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Sports tourism continues record-setting pace of economic impact in Huntsville

May 15, 2026/in Community Development, Economy, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Finance, Hospitality, News, Recreation, Services, Sports, Success, Tourism, Travel/Leisure/by Bud McLaughlin

Records are made to be broken and Huntsville’s sports tourism industry is setting the pace. For the fourth straight year, local events teamed to post record-breaking economic impact numbers, according to a report released Wednesday by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau. And teamwork was cited as the key to the success as the […]

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Blue Origin Expands Huntsville Operations, Adding 100+ Jobs to Support Thruster Production

May 7, 2026/in Aerospace, Development, Economy, Employment, Engineering, Featured, Government, Manufacturing, News, Research, Space, Technology/by staff reports

Blue Origin recently announced plans to add more than 100 jobs in the Huntsville area to support its growing presence in Alabama’s aerospace economy. The new positions will support the company’s thruster production. Blue Origin has now grown from an initial commitment of approximately 300 jobs to well over 1,600 employees building the future of […]

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Madison County home sales drop in April 2026; builder confidence on the rise

May 1, 2026/in Economy, Featured, Finance, Government, Housing, Lead, News, Real Estate, Research/by Haley Walden

The April 13, 2026 weekly report from the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), for the week ending April 4, reported that new single-family home listings in Madison County decreased by 8.7% year-over-year. That’s a significant decrease from the three-month average: an increase of 4.1% year-over-year.  Madison County pending sales increased by 10.2% year-over-year last […]

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JST to open $500M electronics plant in Guntersville’s Conners Island Business Park

April 21, 2026/in Automotive, Community Development, Construction, Development, Economy, Employment, Engineering, Environment, Featured, Government, Lead, Manufacturing, News, Real Estate, Technology, Workforce Development/by Bud McLaughlin

It helps to be a known quantity and that familiarity helped Guntersville land a $500 million electronics plant. Japan-based JST said Friday it will build an automation-based facility in the city’s Conners Island Business Park. The project is expected to cover 540,000 square feet and feature a design that incorporates the natural setting of the […]

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Toyota Field to host SEC Softball Tournament starting in 2027

April 20, 2026/in Development, Economy, Entertainment, Events, Featured, News, Recreation, Sports/by Bud McLaughlin

The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through Madison – starting in 2027. Huntsville, Madison and Madison County will host the SEC Softball Tournament for four years at Toyota Field, it was announced Friday. “We are honored to be the hosts of the SEC softball championship for the next four years and turning […]

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Dynetics wins $617 million Army contract for next-gen weapon system

April 16, 2026/in Defense, Economy, Engineering, Featured, Government, Lead, Manufacturing, Military, News, Technology/by Bud McLaughlin

Dynetics has been awarded a $617 million contract by the Army to produce its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment Two systems, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The contract, valued at $617,164,135 will fund the purchase of launcher systems, retrofitting prototype launchers, buying all-up-round magazines, soldier trainers, weight representative training devices, contractor logistics services, initial […]

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Space Command Intelligence Directorate begins Redstone operations

April 16, 2026/in Aerospace, Defense, Development, Economy, Employment, Events, Featured, Government, Lead, Military, News, Space, Success, Technology/by Bud McLaughlin

The first operational facility of the U.S. Space Command on Redstone Arsenal is open for business. Personnel with the command’s J2 Intelligence Directorate relocated Wednesday to Redstone Arsenal and are among the first Space Command personnel to make the permanent move. The occasion marked the first of an estimated 200 personnel who will relocate from […]

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A new program wants to keep Alabama’s young builders from leaving

April 15, 2026/in Career, Community Development, Development, Economy, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Events, Featured, Finance, Government, Lead, News, Nonprofits, Success, Workforce Development/by Noah Logan

Every year, young Alabamians with big ideas make the same calculation: stay and struggle to find your people, or leave for Atlanta, Nashville, or somewhere with a more established startup scene. A new statewide program called Unlock Alabama is betting they don’t have to make that choice.   Backed by a $300,000 grant from Innovate Alabama […]

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India Consul General boosts collaboration with Huntsville companies

April 13, 2026/in Aerospace, Biotechnology, Defense, Development, Economy, Events, Featured, Government, Health Care, Lead, Manufacturing, News/by Bud McLaughlin

While India and the United States share similar histories, both are former members of the British empire, they also share similar political systems as the two largest democracies in the world. The two nations also share economic interests that extend to Huntsville by linking local companies with India’s growing economy. “Of five or six of […]

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L.L.Bean store at Bridge Street Town Centre is first in Alabama

April 3, 2026/in Community Development, Development, Economy, Events, Featured, Lead, News, Philanthropy, Recreation, Retail, Travel/Leisure/by Bud McLaughlin

Fittingly, the launch of the state’s first L.L. Bean store began with a T-minus countdown. And “3 … 2 … 1 … 0,” the ribbon was cut Friday morning in a ceremony at Bridge Street Town Centre as the outdoor apparel retailer made its footprint in the Rocket City. “Opening our first store in Alabama […]

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