National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology makes only Alabama stop at HudsonAlpha in Huntsville

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On Tuesday, April 28, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) visited the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville as part of the organization’s Biotech Across America Roadshow. The roadshow is a nationwide effort to highlight biotechnology innovation across the country and inform future recommendations to Congress. HudsonAlpha is the commission’s only stop in […]

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Whitney Swinney: Inventory Acquisition Market Lead, GFiber

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Whitney Swinney is a homegrown leader with 15 years of experience shaping the Southeast’s telecommunications landscape. As the Inventory Acquisition Market Lead for GFiber, she spearheads network expansion and complex negotiations for multi-family and mixed-use developments across the Huntsville and Nashville metros. A former UAH softball player, Whitney’s deep community roots are reflected in her […]

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UAH Study Finds Service Bundling May Increase Customer Default Risk

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New research from The University of Alabama in Huntsville challenges a long-held business assumption that bundling services into solution packages strengthens relationships between manufacturers and their customers. In a study published in Production and Operations Management, UAH Associate Professor of Marketing Dr. Yongchuan (Kevin) Bao and Assistant Professor of Management Science Dr. Yi Tan, along […]

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Morgan McBride: Field Office Operations Coordinator, Georgia Tech Research Institute

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Morgan McBride serves as the GTRI Huntsville Research Center Facility Manager and GTRI Field Office Operations Coordinator, where she is known for optimizing operations and strengthening communication. A dedicated leader, she is the President-elect of IFMA Huntsville (2026-2027) and an active member of the Junior League. Morgan was also honored with selection for the prestigious […]

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Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® hosts free political candidate training academy

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The Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR) hosted the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Candidate Training Academy on Wednesday, April 29th at the HAAR office on Monroe Street. This one-day intensive, which was free and open to the public, focused on helping members of the local community prepare to run for political office.  “Strong communities […]

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Booz Allen invests in Huntsville’s PDW to accelerate autonomous drone capabilities

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To help bolster the U.S. drone manufacturing base, Booz Allen Hamilton has invested in Huntsville-based PDW. PDW designs, engineers, and produces systems at its 90,000-square-foot drone factory in Cummings Research Park and is capable of producing 100,000 drones annually for defense and public safety customers. “At PDW, we aren’t just creating new capabilities, we’re building […]

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Madison County home sales drop in April 2026; builder confidence on the rise

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The April 13, 2026 weekly report from the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), for the week ending April 4, reported that new single-family home listings in Madison County decreased by 8.7% year-over-year. That’s a significant decrease from the three-month average: an increase of 4.1% year-over-year.  Madison County pending sales increased by 10.2% year-over-year last […]

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Huntsville kicks off Historic Preservation Month with focus on indigenous history

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“When people think of indigenous people, they think of us in the past tense. Indigenous people are not relics … we’re still here.” Those words from Brice McGhee of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians accented the theme “Telling the Full Story of America” for this year’s Historic Preservation Month. The celebration focuses on Huntsville’s […]

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Sit Down with Success: A Conversation with Will Heaps of Merit Bank

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Will Heaps, president and CEO of Merit Bank, grew up on his family’s cotton farm in Florence, Alabama. He began his banking career more than two decades ago with Regions Bank in Montgomery and has since worked with several financial institutions across the state.  As part of the founding team that brought Merit Bank to […]

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