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, […]
Northrop Grumman held a program update on the production of their Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) and Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) on the afternoon of March 25. Following the briefing, representatives from Northrop Grumman hosted a tour of their Huntsville Manufacturing Center, where IBCS and FAAD C2 are currently in […]
Lucas Bahn and Joshua Corrow have founded an eponymous consulting firm, Bahn & Corrow, in Huntsville. Bahn and Corrow, who both played hockey for UAH, met in 2020. Corrow told the Huntsville Business Journal that the two teammates developed a strong friendship and soon discovered that they shared common values and goals. “We both have […]
Women’s Equal Pay Day was observed on March 12, 2024. “This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year,” according to the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE). Equal Pay Day was started by the NCPE in 1996 as a way to raise awareness […]
Small business creation is on the rise in Alabama. Nearly 220,000 new businesses have been created across the state in the last three years. “The combined 2020-2021 monthly averages of new business applications are up 51.12% compared to pre-2021 numbers in Alabama,” Megyn Rodriguez, Public Information Officer for Alabama’s Small Business Administration (SBA) District Office, […]
On the morning of March 19, the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) held a grand reopening and 20th anniversary celebration of the Huntsville/Madison County Visitor Center. The Visitor Center has been operating out of temporary office space for the past seven months while upgrades were being carried out at their Church Street location. […]
