Drake State Rolls Out MUREP to Introduce Minority Students to STEM-Based Careers

Wednesday, October 20th, Drake State Community & Technical College will host a kick-off event to promote the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP). MUREP is administered through NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement. Through MUREP, NASA provides financial assistance via competitive awards to learners who have historically been underrepresented and underserved in STEM careers.  As […]

Huntsville City Council Proposes Redistricting Plan Following 2020 Census Growth

The redistricting team presented a new plan to the Huntsville City Council last night during the first of its regularly scheduled monthly meetings.  The goal of the Council meeting was to outline the new redistricting plan and set a path to achieve a “substantial equality of population among various districts” in order to maximize voting […]

Madison County Ranks Third in the State for Incoming Investment

Madison County Alabama ranked No. 3 in the state for incoming investment according to a survey conducted by SmartAsset, a team of financial techies, journalists, and data analysts that promote accuracy and transparency in all aspects of the financial industry. The study looks at cities across the United States that received the most incoming investments […]

Luxury and Convenience: Huntsville and Madison are Keeping up with Luxury Apartment Trend

If anything, the pandemic has put a finer point on the concept of “Home, Sweet Home.” With most jobs shifting to a remote platform, along with the closing of schools and fitness centers, many reconfigured their living spaces into mini offices, classrooms, and home gyms.  During the last year and a half, homeowners and renters […]

Pandemic, Entrepreneurship, and Fried Chicken: A Story of Small Business Success in Madison County

Eugene Jung and his partner weren’t just looking for a good business location when they brought their restaurant to Madison Boulevard. At least for Jung. He was looking for a community relationship and found just that with Champy’s World Famous Fried Chicken, partly because of the pandemic. The arrival of COVID-19 about 17 months after […]

Part II of III: Counting Down to Takeoff, Meet Artemis SLS

This is the second of a three-part series on the inauguration of the Artemis Lunar and Deep Space Missions using the SLS Rocket, developed and tested here in Huntsville, and set to launch tentatively, by the end of the year from Kennedy Space Flight Center. Home to the propulsion systems associated with the rockets we […]

Huntsville’s New Music Streaming Platform is a Blast!

You don’t need a library card to check out Blast, Huntsville’s new online platform for streaming music from local artists.  Launched August 31 by the Huntsville/Madison County Public Library as their contribution to Mayor Tommy Battle’s Music Initiative, Blast is Huntsville’s first streaming platform to feature local artists, build local music libraries and catalogs, and […]

Gov. Ivey Joins Officials to Welcome Special Aerospace Services Campus to Cummings Research Park

With a backdrop of sunshine, classical music and scrumptious food, Special Aerospace Services (SAS) broke ground on their new 55,000 square-foot facility they call “The Campus” at 1101 Explorer Boulevard in Cummings Research Park. The new facility consists of two buildings, and they expect to add up to 50 high technology jobs when they open […]

Joint-Funding Effort Helps Open the South Huntsville Public Library

The highly anticipated South Huntsville Public Library opened on Monday after 19 months of construction. The new facility, located in Sandra Moon Community Complex, marks a new chapter for South Huntsville with a focus on community engagement.  City Council President Jenny Robinson stated that a library serves as a community’s living room.  “And because of […]

The Catalyst: Leading Ladies Boosting the Entrepreneurial Trajectory of North Alabama

It takes a village when it comes to traveling the entrepreneurial journey. Leave it to the Catalyst’s team of Leading Ladies to have all the bases covered.  Hosted at the Huntsville Botanical Garden, the 7th Annual Women’s Conference was merged with the highly successful “Mompreneur” event. The event’s theme was inspired by the “leading ladies” […]