Entries by staff reports

Ben Porter Realty is now Redstone Family Realty

Ben Porter Realty, a long-standing real estate agency, has been purchased by a subsidiary of Redstone Federal Credit Union and is now Redstone Family Realty. Redstone Family Realty joins RFCU’s network of real estate services: Redstone Family Realty, Redstone Mortgage Services and Redstone Title Services LLC. “Selling or buying a home is one of the […]

2019 ‘Banner Year’ for Huntsville/Madison County Tourism

The Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau has been given quite a reason to celebrate. According to the 2019 economic impact report recently released by the Alabama Tourism Department, the Huntsville and Madison County area achieved the state’s highest percentage increase in travel and tourism revenue over the past year, reaching $1.62 billion in sales. The area […]

Huntsville International Airport Adopts Face-Covering Policy

Huntsville International Airport will implement a face-covering policy for anyone entering the airport terminal building effective Monday, May 18.  This policy will be in effect until further notice. The policy urges everyone entering the facility to wear a face-covering and applies to anyone inside the terminal building whether traveling or not.  In addition, HSV is […]

Freedom Real Estate, Torch Technologies, Invariant Break Ground on Mixed-Use Facility

Freedom Real Estate & Capital, Torch Technologies and Invariant Corp. have announced they will be breaking ground on a mixed-use facility in South Huntsville, with a targeted completion date in summer 2021. The groundbreaking ceremony, cancelled due to COVID-19, was set to take place at the end of April. This new development follows the 2019 […]

Huntsville Sports Commission Reports $4M Loss in Economic Impact Due to COVID-19

The Huntsville Sports Commission reported the COVID-19 pandemic has cost the city more than $4 million in lost revenue due to event cancellations or postponements. Combined, these events had a projected economic impact of approximately $4,004,503 translating to a loss of approximately 8,191 hotel room nights. These numbers do not include projected economic losses from […]

Dynetics’ Contract to Help Take Aerial Dogfighting to Another Level

A Dynetics program will be taking to the skies with a $12.3 million contract to help advance aerial dogfighting to the next level. The company was recently awarded Phase 1 of the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program, Technical Area 3 (TA3), by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO). ACE TA3, […]

Cummings Aerospace to Build State-of-the-Art HQ at Redstone Gateway

Cummings Aerospace announced it is moving its headquarters to the growing Redstone Gateway development. The new corporate headquarters, 7100 Redstone Gateway, will be able to accommodate Cummings Aerospace’s multiple business functions under one roof “We’re excited for our employees as we consolidate into a new corporate headquarters at Redstone Gateway,” said Cummings Aerospace President & […]