Imagining Huntsville’s Future: The City of the Stars

A claim, put forward by Yahoo Finance in April and further analyzed on AL.com last month, suggested that the average price of a home in Huntsville could reach a million dollars by 2030.  Seems a bit steep, doesn’t it?  And yet, this future may not be as outlandish as it appears at first glance. Gabrielle […]

Momentum announces inaugural Huntsville Executive Class

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Momentum, Alabama’s premier leadership organization dedicated to empowering the state’s female leaders, announced the roster for its inaugural executive leadership class in The Rocket City. The program originated in Birmingham and has graduated more than 550 women executives across many industries. “Over the course of 20 years working to develop women leaders in […]

Drake State awarded $2.4 million federal grant to connect minority communities to high-speed internet

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Drake State Community & Technical College received a $2.4 million grant award as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Connecting Minority Communities Pilot (CMCP) program, to help eliminate historical broadband and computer access inequities in and around Madison County, Alabama. Drake State applied for the […]

334 unit Huntsville apartments acquired by Nashville firm

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Freeman Webb Company of Nashville, Tennessee, a full-service real estate investment and management firm, recently took over Gravity at 255 Apartment Homes in the Huntsville area from Lurin Capital with the transition facilitated by Craig Hey and Andrew Brown with Cushman & Wakefield. The 334-unit apartment complex is Freeman Webb’s seventh property […]

Dunkin’® Iced Coffee Day Raises $5,000 throughout Huntsville to Bring Joy to Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children

HUNTSVILLE, AL – This past May, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation® called on America to sip from their hearts on Dunkin’® Iced Coffee Day and help bring joy to kids in local hospitals across the country. Today, Dunkin’ of Huntsville proudly presented Huntsville Hospital Foundation (HHF) a check for $5,000 through the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation. Thanks to support from guests […]

Huntsville resident nominated by Biden Administration for key role

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Last week, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the key leaders to serve in his administration, including Joe H. Ritch, a long time local here in the City of Huntsville. Ritch, having served the U.S. government before during the Obama-Biden administration, is now a nominee for the Tennessee Vally Authority […]

Mayor Battle outlines new goals and development for Huntsville’s BIG Picture plan

The genesis of Huntsville’s master plan came during Mayor Tommy Battle’s second term in 2014 when the city was the third largest in Alabama. In 2018, the mayor’s office unveiled The BIG Picture master plan at a time when the city had grown into the state’s second largest. Four years later, with Huntsville now the […]

Solid Ground Mental Wellness workshops open the conversation for local businesses

Mental health conditions have long been perceived as something that developed outside the workplace. The past couple of years, however, have made it clear to many that workplaces directly impact employee health in every way–not just spreading infection, but also increasing the potential for anxiety, depression, and other disorders.  Rachel Sullivan of Solid Ground Counseling, […]

United Safety announces partnership with Huntsville company to produce AI security tech

Local Huntsville company Exigent, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AI-specialist company Arcarithm, has announced a partnership with United Safety and Survivability Corporation to produce its proprietary security technology for widespread distribution.  The Exigent-GR system utilizes Artificial Intelligence technology linked to cameras to scan locations for firearms, enabling swift detection and alert for weapons. Computational networks analyze […]

City Council clears path for demolition of Butler Terrace Addition

Plans for the revitalization of the vacated Butler Terrace Addition, which sits just west of Lowe Mill ARTS and Entertainment, are moving forward. The Huntsville City Council approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Tommy Battle to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Huntsville Housing Authority (HHA) for the demolition of buildings at the site […]