Entries by Kimberly Ballard

Telehealth Services Getting a Clean Bill of Health from Patients and Physicians

Since the pandemic, people stayed in their homes and avoided public places. They shunned restaurants and stores, making home delivery and curbside pickup the “new thing.” Health services also evolved to meet the “new normalcy” with the popularity of telehealth services. According to a report at the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 1,629,000 telehealth encounters […]

Sit Down with Success: David Nast of Progress Bank – Chase Your Dreams and Work as Hard as You Can

In 2008, David Nast and four partners organized the opening of Progress Bank. It was at the time, the only bank headquartered in Huntsville, and they opened offices on Williams Street in downtown Huntsville and in Decatur. In the past 13 years, Progress Bank has expanded to offices in Madison County, Florence, Birmingham, Daphne and […]

I-565 Interchange Helps Town Madison Ramp Up Progress

MADISON — Toyota Field looked a bit like Mudville on Thursday as the long-awaited opening of the new Town Madison exit off I-565 struck out mightily in rain.  Moving the celebration into the open-air Toyota Field concourse from the exit ramp, the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison Mayor Paul Finley, Madison County Commission Chair Dale […]

‘Heroic’ Partnership Helps Transition Veterans into Workforce

No one is better qualified than military veterans to fill some of the estimated 25,000 new jobs in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, construction, logistics, and technology Huntsville is projected to add over the next 18 months. To meet that demand, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation have forged a […]

Sikorsky Debuts S-97 Raider in Redstone Arsenal Demonstration

It is faster. It is more maneuverable. It can go farther. It is more agile, more reliable, and has a higher survivability rate than any rotorcraft available today. Those advanced military capabilities were on full display when the transformational Sikorsky S-97 Raider light-attack scout helicopter made its debut in a Future Vertical Lift Flight demonstration […]

Local Automotive Manufacturers Hosting Virtual Job Fair

The jobs keep coming and the hiring hasn’t slowed down. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, YKTA, and Bocar lead the way in another North Alabama Virtual Automotive Manufacturing Hiring Event Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. Some entry level jobs pay $17 per hour to start. Both local automotive manufacturers and more than a dozen […]