Apollo to Artemis: USSRC Events Celebrate Space Program’s Past and Future

On Wednesday, April 20, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) kicked off a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke landing on the Moon.  Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke, the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, was the guest of […]

Toyota Manufacturing announces $222 million investment in Huntsville facility to develop new line of four cylinder engines

Toyota Manufacturing is again emphasizing the importance of its Huntsville plant for their plans to develop and build the cars of future. On Tuesday morning, executives from Toyota gathered at the Chamber of Commerce, along with Huntsville city leaders, to announce new funding totaling $383 million being invested across four manufacturing plants across America. Of […]

ServisFirst Bank Huntsville Announces New Board Member

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, announced the addition of Zack Penney as a Board Member of ServisFirst Bank Huntsville.  Zack graduated from Auburn in 2004 with a degree in Entrepreneurial and Family business. He continued to focus on his business path by attending and graduating from the National Auto Dealers Academy in McClean, […]

Huntsville’s Adtran set to bring 10 gigabit broadband speeds to Tennessee

The Huntsville based Adtran Inc. announced last week that the Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation selected the Adtran 10G fiber access platform to bring fiber broadband connections with 10G speed across the rural Tennessee area. Adtran is a leading provider of next-generation multi-gigabit fiber access and fiber extension solutions.  Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperation’s advanced fiber […]

HATCH2022: Live and In-Person

For all of you science guys and gals out there, mark your calendars. HATCH is back. And this year, it’s an in-person event. HudsonAlpha’s 5th annual team-based tech challenge, in collaboration with Urban Engine brings together students and professionals alike over one jam-packed science and technology-filled weekend. What’s more, teams can hack genomics while competing […]

ALDOT announces U.S. 72 resurfacing to begin next week

The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that nighttime resurfacing of U.S. 72 in Huntsville and Madison will begin the evening of Tuesday, April 19, weather permitting.  The $4.7 million project will resurface about seven miles of U.S. 72, from County Line Road to Alabama 255/Research Park Boulevard. Wiregrass Construction will begin by milling to […]

Huntsville Chamber Hosts Governor Ivey’s 2022 Alabama Update

The Von Braun Center North Hall held a large group of almost a thousand attendees on Thursday as local residents gathered to hear Governor Kay Ivey’s 2022 Alabama Update, in which she discussed issues important to Huntsville.  The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted the luncheon event in which the governor gave her annual address […]

Huntsville’s ServisFirst Bank Announces Three New Promotions

Huntsville’s ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), has announced the promotions of Blake Freeman to Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer; Stuart Whitaker to Vice President, Commercial Banking Office; and Rachel Guthrie to Assistant Relationship Manager and Bank Officer.  “We are proud of the hard work and excellent service provided by the bankers […]

Making History: Huntsville Breaks Ground On New City Hall

Despite the morning’s rain, wind, and chill, Huntsville City Hall became the site of celebration as Mayor Tommy Battle welcomed the media, Council members, and other dignitaries to witness the beginning of the next chapter of the city’s history on Monday morning.  The official groundbreaking was held at the site of the future municipal complex […]

Cathy Stender makes history as first women inducted into Ford

The Ford Motor Company has more than 3,500 dealerships across the United States. Of those dealerships, only 31 individuals had made it into Ford’s Dealers Hall of Fame as of 2022 and they were all male. That changed in March as Cathy Stender of Woody Anderson Ford was formally inducted at a private reception with […]