Huntsville Software Company Selected as Finalist for Alabama Launchpad Competition

Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDP), recently announced that Huntsville based Retention and Graduation Analytics Software (RAGASEDU) has been selected as one of eleven finalists to participate in the third cycle of its 2021 competition.  RAGASEDU discovers knowledge from various academic data sources, including learning management systems, to analyze […]

Venardos Circus Kicks Off Fall Entertainment at MidCity This Week

The Vernardos Circus kicks off a series of entertainment venues coming to MidCity this fall. Started as the Little Circus with Big Dreams at the Los Angeles County Fair in 2014, the Vernardos Circus debuted to a sold-out audience at Huntsville’s MidCity District this weekend.  Created by former Ringling Bros. Ringmaster Kevin Vernardos, the Broadway-style […]

Luxury and Convenience: Huntsville and Madison are Keeping up with Luxury Apartment Trend

If anything, the pandemic has put a finer point on the concept of “Home, Sweet Home.” With most jobs shifting to a remote platform, along with the closing of schools and fitness centers, many reconfigured their living spaces into mini offices, classrooms, and home gyms.  During the last year and a half, homeowners and renters […]

MTM Gets Cranking on 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross; Mazda Starts Production on New CX-50 Crossover in January

Ladies and Gentlemen, start those engines!  Oops! Not your racing engines but the all-new namesake “Apollo” production line at Huntsville’s new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing!  With the push of a button this month, the new $2.3 billion, 3.7 million square foot MTM facility finally begins production on its first ever automobile – the 2022 Toyota Corolla […]

Warren Averett Announces Inductee to Leadership Greater Huntsville’s 35th Annual Flagship Program

Last week, Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors inducted Todd McAdams, CPA, CGMA, MACC, of their Firm’s Huntsville office into the Leadership Greater Huntsville’s 35th Annual Flagship Program.  Todd McAdams has over 20 years in Huntsville and Madison County as an accountant.  At the Firm’s Huntsville location, McAdams leads the Government Contracting Group, specializing in DCAA […]

City of Huntsville COVID Update: Fluctuating Case Numbers and ERAP

Cases of COVID-19 in Madison County have dropped in the past week. That’s the positive news Crestwood Medical Center CEO Dr. Pam Hudson brought to the COVID-19 briefing Wednesday at the Huntsville City Council chambers. “There is a reduction in new cases over the last seven days of 10 percent,’’ she said. “Some good news […]

Millennium Opens the Nation’s First Threat Informatics Center

Cybercrimes are occurring with increasing frequency. As hackers develop more sophisticated ways to access secure information, the need for people skilled in cybersecurity continues to grow.  To help address these issues, Millennium Corporation recently unveiled its new Threat Informatics Center (MTIC™). Located in Bridge Street Town Centre, the MTIC™ facility is the first-of-its-kind in the […]

Boeing Expands Huntsville Missile Seeker Prod; Wins $1.1 Billion Army Contract

It is considered the most mature hit-to-kill weapon system in the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and Boeing just won their second multi-billion-dollar contract this year to expand the Army’s PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) -3 seeker missiles.  Boeing expanded their Huntsville facilities in 2022 to accommodate future seeker production growth. Under the new $1.1 […]

Pandemic, Entrepreneurship, and Fried Chicken: A Story of Small Business Success in Madison County

Eugene Jung and his partner weren’t just looking for a good business location when they brought their restaurant to Madison Boulevard. At least for Jung. He was looking for a community relationship and found just that with Champy’s World Famous Fried Chicken, partly because of the pandemic. The arrival of COVID-19 about 17 months after […]

Part II of III: Counting Down to Takeoff, Meet Artemis SLS

This is the second of a three-part series on the inauguration of the Artemis Lunar and Deep Space Missions using the SLS Rocket, developed and tested here in Huntsville, and set to launch tentatively, by the end of the year from Kennedy Space Flight Center. Home to the propulsion systems associated with the rockets we […]