Making Huntsville and Alabama into a Southeastern Plasma Powerhouse

The business community can help propel to fruition a statewide endeavor backed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make Huntsville the hub of an Alabama plasma physics technology powerhouse that spans the Southeast. The effort is a springboard to propel cutting-edge university plasma physics research and technologies into practical business applications in agriculture, manufacturing, […]

Mill Creek Elementary Greenpower Racing Team Wins National Championship

Mill Creek Elementary School‘s hard work and dedication to Greenpower Racing came to fruition this year as the team emerged as National Champions in the Goblin division. The school, located in Madison City Schools, races three cars and two ended up in the top 10 in the country. One car took the number one spot […]

Huntsville Area Association of Realtors Releases Q1 Economic Report

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), in association with the UAH College of Business, has released its Huntsville Area Real Estate Economics Report for the first quarter of 2023.  The most dramatic difference between Q1 2023 and the same quarter the previous year was the 171.5% increase in units on the market.  Additionally, many […]

gener8tor and MidCity Accelerator Foundation Welcome 10 Companies to the Spring gBETA Huntsville Accelerator

Global venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor, in partnership with the MidCity Accelerator Foundation, kicked off two gBETA Huntsville cohorts in April. The gBETA accelerator focuses on early-stage companies based in Huntsville and surrounding areas, with programming taking place in Huntsville. gener8tor gBETA is a free seven-week, no-equity accelerator program that provides startup founders with […]

First Metro Bank Opens Eleventh Branch

First Metro Bank announced the opening of its 11th branch. Located off Highway 72 and Lindsay Lane in Athens, this new location provides a modern look and feel in a conveniently situated area.  The Muscle Shoals-based community bank first extended its financial footprint into Limestone  County in 2017 with its branch in Downtown Athens. Since […]

UAH engineering, nursing graduate programs ranked in U.S. News’ 2023-2024 list of the best

Graduate programs in engineering and nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, were recognized for excellence in U.S. News & World Report’s recent rankings of the 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools. UAH’s College of Engineering is ranked #2 among Best Engineering Schools in the state of […]

Land Trust of North Alabama Conserves 10,000 Acres

The Land Trust of North Alabama officially announced that the organization has conserved over 10,000 acres across the region. A recent and significant land donation from Concord Land Development, Inc. of a 144-acre property in central Huntsville brings the organization to this conservation milestone and becomes the Land Trust’s tenth public nature preserve. “Conserving land in the core […]

Department of Defense Contract Review: April 17-28

This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday, April […]

New grocery retailer, Food City, to build 6 stores in Huntsville

The Huntsville City Council has approved a development agreement to bring a new grocery retailer to the Huntsville market. Food City will invest $90 million to build six new stores and create 1,350 jobs over the next five years. In turn, the City of Huntsville will provide cost reimbursements up to $9 million (total for […]

Mayor Tommy Battle appoints Amy Kenum as Geographic Information Services Manager

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Mayor Tommy Battle announced the appointment of 21-year City of Huntsville employee Amy Kenum to the role of Manager of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Kenum, a Lawrence County native, was appointed head of the Geographic Information Services Division during the April 27 Huntsville City Council meeting. She will lead and help grow the GIS […]