“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 […]

Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Leader Relocates to Huntsville

Consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton announced on Monday that one of its senior technical leaders, Distinguished Engineer Gary Pomajevich, has relocated to Huntsville from Quantico, Virginia in order to continue his work supporting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as it expands its presence on Redstone Arsenal.  This move underscores the firm’s commitment and partnership […]

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies Join Forces to Complete NGI System Requirements Review

Following their creation of a strategic partnership, the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Technologies Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team has recently created its System Requirements Review (SRR), and is proceeding to the next step with initial system design, further risk reduction testing, and critical component qualification activities. Approved by the Missile Defense Agency, […]

Sonic Automotive Expands Into Huntsville With Its Newest EchoPark Location

On Tuesday, Sonic Automotive Inc. (“Sonic” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SAH), a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, announced the opening of its new EchoPark delivery center at 6459 University Drive in Huntsville.  The Huntsville Delivery Center is EchoPark’s second location in the state, complementing its existing retail sales center in […]

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 […]

Huntsville City Council Adopts Redistricting Plan

Huntsville’s growth and development once again became evident with the unanimous approval of a redistricting ordinance at the Dec. 16 Huntsville City Council meeting.  The new district lines for Huntsville’s five City Council and Board of Education districts reflect significant changes in both growth and demographic diversity over the past 10 years. The ordinance will […]

NALZS Announces Claim Your Spot Campaign to Help North Alabama Zoo Progress

Since hosting its press conference in early 2021, the North Alabama Zoological Society’s (NALZS) announcement of bringing a zoo and an aquarium to the Rocket City has been met with excitement and enthusiasm. It’s no secret that building a world-class zoo doesn’t happen overnight. Despite the consensus of the community wanting a zoo, there is […]

Huntsville Area Realtors Provide Insights on the 2022 Housing Market

As the end of 2021 nears, homebuyers and sellers are eagerly anticipating, or perhaps dreading, what the next year will have to offer in the Huntsville metro area housing market. This past year’s market has been particularly eventful with demand greatly exceeding supply, multiple offers placed on homes within a very short period of time […]

HudsonAlpha’s Aims for Collaboration, Increasing Workforce Diversity, and Reducing Fertilizer Use

There’s nothing quite like a pandemic to shake up the best laid research plans. In late 2018, researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) were awarded a $3.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study nitrogen efficiency in sorghum.  Sorghum is a grain with […]

Drake State and University of North Alabama Sign Learning Agreement

Drake State Community and Technical College graduates now have new educational options thanks to a partnership agreement signed with the University of North Alabama on Dec. 13.  Effective immediately, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two schools will benefit all Drake State graduates seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees at UNA by enabling […]