Real Estate Update: Home Ownership Up Despite Inflation

According to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), the national rate of homeownership across the United States saw a slight uptick in Q3 2022. The percentage of owner-occupied homes rose 0.6 points relative to Q3 2021, to a total of 66%. This increase occurred despite the inflation and mortgage rate shocks that jolted the market this […]

Huntsville’s Aerobotix Announces Partnership to Develop Revolutionary Robotic Tool

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Aerobotix and FerRobotics, two leading robotics companies based in the Huntsville, Alabama and Austria respectively, officially announced they have partnered on a new solution in response to aerospace industry demand for an automated tool for precision masking tape application. Collaboration between engineers from the two companies has led to the development of a revolutionary […]

UAH establishes Senator Richard Shelby Endowed Chair in Engineering

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, along with Huntsville and North Alabama community and business leaders, announced the establishment of the Senator Richard Shelby Endowed Chair in Engineering in the UAH College of Engineering. “Throughout his decades-long tenure in Congress, Senator Shelby has been a staunch […]

Local Small Business to Bring Shoreline Experience to Huntsville for Holiday Season

If you just moved to the city or have lived here for some time, you will have noticed one particular fact about this small rocket town in North Alabama: Huntsville does the Holiday season right.  Downtown Huntsville hosts Skating in the Park and the Tinsel Trail, the Botanical Gardens kicks off the season every year […]

“Go Team Artemis!” Huntsville Area NASA Partners Celebrate Historic Mission

At 12:47 AM CST on November 16, the nation celebrated the launch of a momentous new chapter in human history as the long-awaited goal of returning humans to the Moon came one giant leap closer to reality.  Numerous Huntsville area NASA partners played a key role in bringing the Artemis program to life. While Boeing, […]

Drake State’s Frontiers Program Demonstrates Unique 3-D Printing Capabilities

Three years of hard work culminated for a group of students and faculty at Drake State Community & Technical College on Monday, November 28. Dozens gathered as the Frontiers Research Program demonstrated their unique ability to 3D print living spaces on the moon while only using materials similar to those found on the moon’s surface.  […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne to Expand Huntsville Presence with New Facility

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Aerojet Rocketdyne announced today the expansion of its Huntsville presence with additional job opportunities and a new facility to increase manufacturing and office space. The 379,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility near Huntsville International Airport is expected to be operational in 2023. This growth will allow Aerojet Rocketdyne to increase manufacturing capacity for […]

Join City of Huntsville, Land Trust of North Alabama for Greenway Public Input Sessions

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Want to weigh in on the future of Huntsville’s greenway network? Then mark your calendar for the City of Huntsville and Land Trust of North Alabama’s public input meetings Nov. 28-30. The Land Trust and City’s Planning Department will hold a series of evening forums to engage the public on the Greenway Master […]

Teledyne Brown Engineering Hardware Travels to Space on Artemis Vehicle

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Artemis I vehicle was successfully launched on November 16 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.  Teledyne Brown Engineering designed and built the Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA), which is one of the primary structures of the Artemis I vehicle. LVSA is the conical shaped section of the rocket that connects the core […]

City Council Passes Police, Fire Incentives; HPD Chief Vote Delayed

HUNTSVILLE, AL – With applications for positions with the police and fire departments dropping, the Huntsville City Council approved an ordinance to raise the minimum hiring rate of cadet pay upon completion of training and to step–raise those already employed. The measure passed at the council’s regular meeting Thursday, Nov. 17. In addition to a […]