Huntsville Ranked as Top Affordable City for Tech Careers

During the height of the pandemic, remote working became the standard for many jobs, especially within the tech sector of the U.S. economy. According to the business data company Small Business Trends (SBT), 1 in 4 Americans shifted to working remotely during 2021, which totaled to a 22% increase in remote work from the previous […]

Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate TriVector and its Continued Growth

Despite the blustery wind, the weather was in full cooperation for an afternoon ribbon cutting honoring TriVector Services, Inc.  There was a lot to celebrate. This past January, John (Mike) Verhage, Colonel, USAF, Ret. was promoted to CEO and the company is newly classified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Small Business. What’s more, Cummings Research […]

Huntsville Chamber’s 86th Annual Membership Meeting Recap: Newberry Receives Distinguished Service Award

In his last official act as 2021 Chamber Board Chair, DeciBel Research CEO Jeff Gronberg presented the Distinguished Service Award to Joe Newberry, President and CEO of Redstone Federal Credit Union at the recent Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Annual Membership meeting. In addition to his position as Redstone’s CEO, Newberry has an extensive record of community […]

SAIC Makes Continuing $100,000 Donation to UAH College of Business

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has presented the UAH College of Business with a $100,000 donation.  SAIC, a technology integrator with over 25,000 employees, is a longtime supporter of the College’s SAP Business Technology program. In 2006, after receiving a grant from SAP University Alliances to access the software, UAH reached out to SAIC for […]

ARC Realty, Capstone Realty Announce Partnership

Two of Alabama’s largest real estate companies have come together in a partnership that reshapes the landscape of the state’s real estate market. Huntsville’s Capstone Realty has combined with ARC Realty, which focuses primarily on the Birmingham and Montgomery markets.  The resulting entity is the largest independent real estate brokerage in Alabama.  This new partnership […]

CommentSold Acquires Social Retail Success (SRS) Advanced Business Analytics Suite

Huntsville-based CommentSold, the leading digital commerce solution that enables retail businesses to unlock sales growth through live and social selling, announced this week that it has acquired Social Retail Success (SRS).  According to Brandon Kruse, Founder and CEO of CommentSold, this acquisition will provide the company’s partners with advanced analytics that will help accelerate their […]

Orbital Assembly Corporation Announces Huntsville Relocation

Huntsville’s efforts to establish itself as the spacefaring center of the United States continues to build momentum, as the California-based startup Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) has announced its imminent relocation to Rocket City.  OAC CEO Rhonda Stevenson has high hopes for the company’s future in Huntsville. “We look forward to bringing more jobs to the […]

New Data Provides Insight Into Huntsville Residential Sales Trends

House shoppers and Real Estate agents across the nation are well aware of the recent challenges presented by the housing market, particularly with regard to increased prices and low stock. Although the Huntsville area did not experience these difficulties to the same extent as other regions of the country, recent data indicates that it has […]

The Future of Workforce Development is Here and Now at Drake State

As the expansion of the manufacturing industry continues to grow along with the arrival of new corporations to North Alabama, it all comes with the need for a trained and capable labor force. In the effort of providing affordable, hands-on training to prepare students to become the workforce of tomorrow, Drake State Community and Technical […]

Huntsville Panel Talks Space Technology at SXSW

The Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce recently took its Smart Place message to the South by Southwest (SXSW) technology, film, and music conference in Austin, Texas.  This year’s event featured a Space Rush Summit as part of the Technology Track that focused on the future of space. The Chamber panel was selected as part […]