Go Build Alabama to Host June 17 Hiring Event

Go Build Alabama is scheduled to host a free hiring event on Tuesday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Calhoun Community College’s Advanced Technology Center. The event aims to connect job seekers with opportunities in commercial construction. Demand for skilled workers continues to rise as commercial construction projects expand across North Alabama, […]

Crews continue to move dirt for development as Huntsville City FC opens season

Construction crews were busy at various tasks on a sunny Thursday morning, some running excavators while others tended to jobs stretching across acres of real estate that sat empty for decades in front of what is now Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Ground was broken at the site just off South Memorial Parkway […]

Work begins on $150 Million vertical expansion at Huntsville Hospital Madison Street Tower

Construction firm Robins & Morton has begun work on the $150 million vertical expansion at Huntsville Hospital Madison Street Tower in Huntsville. The 5-story, 154,000-square-foot project will add 120 beds as well as a cardiothoracic intensive care unit, a neuro intensive care unit for neurosurgical and stroke patients, and three floors of new acute medical […]

Demolition begins at old City Hall ahead of Big Spring expansion

Bulldozers moved in last week and began tearing down a City Hall building that had been part of Huntsville’s downtown skyline since 1965—a bustling time when the Rocket City played a starring role in the Space Race. But after nearly 60 years and with structural issues, the building had become obsolete. Huntsville built a larger, […]

Breland planning to add to downtown office space revitalization with demolition of K&M Glass

A major change to office space in downtown Huntsville is taking shape with the demolition of a pair  of decades-old buildings located on Seminole Drive. Breland Companies initiated the demolition of the old K&M Glass buildings. The goal is to make room for a new 60,000 square foot Class A office building, which will complement […]

Dirt Runoff into Lady Ann Lake Raises Concerns; City to Resolve Issue

Recently a lot of attention has been called to dirt flowing into Lady Ann Lake off Zierdt Road. The site is near the entrance to the Edgewater community and less than two miles from Town Madison.  Residents have raised questions if the long-going construction is contributing to the heavy runoff muddying the small and beloved […]

Blue at Valley Bend: Retail Center with ‘Local Flair’ Rises on Aldridge Creek

Curbs are poured, dirt is being moved and Phase I development is underway of a new retail center — Blue at Valley Bend — on Four Mile Post in southeast Huntsville. Developer John D. Blue said the retail center will have approximately 30,000 square feet, with about 16,000 spoken for now. Peppered Pig, a popular […]

Holmes Avenue Intersections to be Temporary All-Way Stop

Motorists traveling on Holmes Avenue in downtown Huntsville over the next few weeks should be ready for all-way stops at two intersections. Friday at 1 p.m., weather permitting, City Traffic Engineering crews will install new traffic signals at the intersections of Holmes Avenue and Lincoln Street and Holmes and Greene Street. The existing traffic signals […]

High Noon Shutdown Tomorrow; South Memorial Parkway Closed for Blasting

All lanes of South Memorial Parkway near Green Cove Road and Freedom Powersports will be closed temporarily at noon Friday for blasting operations. Weather permitting, a construction crew will be blasting at the intersection of Oak Dairy Lane and South Memorial Parkway. The work is to clear rock for underground utilities for a residential development. […]

Booz Allen Innovation Center at Stovehouse Will Put Technology on Display

This winter, visitors to the historic Stovehouse will be able to watch innovation in progress through the glass “storefront” of the new Booz Allen Innovation Center overlooking the grassy courtyard of the reimagined factory. On display will be the company’s vast 3D printing capabilities and other additive manufacturing technologies. Plans for the innovation center were […]