Entries by staff reports

HCS & City announce plans for new central office and career tech academy

HUNTSVILLE, AL – A new central office and career and technical education academy are coming to Huntsville. The Huntsville City Council unanimously approved an agreement to donate approximately 14 acres of property to Huntsville City Schools (HCS). The property is located at the intersection of North Memorial Parkway and Max Luther Drive. In addition to […]

MidCity District announces residential-meets-hospitality project

HUNTSVILLE, AL – RCP Companies is introducing a $110 million urban mixed-use development, Anthem House, to occupy Huntsville’s rapidly expanding MidCity District. Featuring collaborative working, living and social offerings targeted to the growing young workforce in North Alabama, the project will feature 330 apartment units, 35,000 square feet of creative office space and 32,000 square feet of […]

Meta and Holder Construction Launch Hardhat in Hand in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL — Meta and Holder Construction have announced a partnership to bring Hardhat in Hand, Meta’s nationwide skilled trades training program, to Meta’s Huntsville Data Center. This paid, eight-week program focuses on recruiting new people to the construction trades and providing participants with fundamental knowledge relevant to all construction and skilled trade occupations. Hardhat […]

NAI Chase Commercial Real Estate represents Kratos in lease renewal

HUNTSVILLE, AL – NAI Chase Commercial Real Estate, an office of NAI Global, announced today it has successfully negotiated a 10-year lease renewal on behalf of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., at the company’s local headquarters building at 4904 Research Drive in Cummings Research Park. The process included a negotiation for a change in […]

LandrumHR Expands PEO Services to Huntsville

LandrumHR, a professional employer organization (PEO) that supports more than 1,800 businesses and thousands of employees and job seekers across the country, now offers customized PEO services to businesses in Huntsville, Alabama, and its surrounding communities. Katherine Grace leads LandrumHR services in the greater Huntsville area as a business consultant. With a record of success […]

Community Foundation CEO earns prestigious accreditation

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville CEO and President Melissa Thompson recently received the prestigious recognition of Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® designation by The American College of Financial Services. The Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) designation is a certification ensuring that its recipients share a common body of knowledge to collaborate effectively with […]

Three Progress Bank staff graduate from Alabama Banking School

A total of 36 students from across the state graduated from the Alabama Banking School on August 26. Held at The Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery, this year’s session was the 47th since the school first began in 1976. First Community Bank of Central Alabama’s Chairman Tra Cosby served as this year’s commencement speaker. Alabama Banking School […]

Aerobotix Marks 40th restoration of air inlet ducts on F-22 Raptor aircraft

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Yesterday marked the 40th restoration of air inlet ducts on the F-22 Raptor aircraft on behalf of the U.S. Air Force by Huntsville-based Aerobotix, an AS9100-certified FANUC robotics integrator. With funding from the Air Force’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, Aerobotix developed an automated painting system […]

Huntsville area CEOs get soaked for ALS

The Alabama Chapter of the ALS Association and many community leaders teamed up this past Tuesday to raise critical funds and awareness for the fight against ALS by participating in The ALS Association’s CEO Soak at the Brahan Spring Park Splash Pad.  Leaders included Lee Mixon, CEO of GovConBids; Joe Paschall, Vice-President of nLogic; Kim […]

Boeing wins $5 billion Missile Defense Agency GMD Contract

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) contract. The contract is worth up to $5 billion. Boeing has supported the GMD system since its inception in 1998, through development, sustainment and test operations. The system has now been on alert […]