New $60 million housing development planned to enhance student experience at UAH

In a significant development for the Huntsville community, Capstone Development Partners and Boaz Ventures have secured funding for their joint project, the $60 million Nexus on Holmes housing community. This venture will aim to revolutionize student living in the area and foster a stronger sense of community among University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) students, faculty, […]

VBC announces renovations to North Hall, underground

HUNSTVILLE, AL – Yesterday, the Von Braun Center (VBC)  announced the renovation and renaming of its frequently utilized venue, North Hall. “North Hall is one of the most-rented venues within the VBC,” said VBC Executive Director Steve Maples. “The layout of three separate ballrooms downstairs that can be opened into one large space, paired with […]

New Hampton Cove social hub adds unique destination to North Alabama

Planes, trains and automobiles. Or rather, plane parts, a train car and a double-decker bus. These are all part of the unique Hampton Cove gathering place “The Grid,” created by Russ Dunford in 2019. The latest addition is a bright red, double decker bus, which Dunford has turned into a double decker coffee shop.  That’s […]

Hays Farm adds two additional developments to ever-growing list

In the heart of the growing Hays Farm development, a wave of transformation was underway this week, bridging commerce and community. Freedom Real Estate and Capital initiated the groundbreaking ceremony for a 54,000 square foot office marvel. This inaugural structure marked the first of two buildings for Freedom at the location and is destined to […]

Davidson and D-Wave bring quantum computing to missile defense scenarios

During the busy schedule at the 2023 SMD Symposium, Davidson Technologies and D-Wave announced a partnership that will allow the two companies to make use of quantum computing to generate missile defense scenarios with a demonstration of an unclassified defense scenario generated using DecisionOne. D-Wave, a commercial quantum computer and supplier Davidson Technologies announced that […]

Huntsville business cuts ribbon on new Interceptor Engineering Center

Helping kick off a busy week here in Madison County, Raytheon hosted a ribbon cutting for its new Interceptor Engineering Center in its facility at 401 Jan Davis.  The new Interceptor Engineering Center is an expansion of the facility in Tucson, Arizona. The Interceptor Program is a missile defense program focusing on detecting and destroying […]

Robins & Morton celebrates completion of Redstone Gateway 8100

Construction firm Robins & Morton and Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) have completed the Redstone Gateway 8100 building in Huntsville, Alabama. The five-story, 125,000-square-foot office building is located on Rideout Road, just outside Gate 9 at Redstone Arsenal, and is adjacent to the five-story RG8200/RG8300 Northrop Grumman R&D campus buildings completed by Robins & Morton earlier this […]

North Huntsville’s Freedom Industrial Park is officially on the way

Ground has been officially broken and the first building is on the way for Freedom’s Real Estate and Capital’s Freedom Industrial Park located across from Toyota Manufacturing on Pulaski Pike. According to Freedom Real Estate CEO Bill Roark, the new Industrial Park will be a massive undertaking for the company. The first of five scheduled […]

City of Huntsville, State of Alabama reacts to Space Command decision

As of yesterday, President Joe Biden overturned a long-time battle to move the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. The decision curtails the long political battle that began under the administration of former President Donald Trump. In a recent press statement, Biden mentioned that the decision leaned heavily on the […]

Hays Farm: The legacy of one of Huntsville’s foundational families

It’s been some 50 years since the Hays family made the tough decision to move away from the farming industry that the family legacy had been built on since John Hays’ grandfather, Elgie Hays, bought the first plot of what would become Hays Farm in 1906. According to John Hays, the decision was an emotional […]