Mazda Foundation Inc. Awards Funding to Programs in Huntsville Area

The Board of Trustees of the Mazda Foundation (USA) Inc. has awarded funding for four new programs as it continues to build partnerships with organizations across the United States to help address issues including food insecurity, equitable access to education, and job opportunities. The Mazda Foundation awarded a total of $495,000 to 11 organizations through […]

Employee Appreciation Day is Coming: Are You Prepared?

This Friday, March 4, is Employee Appreciation Day. This day is meant to highlight and honor the hard work that employees invest in their jobs–even small efforts can make a big difference in employee retention.  According to Dennis Consorte, Small Business Consultant and Expert at Digital.com, making employees feel appreciated gives them a reason to […]

7th Annual Entrepreneur Awards: A True Testament of the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Each year, the Catalyst hosts its Entrepreneur Awards in partnership with Innovate Huntsville and as the grand conclusion to Innovate Huntsville Week.  Thanks to the pandemic, last year’s Entrepreneur Awards were presented virtually. The Catalyst successfully navigated the challenges in a way that seemed almost effortless. CEO Lisa Davis Mays and her dream team of […]

ASCTE Signs Memorandum of Understanding with DEVCOM AvMC

Leaders from the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday morning, officially securing a partnership between the two institutions. The ceremony for the MOU signing was held at Oakwood University’s Peterson Hall, […]

ACCS Opens its New Innovation Center – Enrollment Begins for Rapid Workforce Training

The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) has recently opened its $10 million Innovation Center. Civic leaders, students, and industry partners were all on hand to celebrate the kickoff, an event that carries with it much significance for Alabama’s workforce needs of tomorrow.  According to business and workforce development leaders throughout the state, the need for […]

ASmartPlace Announces Updated Website and Branding

Huntsville is booming with strong job creation, capital investment, and population growth, making it the biggest city in Alabama years ahead of projections.  In order to help keep this growth on a rapid upward trajectory, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber has redesigned its economic development and recruitment websites, putting them both on a single site, the […]

Trying Times: Dealing With the Great Resignation and Employee Mental Health in a Remote Workforce

“Sophie,” a 26-year-old civil engineer, is on the verge of joining ‘The Great Resignation.’ After nearly two years of working from home, she reports being depressed, anxious, lonely, and in fear for her mental and physical health.  It doesn’t help that she’s single and living alone far from home, working out of an office space […]

The Great Resignation’s impact on Huntsville’s Workforce

While economists have called the recent trend of employees leaving their jobs “The Great Resignation,” questions have come into play about renaming the movement a migration. While there is little question job openings, which have reached record levels, are unfilled there is evidence it is because workers are leaving former positions for more lucrative ones. […]

HATCH Program Finds Success With First Two Cohorts

It’s been almost three years since HATCH co-founders Garret Coyne and Beth Boyer first talked about the idea for a hospitality workforce program that would empower its participants to lead self-sufficient lives. Their vision of HATCH is now a reality. Students from the program’s first and second cohort have seen their lives dramatically change after […]

Publix Celebrates its 14th Madison County Location at Hays Farm

Dozens of South Huntsville shoppers braved the cold on Tuesday so that they could be the first to experience the brand new Publix store located in The Market at Hays Farms on Memorial Parkway S.W. At 7:00 am, the ribbon was cut on Madison County’s 14th Publix location and the 48,000-suare-foot grocery store was open […]