Entries by Dawn Suiter

CVB Kicks Off 9th Annual #iHeartHsv Social Media Campaign

Now in its ninth year, the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) #iHeartHsv social media campaign is offering visitors and locals alike the chance to show off what they love most about Huntsville and Madison County.  Describing the campaign as Huntsville’s biggest “digital lovefest,” the CVB is inviting the public to submit digital Valentines […]

Mayor Tommy Battle Announces Return of Paralympics Events to Huntsville

Mayor Tommy Battle announced the return of Paralympics cycling events to the Rocket City this April.  Battle thanked the AC Hotel for hosting the event, noting the backdrop of Big Spring Park behind him. “Huntsville is becoming quite a destination for large sporting events, from gymnastics to swimming, to volleyball, basketball, soccer, and even cycling, […]

Gordon Food Service Opens For Business

The Michigan-based grocery and restaurant supply chain Gordon Food Service Store opened its doors to the public in Huntsville this morning.  Located at 4710 University Dr., Gordon Food Service Store offers Huntsville residents a unique alternative to the usual club stores and grocery chains, focusing on fresh meats, produce, and other grocery items in household […]

ASmartPlace Announces Updated Website and Branding

Huntsville is booming with strong job creation, capital investment, and population growth, making it the biggest city in Alabama years ahead of projections.  In order to help keep this growth on a rapid upward trajectory, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber has redesigned its economic development and recruitment websites, putting them both on a single site, the […]

Registration Now Open for Annual Chamber Trip to Montgomery

Registration is now open for the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s annual trip to the State Capital, with Early Bird registration pricing offered through February 7. The trip will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 8-9 and will provide great opportunities for the Huntsville-Madison County’s business and elected leadership to meet and network with […]

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Introduces New Made-in-Huntsville Mazda CX-50

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) held a special media event yesterday at its joint manufacturing facility on Greenbrier Rd. to unveil the start of mass production of Mazda’s newest crossover SUV, the CX-50.  MTM’s launch ceremony, cheered on by hundreds of members of the plant’s workforce, featured a number of special guest speakers, including Mazda North […]

New Data Shows Continuing Growth For Huntsville

The latest report from the City of Huntsville’s Long-Range Planning Division confirms that Huntsville continued its strong growth trajectory throughout 2021.  The 2021 Huntsville Development Review, an annual compilation of real estate and construction data published by the City, is available for public review and includes data obtained from both City records and the North […]

Trying Times: Dealing With the Great Resignation and Employee Mental Health in a Remote Workforce

“Sophie,” a 26-year-old civil engineer, is on the verge of joining ‘The Great Resignation.’ After nearly two years of working from home, she reports being depressed, anxious, lonely, and in fear for her mental and physical health.  It doesn’t help that she’s single and living alone far from home, working out of an office space […]

Teledyne Brown Engineering Training New Kind of Astronauts for Upcoming ISS Mission

During the week of October 18, Teledyne Brown Engineering’s Mission Operations and Integration (MO&I) team participated in training a team of Axiom Space private astronauts for an upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS).  The crew members, Commander Michael López-Alegría of the USA and Spain, Pilot Larry Connor of the USA, Mission Specialist Mark […]

Madison Chamber of Commerce Gives Back to Healthcare Professionals

When the Madison Chamber of Commerce’s new Executive Director Michelle Epling and her family came down with Covid two weeks ago, she fully realized how thankful she was for the hardworking medical professionals who have given their all for the health and safety of the community. “We’re so thankful for what they’re doing,” Epling said, […]