May is Historic Preservation Month in the city of Huntsville. The month of observation and celebration was opened with a lecture by Donovan Rypkema, principal and CEO of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm. His talk, entitled “The Economics of Preservation,” was held in Ridley Hall at the Church of […]
The City of Huntsville, Cummings Research Park (CRP), and Downtown Huntsville, Inc. (DHI) came together last week to announce three pilot Blue Bikes Bike Share stations in CRP West. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle was in attendance at the announcement, which took place at The Point @ Lake 4 Station, located at 900 Explorer Boulevard. The […]
Davidson Technologies, Inc. held a ribbon cutting event on the morning of April 24 at their new corporate headquarters at Redstone Gateway in Huntsville. Representatives from the community and the company welcomed visitors to the state-of-the-art facility. Davidson, a government contractor, was founded in Huntsville in 1996 by Dr. Julian Davidson. Dr. Davidson’s wife, Dr. […]
Cover Image: Steve Babin The Women’s Economic Development Council Foundation (WEDCF) held an Honoree Reception on the evening of April 23 at the Redstone Federal Credit Union Twickenham Terrace, an indoor-outdoor venue with views of downtown Huntsville. “This invitation-only reception is a preliminary event leading up to the WEDC Foundation’s Women Honoring Women (WHW) event […]
Cover Image: Steve Babin The Madison Chamber of Commerce honored exceptional businesses and nonprofits on the evening of April 19 at their 2024 Best in Business Awards dinner and ceremony, held at the Space Camp Operations Center. Area business owners were nominated for recognition in fourteen different categories, including Start-Up Business of the Year, Retail […]
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Clinton Romesha was the guest of honor at the Huntsville Museum of Art’s “Voices of Our Times” program held on April 18. Staff Sergeant Romesha traveled from his home in North Dakota to deliver remarks at the event, and to have a conversation with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Jim […]
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), in partnership with ClearanceJobs, hosted the Common Threads Huntsville program from April 17-18. The two-day event boasted high-level speakers from the intelligence community (IC), as well as networking opportunities for students and career changers who may be interested in beginning new roles in intelligence and defense. The first […]
Competitors, spectators, referees, judges, and volunteers packed into the Von Braun Center (VBC) last week for the Rocket City Regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Event. The four-day event ran from April 3-6 and was hosted by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics. While dubbed a “regional” event, 47 teams from across […]
WellStone hosted a Mental Health Update on March 28. WellStone CEO Jeremy Blair, Emergency Services Director Paula Steele, and Director of Development Karen Petersen spoke at the event. While WellStone has been serving the Huntsville community for over 50 years, they are currently expanding their offerings to fill in gaps along the continuum of care. […]
Boresight, an Australian defense company specializing in drone production, announced on March 27 that their U.S. operations will be headquartered in Huntsville. Boresight made the announcement at the AUSA Global Force Symposium, which is being held at the VBC. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison County Commission Chairman Mac McCutcheon, representatives from the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, […]
