of the former Coca-Cola bottling plant downtown will soon come to life. The City Council unanimously approved plans Thursday to develop a $325 million mixed-use center on the 13-acre property across from the Von Braun Center on Clinton Avenue. The city said the Council’s approval is the first step in a partnership […]

MSFC Director Pleased with Fiscal Year 2021 NASA Budget

Singer says funding request gives Marshall programs the resources they need.

Google Grant to Aid Tech Job Creation in Rural North Alabama

Google has provided a $50,000 grant to the Rural Local Initiatives Support Corp. to create an Alabama Rural LISC chapter. Known as the Google Alabama Rural Works P3 Cohort, the company said the initiative will seek to identify and train a diverse workforce, focusing on historically underrepresented populations, in the state’s northern counties. “Rural communities […]

Huntsville’s QuantiTech and Subsidiaries Combine Forces as Axient

With a vision, Sheila Brown founded QuantiTech in 1991 as a Woman-Owned Small Business providing engineering expertise and management advisory services to government and commercial customers. In 30 years, QuantiTech has grown into a family of four companies with engineering capabilities in the aerospace and cyberspace industries. Now, QuantiTech, Millennium Engineering and Integration, Dynamic Concepts, […]

From Fatigues to Chef’s Whites, a Star Shines in L’Etoile Patisserie

It’s quite the leap, from career military to French pastry chef and entrepreneur, but 53-year-old Chef Kevin Zurmuehlen has jumped in with both feet. Coming soon to Lincoln Mill, L’Etoile Patisserie and its traditionally prepared French pastries are guaranteed to delight the palate, in all manners of cream-filled, buttery, and flaky indulgence. L’Etoile, which means […]

Dentons Launches Combination with Sirote in Alabama

Dentons has launched its combination with Alabama law firm Sirote & Permutt., the company announced.  The merger was announced last December. Dentons said the combination with Sirote builds on the momentum of its series of combinations dedicated to advancing the first national US law firm. Dentons Sirote has  offices in Alabama — Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, […]