Huntsville area CEOs get soaked for ALS

The Alabama Chapter of the ALS Association and many community leaders teamed up this past Tuesday to raise critical funds and awareness for the fight against ALS by participating in The ALS Association’s CEO Soak at the Brahan Spring Park Splash Pad.  Leaders included Lee Mixon, CEO of GovConBids; Joe Paschall, Vice-President of nLogic; Kim […]

Boeing wins $5 billion Missile Defense Agency GMD Contract

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) contract. The contract is worth up to $5 billion. Boeing has supported the GMD system since its inception in 1998, through development, sustainment and test operations. The system has now been on alert […]

President Biden appoints Drake State’s Dr. Patricia Sims to National Infrastructure Advisory Council

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – President Biden announced this week his intent to appoint Dr. Patricia G. Sims, President of Drake State Community & Technical College, to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). The NIAC advises the White House on how to reduce physical and cyber risks and improve the security and resilience of the nation’s […]

Real Estate Update: Rental Woes Ravage Small Businesses

This entry of the Huntsville Business Journal’s Real Estate Update takes a step back from the residential real estate market in order to take a look at developments in commercial real estate.  The August 2022 report from Alignable, the nationwide small business online network company, shows a record-breaking 40% of small businesses nationally being unable […]

Council approves HCS construction of new Central Office

The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education will soon have a new home as will the Career Tech Center, and both will share the same campus at the corner of Max Luther Drive and North Memorial Parkway. The Huntsville City Council approved the transfer of 14 acres of what is the old Builder’s Square property […]

Doster begins HQ at Upland Park; residents moving in at Constellation

Doster Construction Company continues to make an imprint around Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley, including being part of the Upland Park development in Cummings Research Park. Upland Park is an 110,000 square foot, four-story mixed-use project that will consist of office, retail and restaurant spaces being built on Enterprise Way. Doster is erecting the HQ, […]

Huntsville Transit seeks public’s feedback on service, operations

HUNTSVILLE, AL – As the City of Huntsville grows, Huntsville Transit is exploring ways it can improve operations while also evaluating an expansion of its service area. To that end, a series of community outreach meetings will be held next month to hear comments from Huntsville Transit users or anyone who has an opinion about […]

Noblis Celebrates Grand Opening of New, Expanded Facility

Nonprofit science and technology organization Noblis celebrated the expansion of its Huntsville office on last Thursday with a ribbon cutting and open house, which featured demonstrations of its different areas of expertise and opportunities to talk to a variety of company experts. Formed in 1996 as a spin-off of the nonprofit R & D-focused MITRE […]

Innovate Alabama announces inaugural small business grant recipients

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Alabama Innovation Corporation (Innovate Alabama) announced the first round of small business recipients of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program, awarding more than $4.5 million in grant funding. 31 awards were presented to 30 winners, encompassing a diverse group of entrepreneurs across six Alabama cities. The recipients will be able to utilize […]

Drake State CSI Program connects students to advanced manufacturing companies

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Five advanced manufacturing companies have selected 14 Drake State students to participate in the CSI (Connecting Students with Industry) Advanced Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Program. Boeing, GE Appliances, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Toyota Alabama Inc., and LSINC interviewed students and selected this top group who will work for the companies while pursuing a two-year […]