Location, Location, Location: Starting Your Small Business, Part 4

This is the fourth part of a multi-part series that will help prospective entrepreneurs to develop the tools they need for a successful business venture.  Now that you have your roadmap established for starting your new business, it’s time for the next step: pinning your future business’s location on the map. As any commercial real […]

National unemployment research shows 2.2% increase in Huntsville Metro

At the national level, many key employment indicators in the U.S. look similar to before the COVID-19 pandemic, and robust employment growth plays a part in that. But the impact the coronavirus had on employment can’t be overstated.  Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that job losses in the spring of 2020 […]

Local housing demand flourishes despite rising interest rates

The buyers market enjoyed by house hunters at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when mortgage interest rates fell to record lows, is no longer. The numbers now favor sellers and will continue to do so in the near future with interest rates rising at a rapid pace. Rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage, which […]

What’s Going On With the Housing Market? National, Local Experts Provide Input

As house hunters and their real estate agents are well aware, the real estate market has been rather volatile over the past year with rapidly rising home prices and an alarming shortage of listings. First-time buyers are finding themselves priced out of the market, with houses selling quickly and well over asking price. In addition, […]

Huntsville Madison County Builders Association to Host OSHA Training Institute Education Center

The Huntsville Madison County Builders Association (HMCBA) has been selected as a Host Training Organization by Volunteer State Community College’s OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center.  OTI Education Centers offer courses designed to reduce workplace fatalities and injuries by teaching the application of OSHA standards for hazard recognition and prevention. OSHA authorizes OTI Education Centers […]

City of Huntsville Named Best Place to Live by U.S. News & World Report

Mayor Tommy Battle woke up to a pleasant surprise on Tuesday morning: at 6:30 AM, he learned that the City of Huntsville has taken the crown as the 2022-2023 best place to live in the United States according to a recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report.  A U.S. News analysis of 150 large […]

Local Business Leaders Honored During National Small Business Week

Small business forms the lifeblood of the Huntsville area community, and in recognition of that, the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce commemorated National Small Business Week with an event held Tuesday in the Chamber atrium.  Chamber Vice President of Small Business Ashley Engels-Ross kicked off the event, which recognized the importance of small businesses to […]

First football game at Toyota Field expected to make economic impact

MADISON – Toyota Field, home of the minor league baseball team Rocket City Trash Pandas, has hosted many events since it opened in 2020. And not all are in the mainstream like baseball games. The venue has been the site for 275 non-baseball related events including Christmas light shows, fairs, weddings and high school proms. […]

Thinking About Starting A Small Business? Here’s the First Step

This is the first of a multi-part series that will help prospective entrepreneurs to develop the tools they need for a successful business venture.  The idea of starting a new business venture is really exciting, but it can also be absolutely terrifying. You may have driven or walked past an empty storefront or office space […]

Huntsville Chamber Hosts Governor Ivey’s 2022 Alabama Update

The Von Braun Center North Hall held a large group of almost a thousand attendees on Thursday as local residents gathered to hear Governor Kay Ivey’s 2022 Alabama Update, in which she discussed issues important to Huntsville.  The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted the luncheon event in which the governor gave her annual address […]