Huntsville’s Annual Restaurant Week is “More than a Meal”

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“It’s been a hard season, but it’s made us a stronger community.’’

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Town Madison Groundbreaking Sets Table for Smorgasbord of Restaurants

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MADISON — Neither a yearlong pandemic, labor shortages, a long delay getting construction materials, a complete building redesign, nor the threat of rain, could stop the lollapalooza of restaurants announcing they are coming or expanding to Town Madison this week.  Five Guys, Super Chix, Outback Steakhouse, Slim Chickens, and a new restaurant concept known as […]

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106 Jefferson, Polaris, White Bison Coffee/Twice Daily Host Job Fairs

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A trio of area businesses representing the hospitality, manufacturing and food and beverage industries will be holding job fairs over the next five days. Huntsville’s newest hotel, 106 Jefferson, will get it started on Thursday. Next comes Polaris, the recreation vehicle manufacturer on Saturday. White Bison Coffee/Twice Daily, a convenience store chain, wraps up the […]

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Google Grant to Aid Tech Job Creation in Rural North Alabama

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Google has provided a $50,000 grant to the Rural Local Initiatives Support Corp. to create an Alabama Rural LISC chapter. Known as the Google Alabama Rural Works P3 Cohort, the company said the initiative will seek to identify and train a diverse workforce, focusing on historically underrepresented populations, in the state’s northern counties. “Rural communities […]

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Double-edged Sword of Employment: Finding Talent to Fill Anticipated 25,000 Jobs Coming Here

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Madison County’s unemployment rate is 2.3 percent. Alabama’s unemployment rate is 3.6 percent. When we hear there is a labor shortage and a lot of people without jobs, those numbers don’t leave a lot of people on the unemployment rolls. A percentage of the 2.5 percent don’t meet the needs of employers for some reason […]

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Mazda Toyota Plant to Produce 2022 Corolla Cross

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Compact Toyota SUV is first vehicle in plant’s production line

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Amazon Joins Lineup of Huntsville’s Growing, Diverse Industrial Base

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Huntsville’s industrial diversity continues with this week’s announcement of Amazon’s plans for a fulfillment center in the Rocket City. The giant Internet retailer is opening a 1 million square-foot center in the fall in the Limestone County portion of Huntsville. It is expected to create some 500 jobs. Amazon joins the likes of Facebook, Toyota, […]

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Business Lineup Growing at Hays Farm

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Things are coming up in South Huntsville. And the latest to bloom is news that the Market at Hays Farm is adding four more businesses to its lineup. According to Branch Properties, the Publix Supermarket-anchored shopping center is more than 80% pre-leased since breaking ground last year. “The speed at which our team has leased […]

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Firehouse Subs Hiring for 100-plus Positions in Huntsville Area

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Firehouse Subs is hiring more than 100 employees for crew member, shift leader and management roles at eight locations in the greater Huntsville area. The company has openings in part- and full-time positions. Applicants can apply in person at the restaurants. Firehouse Subs will reopen its Madison store in early April and will open its […]

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