Boeing, Alabama’s largest aerospace company, commemorated its 60th year of operation in Huntsville with a presentation held on Tuesday, June 7 at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Chamber president and CEO Chip Cherry kicked off the event, noting that Boeing secured its first business license in Huntsville in 1962 and describing the company as […]
Huntsville, AL – Polaris Sensor Technologies and Madison Core Laboratories opened offices at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology earlier this year. “All of us welcome Polaris and Madison Core Labs to the HudsonAlpha campus,” said Carter Wells, Vice President for Economic Development at HudsonAlpha. “We look forward to working together, integrating their teams into the HudsonAlpha ecosystem.” Polaris Sensor Technologies is developing a novel method to disinfect and sterilize […]
This past weekend marks the beginning of summer sports in Huntsville, a season that is expected to make an economic impact of $500,000. While the season doesn’t officially start until the Summer Solstice on June 21, the Rocket City got a jump start with the week-long International Model Power Boat 2022 Nationals that began with […]
Huntsville, AL – Yesterday marks the 5th anniversary of Teledyne Brown Engineering’s (TBE) International Space Station (ISS)-based Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES). MUSES is a precision-pointing platform for earth-viewing instruments, such as high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers. MUSES can accommodate four payloads simultaneously and the ISS can robotically change, upgrade, and service those instruments. Teledyne Brown is responsible for […]
Huntsville – In the Alabama Tourism Industry Economic Impact Report 2021, just released by the Alabama Tourism Department, the estimated economic impact of visitors in Madison County exceeded $1.7 billion. This figure represents a 42% increase over 2020, which was severely impacted by the global pandemic. Even when compared to 2019, which was the previous […]
Huntsville, AL – The Von Braun Center (VBC) showcased enhancements to the exterior of the Propst Arena totaling around $1.4 million during the season’s first Concerts in the Park on Monday, June 6, 2022. “This arena has been the focal point of large live events in Huntsville for over 47 years,” commented VBC Executive Director […]
Bank Independent’s North Alabama roots run deep–it began in Leighton with a group of farmers who pooled their resources following the closure of the area’s only bank. Recognizing the needs of the community, they opened the Bank of Leighton in 1947. The new organization was renamed First Colbert Bank in 1965, then in 1967 it […]
Forbes recently announced that Shari Burnum, CEO of Investor’s Resource located in Madison, has been recognized on both the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors and the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors in the state of Alabama. The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors awards help to level the playing field between states with large, affluent populations and others, […]
At the national level, many key employment indicators in the U.S. look similar to before the COVID-19 pandemic, and robust employment growth plays a part in that. But the impact the coronavirus had on employment can’t be overstated. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that job losses in the spring of 2020 […]
As house hunters and their real estate agents are well aware, the real estate market has been rather volatile over the past year with rapidly rising home prices and an alarming shortage of listings. First-time buyers are finding themselves priced out of the market, with houses selling quickly and well over asking price. In addition, […]
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