Entries by staff reports

Make Your Nominations for the 36th Annual Small Business Awards

Live from Huntsville! It’s the 36th annual Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards. That’s right. After last year’s virtual ceremony, the annual affair returns to an in-person event. The deadline to nominate a small business is June 30. To nominate, visit hsvchamber.org/sba-nominate. Here are the guidelines for nominees: Nominee must be a current […]

106 Jefferson, Polaris, White Bison Coffee/Twice Daily Host Job Fairs

A trio of area businesses representing the hospitality, manufacturing and food and beverage industries will be holding job fairs over the next five days. Huntsville’s newest hotel, 106 Jefferson, will get it started on Thursday. Next comes Polaris, the recreation vehicle manufacturer on Saturday. White Bison Coffee/Twice Daily, a convenience store chain, wraps up the […]

Capstone Building Breaks Ground on Phase II of Stoneridge Villas

MADISON – Birmingham-based Capstone Building Corp. has announced the start of Stoneridge Villas Phase II, a senior living facility in Madison. The $9.9 million phase covers 85,551 square feet and is scheduled to be completed in mid-2022.  Capstone Building is serving as the general contractor, Pennrose-BLOC is the developer and EDT-THA is the architect. Stoneridge […]

Huntsville Real Estate Market Cools in May

The Huntsville real estate market has been red hot over the last few months. However, the latest report from the Alabama Center for Real Estate shows it may have cooled off last month. The average and median sales prices for homes last month dipped slightly from April while the number of houses for sale also […]

Redstone Federal’s Bentley Wins CIO of the Year ORBIE Award

Alabama CIO has named Redstone Federal Credit Union’s Terri Bentley a 2021 CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards winner. Bentley is the senior executive vice president and chief information officer at Redstone Federal Credit Union. “She breaks down silos, listens intently and respectfully, and combines her staff’s skills, talents and passion into real technological breakthroughs,’’ […]

Michigan-based Orbital Effects Launches Rocket City Operations

A Michigan-based company is expanding in Huntsville, adding more than two dozen jobs as it establishes a location in the Rocket City. Orbital Effects brings cutting-edge radar satellite technologies to address the nation’s national security challenges. The company is hiring here, and will bring on 25 people to support its Huntsville operations. “Orbital Effects is […]

Crestwood Medical Center Appoints Strickland and White to Board of Trustees

Crestwood Medical Center recently announced that Dr. Warren Strickland and Bobby White have been appointed to the Crestwood Medical Center Board of Trustees. Each were named to a three-year term. Strickland is an interventional  cardiologist with Huntsville Cardiovascular Clinic and White is the general manager of Woody Anderson Ford in  Huntsville. “We are delighted and […]