Polaris to Manufacture All-New Electric Ranger in Huntsville
Vehicle will launch in late December; targeting delivery to dealers in early 2022
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PNC Survey Shows Alabama Business Owners Look to Vaccine-Driven Recovery
Small and mid-sized business owners in Alabama strongly support vaccination for COVID-19 and plan to encourage their employees to get the shots in an effort to boost local economic recovery, according to the PNC Alabama small business owners survey released today. More than half (57 percent) of Alabama businesses surveyed will require employees to get […]
Bank Independent Collecting Food, Supplies for Area Food Banks
A few bucks can go a long way to feeding families. To help meet that need, Bank Independent is kicking off its seventh annual Food Share drive March 1 to benefit local food banks through the “Feed a Family for $5 with Food Share” campaign. Donors can bring non-perishable food and cash donations to any […]
City and School System Consider North Huntsville Site for Central Office
Mayor Tommy Battle and City Schools Superintendent Christie Finley announced Thursday they are working on a potential relocation site for the school system’s administrative offices. The leaders reviewed plans at their respective City Council and School Board meetings Thursday night. Battle said the city has agreed to commit up to $3.5 million toward the purchase […]
Dynetics Completes ‘Lunar Lander’ Preliminary Design Review
The U.S. is another “small step” closer to landing Americans on the moon, thanks to a Huntsville company. Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has completed the preliminary design review of its Human Landing System for NASA’s Artemis Program, marking another critical milestone in human spaceflight. This review provided NASA with insight into the […]
Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers Stepping Down
Jeff Samz to succeed Spillers as CEO
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators Acquires Huntsville’s Valley Pest Control
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators has acquired Valley Pest Control of Huntsville. According to a news release, the merger establishes Arrow’s presence “in the high-tech and manufacturing region of North Alabama and allows Arrow to reach more residential and commercial customers with a full line of services.” “We are delighted to welcome the customers and team members […]
Inspector General Reviews Relocation of Space Command to Redstone Arsenal
From The Associated Press DENVER — The Department of Defense’s inspector general announced Friday that it was reviewing the Trump administration’s last-minute decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. The decision on Jan. 13, one week before Trump left office, blindsided Colorado officials and raised questions of political retaliation. Trump had hinted […]
Trash Pandas Unveil Inaugural Season Schedule; Home Opener is May 11
MADISON – After a yearlong postponement, Minor League Baseball returns to North Alabama. The Rocket City Trash Pandas finally launch their inaugural season in May at Toyota Field. Opening Night is set for May 11 at 6:35 p.m. against the Tennessee Smokies. The festivities will feature a spectacular fireworks show, a Toyota Field stadium replica […]
Report: Pandemic’s Effects Will Linger on State’s Growing Economy
The state’s economy could grow by 2.6 percent in 2021, a good clip that will not pull the state out of the hole created in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by economists at the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business. “It will be a couple of years before we get […]
