Entries by Kimberly Ballard

First National Bank Cashes in at Town Madison

MADISON — Fighting a cloudy sky and threatening rain, First National Bank formally cut the ribbon on its fifth location in Alabama – across from Toyota Field at Town Madison. Baseball, delicious food, retail shopping, and plenty of fun and excitement, and now there is access to plenty of money to pay for it. With […]

If You (Want to) Build it, Will Materials Come? Supply Shortage Hampers Construction

As a business, the construction industry in North Alabama is highly competitive; but as an industry, the contractors and builders are friends or, at least, casual acquaintances who come together to share ideas, discuss problems, and seek solutions that affect everyone across the industry. When the labor shortage for instance, began affecting the industry, these […]

A Microgravity Vote for Huntsville is a Macro Boost for Local Economy

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce is taking some homemade technology on the road and could use a little help from its friends. The Chamber has partnered with three Huntsville companies – Sierra Space, Rhodium Scientific and SustainSpace – to compete against more than 300 other entries at the international 2022 South by Southwest Conference […]

Northrop Grumman Opens Missile Defense Futures Lab in Huntsville

Northrop Grumman has chosen Huntsville for its flagship Missile Defense Futures Lab designed to quickly develop, test and field an integrated missile defense system. The lab joins the developmental center of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System at the company’s Cummings Research Park facility. The message could not have been clearer at […]

Wilson Plastic Surgery Center Going Up in Jones Valley

Filling a need, Wilson Plastic Surgery recently broke ground for a facility in Huntsville’s Jones Valley. Robins & Morton, a Birmingham-based construction firm with a location in Huntsville and specializing in building health care facilities, joined Dr. Patrick Wilson and Fuqua & Partners Architects in the ceremony. The two-story, 13,000-square-foot facility is in the Lendon […]

We’re No. 1!! Huntsville is Alabama’s Largest City

Proof that Huntsville is booming shows in the new Census numbers.  Huntsville officially took the lead as Alabama’s largest city by population at 215,006, edging out Birmingham for the top spot by just over 14,000 people.  According to newly released data Thursday from the US. Census Bureau, Huntsville showed a growth of 34,611 people since […]

Breeze Airways Reprises $39 “Endless Summer Breeze” Fares From HSV

Breeze Airways is bringing back its introductory $39 airfares for its new destinations from Huntsville International Airport. Customers must book now through Aug. 16 for trips between Sept. 9 and Feb. 14, next year, the carrier said. HSV’s newest airline calls it the “Endless Summer Breeze” sale. “Summer never seems long enough,” said David Neeleman, […]

Pink Lipstick and Seersucker Suits? Palmetto Moon Brings Southern Style to Huntsville

According to Southern Living magazine, “southern style” is women wearing a dress and pink lipstick to the grocery store. It is monogramed dress shirts and team colors. It is four lightweight fabrics collectively known as southern silk: gingham, seersucker, linen, and eyelet.  In September, that refined southern elegance comes to Huntsville with the opening of […]