JS Solutions awarded GSA MAS contract with Highly Adaptive CyberSecurity (HACS) capabilities

JS Solutions, LLC (JSS) was recently awarded the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), and the award of the Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) Special Item Number (SIN) 54151HACS. The GSA MAS Schedule consolidates GSA offerings under a single contract vehicle and gives ordering officials the ability to rapidly obtain a contract award […]

United Community Bank Acquires Huntsville’s Progress Bank

After 14 successful years of banking within and around the Huntsville community, Progress Financial Corporation announced this morning that the company was officially acquired by United Community Bank.  This merger agreement, where United will acquire Progress, was executed in an all-stock transaction with an aggregate value of approximately $271.5 million, or $23.52 per share of […]

National Science Foundation Grant Recently Awarded to Auburn University PhD Student at HudsonAlpha

Laramie Aközbek (nee Smith), a first year Auburn University PhD student in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, was recently awarded the 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.  Along with the recognition that comes with it, this three-year award will help fund Aközbek’s ongoing research that […]

Recharge: Online Mental Health Resource for Educators

It’s no secret that the past two years have been a one-two logistical and psychological punch for those in the field of education. Whether it be in-class, remote, hybrid, masked or no masks, every day presented new challenges for educators. The ‘New Normal’ has been anything but. Normally accustomed to working under pressure, teachers have […]

Starting Your Small Business, Part 2: From Dreaming to Planning

This is the second of a multi-part series that will help prospective entrepreneurs to develop the tools they need for a successful business venture.  Now that you’ve completed your market research and determined that you have a solid concept with the potential for success, it’s time to move on to the next step of the […]

Local Business Leaders Honored During National Small Business Week

Small business forms the lifeblood of the Huntsville area community, and in recognition of that, the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce commemorated National Small Business Week with an event held Tuesday in the Chamber atrium.  Chamber Vice President of Small Business Ashley Engels-Ross kicked off the event, which recognized the importance of small businesses to […]

Comcast awards tech makeovers to three North Alabama BIPOC-businesses

With the arrival of Small Business Week in North Alabama, City of Huntsville leaders and businesses turn towards the hundreds of companies and entrepreneurs that make up a major backbone for Huntsville’s economy.  Along with this recognition comes various awards that help to highlight the importance of small businesses in Huntsville, as well as throughout […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne – Lockheed Martin Partnership Advances Hypersonics Technology

The collaboration between two giants of the aerospace industry, along with the government agency DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab, has produced a new, more efficient and cost-effective hypersonic missile platform.  The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, an air-launched hypersonic missile system, was successfully flight-tested. During its flight, it reached an altitude over 6https://www.rocket.com/5,000 feet, […]

Comcast Announces Multi-Million Dollar Expansion in Madison

Comcast has announced the expansion of its fiber-rich network to Madison, Alabama. The multi-million dollar expansion and investment in the Madison community will bring speeds up to 3 gigabits per second to homes and personal residences, and business speeds up to 100 Gbps.  With this expansion comes some exciting advantages for Madison businesses to take […]

The Brewers Cooperative Offers a Collaborative Experience for Beer Lovers at Stovehouse

After overcoming multiple setbacks and delays owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the much anticipated collaborations of breweries, The Brewers Cooperative, opened for business in April. Originally announced in 2019, The Brewers Cooperative is a 10,000-square-foot collaborative effort between Huntsville’s Straight to Ale Brewery, Salty Nut Brewery and Druid City. The collaboration also includes the Birmingham […]