Madison County Housing Market 2021: Nearly 10,000 Homes Sold; Inventory Under $300k drops by 64%

The Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR) recently published its 2021 Annual and 4th Quarter Real Estate Economics reports. For those of you who have been following the regional housing market over the past few years, the numbers may not come as a big surprise. Despite facing down a pandemic for the past two years, […]

Eye Opening Inflation to Hit the Commercial Lease Market in 2022

After the New Year’s midnight toast, retailers and small businesses will have a rude awakening. Their retail or commercial leases are indexed for inflation.  In November 2021, the annual inflation rate in the US jumped to 6.8%, the highest it’s been since June 1982.  After many years of taking low inflation for granted, inflation is […]

Huntsville-Madison County Retail Market: Looking Forward to the New Year

Now that North Alabama prepares to bid 2021 either adieu or good riddance, it’s time to look ahead to what 2022 has in store for the area’s retail market. The past year has been eventful, to say the least, leaving consumers and retailers to deal with rising prices along with product and labor shortages.  A […]

“You Just Have to Be Creative:” Local Small Businesses on Dealing With Supply Chain Issues

As anyone who has gone shopping recently knows firsthand, consumer goods such as toilet paper, meat, and frozen vegetables have been more difficult to find and often more expensive. Consumers around the world are having similar experiences due to disruptions in the global supply chain. Although inconvenient for consumers, the recent supply chain disruptions have […]

Upcoming Sports Events Promise to Fill City’s Coffers

Nothing more than a curiosity for most Southerners while watching the Winter Olympics, the sport of curling is gaining traction in the city. Yes, curling. The Rocket City Curling Club, founded in 2018 with its home at the Huntsville Iceplex, offers weekly lessons, leagues for youth and adults, and competes in “bonspiels” across the region […]

Madison County Ranks Third in the State for Incoming Investment

Madison County Alabama ranked No. 3 in the state for incoming investment according to a survey conducted by SmartAsset, a team of financial techies, journalists, and data analysts that promote accuracy and transparency in all aspects of the financial industry. The study looks at cities across the United States that received the most incoming investments […]

City of Huntsville COVID Update: Fluctuating Case Numbers and ERAP

Cases of COVID-19 in Madison County have dropped in the past week. That’s the positive news Crestwood Medical Center CEO Dr. Pam Hudson brought to the COVID-19 briefing Wednesday at the Huntsville City Council chambers. “There is a reduction in new cases over the last seven days of 10 percent,’’ she said. “Some good news […]

Gov. Ivey Joins Officials to Welcome Special Aerospace Services Campus to Cummings Research Park

With a backdrop of sunshine, classical music and scrumptious food, Special Aerospace Services (SAS) broke ground on their new 55,000 square-foot facility they call “The Campus” at 1101 Explorer Boulevard in Cummings Research Park. The new facility consists of two buildings, and they expect to add up to 50 high technology jobs when they open […]

The Catalyst: Leading Ladies Boosting the Entrepreneurial Trajectory of North Alabama

It takes a village when it comes to traveling the entrepreneurial journey. Leave it to the Catalyst’s team of Leading Ladies to have all the bases covered.  Hosted at the Huntsville Botanical Garden, the 7th Annual Women’s Conference was merged with the highly successful “Mompreneur” event. The event’s theme was inspired by the “leading ladies” […]

Huntsville New Trans-Pacific Freight Hub; Inaugural Flights to Hong Kong

While the domestic supply chain has for the most part recovered, international logistics is still trying to capture the heightened demands of the pandemic-hit air freight market.  Kerry Logistics Network Limited has chosen Huntsville for their “America’s hub” with inaugural flights originating from Hong Kong to Huntsville International Airport beginning this month.  This new Trans-Pacific […]