Huntsville Transit Seeks Feedback at Community Outreach Meetings

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Huntsville Transit will hold four community outreach meetings Nov. 15-16 to solicit feedback from residents about Huntsville Transit’s challenges or successes. The meetings represent a feedback opportunity as officials work toward an updated Transit Improvement Plan. Quisha Bryant, Director of the City’s Parking and Public Transportation Department, said she hopes residents will attend and provide input. “Huntsville Transit wants to serve all of Huntsville, […]

US Department of Labor Announces Nationwide Apprenticeship Expansion

WASHINGTON D.C. – As the nation marks National Apprenticeship Week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship programs. The effort will allow Job Corps campuses throughout the nation to emphasize pre-apprenticeship programs in green energy, health care, information technology and other […]

Innovate Alabama Taps Alabama Native to Serve as Organization’s Founding CEO

Today, Innovate Alabama board members came together to vote in the organization’s founding CEO, Cynthia Crutchfield. An Alabama native, Crutchfield brings 40 years of experience to the role where she will help innovators grow roots across the state by spearheading Innovate Alabama’s programs, statewide engagement and mission of building a robust, inclusive economy through entrepreneurship and […]

A Look into H2L Solution’s Success at the Small Business Awards

Recently at the 2022 Small Business Administration Gala, Huntsville-based company H2L Solutions was awarded the Russell G. Brown Executive Leadership Award. CEO Jonathon Hard was unable to attend, as he is currently overseas, but took the time to discuss with The Huntsville Business Journal on what this award means to him personally, and those at […]

Pryor Field Regional Airport to Host North Alabama Airfest in 2023

DECATUR, AL – Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is pleased to announce the inaugural North Alabama Airfest on June 10-11, 2023.   Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) in Tanner, Ala., is one of the busiest general aviation airports in  Alabama, serving national, corporate, and private aircraft as well as cargo operations. The North Alabama Airfest will […]

Our Future in Space: New Space Business and Exploration Podcast Presented by Orbital Assembly

HUNTSVILLE, AL – A captivating and informative podcast forum dedicated to successfully building a human space civilization throughout the solar ecosystem has been introduced on popular platforms. Produced and presented by Orbital Assembly, the weekly podcast “Our Future in Space” will feature the best and brightest innovators, visionaries, movers & shakers in the space. The common thread […]

Recruitment and Retention: Don’t Overlook Your Marketing Strategy When You Want to Attract – and Retain – Top Talent

The title of this post may have you asking yourself “What would a marketing company know about HR-related issues?” Although it’s not our primary focus, it is something that consistently surfaces when sitting down with business leaders to address their growth needs. The area of recruitment and retention, among so many others, is directly impacted […]

Real Estate Update: Madison County Weekly Stats for October 29, 2022

The numbers are in for Madison County’s residential real estate market, for the week ending October 29, 2022.  Much of the new inventory on the market is in townhouses and condos, which are typically more affordable than single-family units. In the month of September of this year, townhouse/condo units sold for, on average, $243K, compared […]

City Quickly Moving Toward Goal of Downtown Hotel Rooms

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The city is closing in on its goal of downtown hotel rooms. It seems constant that a new hotel is either opening or announced to begin construction, and that’s not far from the truth. And truth is, the city is still shy of its original goal when planners began studying current and […]

CFD Research Expands Hollywood Facility

Huntsville’s CFD Research Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new engineering test and evaluation facility in Hollywood, AL last week on November 2nd.  Dale Strong, Madison County Commission Chair and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives AL-5, headlined the ceremony. Other speakers included State Senator Steve Livingston, Nathan Lee, President of the Jackson County […]