Entries by staff reports

Traffic Signal at Holmes Avenue, Lincoln Street to be Activated Thursday

There’s good news for motorists in downtown Huntsville. Weather permitting, the signal at the intersection of Holmes Avenue and Lincoln Street will be put into normal operations 8 a.m. Thursday. In February, city Traffic Engineering crews installed traffic signals at the intersections of Holmes and Lincoln and Holmes and Greene Street. For more information, contact […]

I-565 Resurfacing Underway at Night

The Alabama Department of Transportation said nighttime resurfacing of more than eight miles of Interstate 565 in Madison and Huntsville is underway. Wiregrass Construction is the contractor on the $16.2 million project from east of the Intergraph Way underpass to east of the Triana Boulevard overpass. The project is anticipated to take about one year […]

Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville Awards More than $70,000 in Racial Equity Fund Grants

The Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville has awarded some $71,460 in 2021 Racial Equity Fund grants. The 11 award recipients are addressing racial equity gaps to improve quality of life for all who live in the greater Huntsville community, the foundation said in a news release. Launched in June 2020, the Racial Equity Fund received […]

Business Lineup Growing at Hays Farm

Things are coming up in South Huntsville. And the latest to bloom is news that the Market at Hays Farm is adding four more businesses to its lineup. According to Branch Properties, the Publix Supermarket-anchored shopping center is more than 80% pre-leased since breaking ground last year. “The speed at which our team has leased […]

Chamber Announces ‘Best Places to Work’ Contenders

Live from downtown Huntsville! It’s the Best Places to Work Celebration! After going virtual last year, the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Best Places to Work” event returns to the Von Braun Center. The awards luncheon is Aug. 31 and registration will open soon. The annual luncheon celebrates businesses that create an excellent workplace […]

Huntsville to Drop Masking, Distancing Requirements for Vaccinated People

Beginning Monday, the City of Huntsville will not require fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks or practice social distancing measures in City buildings or offices. The decision mirrors newly issued guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says it’s safe for fully vaccinated individuals to not wear face coverings indoors in most […]

Torch Awarded $722M Aviation and Missile Systems Task Order

Torch Technologies has been awarded a $722 million task order to develop models and simulations for the Army. The award was by the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center Systems Simulation Software and Integration Directorate for Modeling and Simulation Aviation and Missile Systems. The task order has a five-year period of performance […]

Engineering Pioneer, Philanthropist Dr. Dorothy Davidson Dies

Team Davidson announces with great sorrow the passing of Dr. Dorothy S. Davidson, Executive Chair of the Davidson Technologies Board of Directors. Davidson passed away at home Tuesday, the company announced. Davidson was a vanguard, not only for women in her field, but a pioneer within the engineering industry as a whole. She began her […]

Victory Solutions Awarded $169M NASA Contract

Huntsville-based Victory Solutions has been awarded a Consolidated Program Support Services Configuration and Data Management contract to provide CDM services at 10 NASA centers including Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center. A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business, Victory Solutions specializes in building relationships with defense and commercial customers to develop, analyze, and integrate advanced aerospace […]

Adtran Reports Record Product Orders for First Quarter

Huntsville-based Adtran announced its financial results for the first quarter and reported record product order bookings in the quarter. “Our business continues to be driven by strong demand for our fiber access platforms, in-home service delivery platforms and software platforms with regional service providers across the U.S. and Europe,” said Adtran Chairman and Chief Executive […]