On The Spot to Open New State-of-the-Art Car Wash Facility

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Getting your car cleaned has never been this sweet, or even this luxurious. On Thursday, February 16, Huntsville’s On The Spot will host a grand opening for its first ever one of a kind facility, bringing a brand new business model to North Alabama. The festivities start at 1:00pm and will include […]

37,000 Madison County Houses Set to be Affected by New Madison County Water Department Billing Transition

The Madison County Water Department (MCWD) hosted a media briefing on Wednesday to provide more information on the upcoming transition to in-house billing, meter reading and customer service. County Engineer Chuck Faulkner gave remarks about the transition and fielded questions from residents and media afterwards.  What to know: Starting on March 27, MCWD customers who […]

Country Superstar Martina McBride to Headline 34th Annual Huntsville Classic

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Huntsville Hospital Foundation announced that Martina McBride will be headlining its 34th annual Huntsville Classic on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at The Orion Amphitheater. The country music icon will perform a variety of her greatest hits at this year’s Huntsville Classic concert fundraiser. This is the second year that the event […]

Kristina Hendrix Selected as UAH’s Vice President for Strategic Communications

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has selected Kristina Hendrix to fill the newly created position of Vice President for Strategic Communications. UAH’s newest VP officially began her new role on Feb. 1. She reports directly to UAH President Charles L. Karr, and her […]

IBM Announces Partnership with Marshall Space Flight Center to Impact Climate Change

Rocket City has always been at the forefront of the world’s efforts of leaving the earth for outer space, and soon it will soon be at the forefront of saving the earth from impacts of climate change as well.  On Wednesday, IBM Research and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center announced they are starting development on […]

UAH Selected to Be Part of Inaugural Cohort of Heterodox Academy’s Campus Program

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama, has been selected to be part of the inaugural cohort of Heterodox Academy’s (HxA) Campus Community program. Launched in 2018, Heterodox Academy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in New York City that works to positively impact the […]

Huntsville Ranked Top 5 Among Country’s Most Prosperous Metros for 2023

The Rocket City appears to be starting off 2023 on the same note that it ended on in 2022. The city, which was already singled out as one of the best places to live, is also predicted to be in the top five of the country’s most prosperous cities in 2023.  This prediction comes from […]

U.S. Space & Rocket Center Names Robert La Branche VP of External Affairs

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Robert La Branche has been named as Vice President of External Affairs at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). His responsibilities include engaging with local, state, and federal leaders to build awareness of the Rocket Center and its programs and to build partnerships to support them. Before assuming his new fulltime […]

HudsonAlpha Celebrating 15th Anniversary in 2023

HUNTSVILLE, AL – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology invites the public to celebrate its 15-year anniversary throughout 2023. The Institute’s grand opening took place on National DNA Day, April 25, 2008, which commemorates the discovery of the DNA double helix in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003. The Institute’s unique model as a […]

Innovate Alabama Opens Second Round of Grant Funding to Benefit Local Entrepreneurs

Innovate Alabama opened applications for the second round of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Alabama-based recipients of Phase I and Phase II Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants are eligible to apply for up to $250,000 in supplemental funding. The program supports Alabama […]