New anchor tenant announced for The Range

The Beach Company announced the anchor tenant at The Range, a new commercial office building at Huntsville’s western gateway on Governors Drive. Merit Bank, a full-service bank headquartered in Huntsville, offering commercial, consumer and private banking services along with treasury management, electronic banking and agricultural and home mortgage lending, will open its new corporate headquarters and […]

Madison County Water Department launches in-house billing, meter reading and customer service

Madison County Water Department (MCWD) officially launched its in-house billing, meter reading and customer service transitioning from Huntsville Utilities’ original services. MCWD will now read meters, prepare and mail billing statements, and perform all aspects of customer service with in-house systems and personnel. This transition will ensure more timely problem resolutions and more efficient customer service, […]

Local Film Premier Lands Big at Bridge Street

The Cinemark Bridge Street movie theater played host on Saturday to multiple sold out showings of the premiere of local filmmaker Jurian Isabelle’s latest project Nine Divine over the weekend.  An experience that felt like a combination of a Roald Dahl coming-of-age story and a gripping true crime mystery, Isabelle’s film, along with his life […]

Drake State Frontiers Program Progresses in 3D Printing for Eventual Lunar Living

The Drake State Community & Technical College Frontiers Research Program recently used a robotic arm to complete the first half of the tallest 3D-printed structure in the State of Alabama. This visual and technologically advanced project took place on March 23 at the Drake State Community & Technical College campus. In November, Drake State advanced […]

Sierra Space Expands Presence in Huntsville with LIFE Test

Sierra Space, a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced yesterday that it continues to make critical strides in the development of its softgoods inflatable technology — LIFE™ habitat (Large Integrated Flexible Environment) – solidifying its lead in the industry. The company’s LIFE testing campaign, a […]

How adaptive leadership promotes higher employee retention

As the coronavirus pandemic crippled markets and challenged businesses, one popular term that saw a great resurgence was “adaptive”. While this word has a variety of definitions and means different things to different people, its use in business and leadership development is much more distinct. The four main principles of adaptive leadership are summarized using […]

Innovate Alabama awards more than $3 million in small business grants

Innovate Alabama announced the second round of recipients of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant, awarding more than $3 million to 19 small businesses across the state. The funds will be used to help these local business owners grow roots in Alabama by supporting the development and marketability of modern technology.  The initiative will continue to enhance Alabama’s […]

Huntsville Business Included in 2023 National Small Business Week Award Nominations

On March 14, 2023, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced the Small Business Persons of the Year from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.  The State, District of Columbia, and Puerto […]

C Spire Moves CFO Ben Pace to Birmingham Office to Chart Growth in Alabama

C Spire’s CFO Ben Pace is moving to the company’s Birmingham, Alabama office to pilot continued growth and expansion for the diversified telecommunications and technology services firm across the state. Pace previously worked in C Spire’s Ridgeland, Mississippi headquarters for the past 23 years. The move comes in the midst of a $500 million investment in fiber infrastructure […]

February Monthly Report Shows Dramatic Slowdown

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its monthly report on the state of the market over the month of February.  Of the various statistics compiled in the report, the dramatic increase in average time spent on the market stood out the most.  The average time a house in Huntsville-Madison County spent on […]