Renovations, Updates Moving Along at Joe Davis Stadium

The big berm and scoreboard at Joe Davis Stadium that “Parkway Jose” Canseco smashed bombs over is gone. So, too, is the double-wall outfield fence where raccoons lived and occasionally appeared. The concourse, once teeming in late summer with chatter, music and occasional playoff cheering, is quiet. The 35-year-old stadium is undergoing renovations for a […]

Drake State Program Helps Build Up Construction Labor Pool

Huntsville might be big now, but we’re only going to get bigger. Which bears the question: Who will build it all? As the most-populous city in Alabama, growth has been exponential in the Rocket City. Everywhere, as far as the eye can see in Madison County, it’s an endless sea of red clay, ubiquitously peppered […]

$200M Mixed-Use Development Planned for Cummings Research Park

Upland Park will feature a senior living community.

If You (Want to) Build it, Will Materials Come? Supply Shortage Hampers Construction

As a business, the construction industry in North Alabama is highly competitive; but as an industry, the contractors and builders are friends or, at least, casual acquaintances who come together to share ideas, discuss problems, and seek solutions that affect everyone across the industry. When the labor shortage for instance, began affecting the industry, these […]

Wilson Plastic Surgery Center Going Up in Jones Valley

Filling a need, Wilson Plastic Surgery recently broke ground for a facility in Huntsville’s Jones Valley. Robins & Morton, a Birmingham-based construction firm with a location in Huntsville and specializing in building health care facilities, joined Dr. Patrick Wilson and Fuqua & Partners Architects in the ceremony. The two-story, 13,000-square-foot facility is in the Lendon […]

Birmingham’s Doster Construction Opens Huntsville Office

With a footprint in Huntsville established and growing, Doster Construction Company of Birmingham figured the time was ripe to open an office in the Rocket City. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 408 Franklin Street downtown ushered in the developer’s office site that will oversee more than $200 million worth of projects in the area. “Don’t cut […]

Doster Construction Opens Huntsville Office

With more than $200 million worth of ongoing projects in Huntsville, Doster Construction decided to move closer to the action. So, the company has opened an office on Franklin Street in Huntsville. “We wanted to create a local presence for our clients and expand our reach in Huntsville,” said Walton Doster, President & CEO. “We’re […]

Town Madison Groundbreaking Sets Table for Smorgasbord of Restaurants

MADISON — Neither a yearlong pandemic, labor shortages, a long delay getting construction materials, a complete building redesign, nor the threat of rain, could stop the lollapalooza of restaurants announcing they are coming or expanding to Town Madison this week.  Five Guys, Super Chix, Outback Steakhouse, Slim Chickens, and a new restaurant concept known as […]

Turning Red Clay into Greenbacks; Huntsville’s Growth Continues

The Rocket City has been nicknamed “Crane City” because of a recent influx of cranes – the tall, steel machines, not the feathered creatures. Now, the red clay is taking center stage as projects are growing from the ground up for housing, retail and entertainment. Photographer Steve Babin recently took a quick trip with his […]

City OKs Agreement for $325M Development on Former Coca-Cola Plant Site

The long-deserted site of the former Coca-Cola bottling plant downtown will soon come to life. The City Council unanimously approved plans Thursday to develop a $325 million mixed-use center on the 13-acre property across from the Von Braun Center on Clinton Avenue. The city said the Council’s approval is the first step in a partnership […]