A $1.5 million gift to the HudsonAlpha Foundation by Miguel “Mike” Loya, a Texas businessman and HudsonAlpha supporter, has established the first endowed faculty chair at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Dr. Richard M. Myers, Institute president and science director, has been appointed as the M.A. Loya Endowed Faculty Chair in Genomics. “Over the years, I […]
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of events and activities, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber went virtual this year for the annual Best Places To Work Awards, The event, presented by Synovus, was originally scheduled for April 15 in the Von Braun Center North Hall, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The results […]
There are upcoming changes at two exits on Interstate 565 in Limestone County, the Alabama Department of Transportation announced. The new eastbound Exit 3 off-ramp from I-565 to Greenbrier Road and Swancott Road will open Wednesday. On Wednesday night, barriers will temporarily close the eastbound ramps at Exit 2 (Mooresville Road). Eastbound traffic to and […]
Groundworks, the nation’s largest privately owned foundation services company, purchased AFS Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists. It was Groundworks’ 15th acquisition in four years. The partnership joins two of the largest foundation services companies in the U.S. with a combined footprint spanning 23 states, 1,800 employees and more than $300 million in annual revenue. AFS will […]
After being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Downtown Huntsville Visitor Center will reopen June 19. New health and sanitization protocols will be implemented for visitors and staff. Highlights of the new protocols include: All Visitor Center staff will wear protective face masks. Curbside service – visitors may call the Visitor Center to request […]
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 […]
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is reopening to museum members Friday and to the general public Saturday. The Rocket Center has been closed since March 13 because of the coronavirus pandemic. To maintain social distancing, visitors will enter at the Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration. The Davidson Center, Rocket Park and Shuttle […]
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 […]
Though the number of house available for sale is the lowest in years, Huntsville residential sales for the first quarter of this year was nearly 15 percent higher than the first quarter of 2019. The sales, according to the quarterly report from the Alabama Center for Real Estate, for the first quarter totaled 1,801 units, […]
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 […]
