Entries by staff reports

Report: Huntsville’s Technicolor Plant Sold for $39M

An affiliate of a Milwaukee commercial real estate firm bought the Technicolor facility on Moores Mill Road in Huntsville. According to a report, Phoenix Investors purchased the nearly 1.4 million square foot campus for about $39 million. “We entered the Huntsville industrial market with our purchase four years ago of the former Chesebrough-Pond’s manufacturing plant which we […]

Average Sale Price of Huntsville Home Passes $300K

These are historic times for the Huntsville real estate market. The latest report from the Alabama Center for Real Estate shows the average sales price of a Huntsville home last month was $308,551. The price is an all-time high and is a precedent-setting 5.5% increase over February’s average of $292,583. “Historical data indicates that March […]

City, Designers Asking for John Hunt Skatepark Feedback

An online meeting last month resulted in several ideas about Huntsville’s planned John Hunt Skatepark. Now, the city and skatepark designers want to hear from the public on this new project. An online survey is available at https://s.surveyplanet.com/UAFKSa5iS. Huntsville residents and skateboarding enthusiasts from across the region took part in the virtual meeting to share and […]

Huntsville Residential Bulk Waste Pick-up Facing Delays

If  you’ve noticed branches and discarded furniture curbside may not have been picked up lately, there’s a reason. Huntsville’s Sanitation Division said some areas of the city are experiencing delays in curbside bulk waste collection. The spring cleaning season typically produces high volumes of yard debris and trucks are operating at full capacity, the city […]

Kimberly Lewis Nominated by Biden to Serve on TVA Board

Kimberly Caudle Lewis of Huntsville has been nominated by President Biden  to serve on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Lewis, CEO of ProjectXYZ, was the first black woman elected to serve as Board Chair of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Most recently, Lewis also became the first minority owner of […]