Alabama Launchpad of EDPA and Alabama Power Foundation partner for Alabama Launchpad’s Social Impact Competition

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), is proud to announce its partnership with the Alabama Power Foundation, launching the first statewide Alabama Launchpad: Social Impact Competition. This inaugural Social Impact Competition is fit for entrepreneurs who are intent on making a positive impact on society through […]

HSV Ranks #2 in Best Places for Career Opportunities – 2022 Edition

Despite rising inflation and recent stock market instability, it’s still a job seeker’s market. There are roughly 11 million job openings available nationwide as of May 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For the same month, there were 6.5 million hires. Data from June 2022 shows a 4% increase in the percentage […]

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing and Partners Provide Exciting Opportunity at Team ONE Career Fair

HUNTSVILLE, AL  – On August 20, 2022, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) and its Team ONE partners will hold a joint Team ONE Job Fair at the Huntsville Marriott at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, from 7:30 until 11:30 am. This event will be a great opportunity for attendees to learn more about MTM and […]

Yulista Acquires StraitSys

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Yulista, a global leader in rapid response aerospace and defense solutions, announced recently that it has acquired StraitSys, a provider of Big Data Analytics, Information Technology Services, Counter-Insider Threat, Cybersecurity, and Program Management. Founded in 2007, StraitSys is a Certified Woman Owned Small Business with offices in metropolitan Washington, DC, and Huntsville, AL. […]

BAE Systems to deliver advanced ballistic missile seekers

HUNTSVILLE, AL – BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seeker technology for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile. The THAAD seeker provides critical sensing and guidance capabilities that help protect the U.S. and global allies from ballistic missiles.  “THAAD is a highly effective […]

New county courthouse among topics at State of the County address

Huntsville’s downtown square has always been centered by the Madison County Courthouse. That will no longer be true once a site has been determined to build a new courthouse. And while the destination for the new building that will replace an outdated courthouse that was built in 1964 has not been decided, one thing is […]

Local, national hospitals deal with staffing shortages amid rising COVID numbers

A recent challenge for hospitals across Alabama, along with the rest of the nation, has been staffing. Dr. Don Williamson, with the Alabama Hospital Association explained in a recent interview that less health care professionals are working now than during the omicron and delta spikes. “We might have substantially greater difficulty dealing with 1,500 people […]

Judge rules in favor of TVA over Bellefonte sale

Recently, U.S. District Judge Liles Burke sided with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in a lawsuit claiming they breached its contract with Nuclear Development LLC over the acquisition of the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant. Judge Liles ruled that TVA was within its rights to cancel the sale of the power plant to the Memphis based […]

Staffing and supply chain issues remain as Covid stays active

While the coronavirus keeps reminding the country, and Madison County, it’s not through with us as recent case numbers and hospitalizations rise in wake of the new sub-variant BA.5, the original COVID-19 is still having an impact. Though perhaps not as significant as at the height of the pandemic, staffing and supply chain issues that […]

Former Coca-Cola site agreement gets alterations; City rezoning discussed

The planned construction of a new urban center on the vacant 13-acre site where the Coca-Cola bottling plant once sat in Downtown Huntsville is still a go, albeit under a different agreement between the city and the developer. Shane Davis, Director of Economic and Urban Development, presented an amendment to an already approved deal between […]