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Visitors Bureau Launches Online Rocket City Shop

Snagging your own piece of the Rocket City is now easier than ever, with the recent launch of the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s online store. The online shopping site – “Rocket City Shop” – offers a selection of branded Huntsville and Madison face masks, with plans to expand to other merchandise. “We’re aiming for […]

Realtors Host Webinars on Property Vacancy, Abandonment

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors is engaged in efforts to connect local officials with national policy experts to drive conversations on property vacancy and abandonment prevention. Stabilizing and Revitalizing Neighborhoods in the COVID-19 Era, a multipart series hosted by the National Association of Realtors, is bringing together Realtors and policymakers from across the country […]

Construction Complete – Cecil Ashburn Drive Opens 4 Lanes of Traffic

Cecil Ashburn Drive opened four lanes of traffic Thursday, resetting a 3.4-mile transportation corridor that will support commuter growth in Huntsville’s southeastern sector. The $18.1 million project was part of Mayor Tommy Battle’s 2012 “Restore our Roads” initiative that jointly funded more than $250 million in major road improvements with the Alabama Department of Transportation. […]

Women Honoring Women Event Going Virtual

In a sign of the times we are in, the 2020 Women Honoring Women event is going virtual. And the event slated for Sept. 17 is reaching back to its past in this format. “We have an opportunity to introduce a new aspect of the Women Honoring Women event,” said event chair and Women’s Economic […]

Alabama Kitchen & Bath Opens Huntsville Showroom

Alabama Kitchen & Bath, which provides granite, marble and quartz countertop products, has opened a fabrication facility and showroom in Huntsville. It is the second location for the Alabaster-based company. The Huntsville store is at 11533 South Memorial Parkway. Brazilian-born Sandro Da Silva, a stone fabricator since 2005, opened the Alabaster store in 2015. Known […]

MidCity District Adds 40-Foot Mural to Honor Little Richard

Good golly, MidCity! MidCity District, the mixed-use development on University Drive, is adding a 40-foot by 30-foot mural of late rock ‘n’ roll icon Little Richard to its public mural gallery. Born Richard Penniman and a graduate of Oakwood University, he devoted his life to music and his faith. Little Richard was a pioneer for […]

Huntsville International Airport, Junior League Join to Aid Human Trafficking Victims

Huntsville International Airport is equipping its restrooms with signs to help aid victims of human trafficking, thanks to a partnership with the Junior League of Huntsville. “Having thwarted a human trafficking attempt inside our own airport” said Jana Kuner, Huntsville International Airport Public Relations Manager. “We realized just how prevalent this issue is in society […]

Sanmina CEO Leaves After 11 Months; Co-Founder to Reassume Role

Sanmina Corp. today announced CEO Hartmut Liebel is leaving the company, effective immediately. Jure Sola, the company’s co-founder and Executive Chairman, has been appointed to reassume the Chairman and CEO position and lead Sanmina through its next strategic phase. “On behalf of the independent members of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to have Jure reassume […]

33 Huntsville-Area Businesses on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

To say that the Huntsville area is a hotbed of successful small businesses is an understatement. Some 30-plus companies have been named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. Visit https://www.inc.com/inc5000/2020 The businesses range from the unsurprising government services and engineering categories to manufacturing, real estate, financial services and food and beverage. […]