NAITA to Host Foreign Military Sales Industry Day at the U.S. Space Rocket Center

The North Alabama International Trade Association (NAITA) announced that the NAITA FMS Industry Day featuring the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) will be presented on Thursday, April 13, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration. The NAITA Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Industry Day provides the business community […]

Madison County Water Department launches in-house billing, meter reading and customer service

Madison County Water Department (MCWD) officially launched its in-house billing, meter reading and customer service transitioning from Huntsville Utilities’ original services. MCWD will now read meters, prepare and mail billing statements, and perform all aspects of customer service with in-house systems and personnel. This transition will ensure more timely problem resolutions and more efficient customer service, […]

UAH Researchers use Earth Observations to Identify Damage, Impacts from Earthquakes in Turkey

The country of Turkey is still reeling from a 7.8 and a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and thousands of aftershocks that occurred in February, causing widespread destruction to infrastructure and human life. To aid response and recovery efforts, two researchers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Earth System Science Center (ESSC) are using Earth […]

Department of Defense Contract Review: March 6-17

  This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday, […]

C Spire Moves CFO Ben Pace to Birmingham Office to Chart Growth in Alabama

C Spire’s CFO Ben Pace is moving to the company’s Birmingham, Alabama office to pilot continued growth and expansion for the diversified telecommunications and technology services firm across the state. Pace previously worked in C Spire’s Ridgeland, Mississippi headquarters for the past 23 years. The move comes in the midst of a $500 million investment in fiber infrastructure […]

Huntsville’s ASCTE launches new cyber and engineering outreach program

HUNTSVILLE, AL — The Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) announced the launch of a new statewide program: Advancing Cyber Concepts and Engineering Learning (ACCEL).  ACCEL is an outreach effort from ASCTE. The Alabama Legislation that created ASCTE also mandates that the school assist teachers, administrators, and superintendents across the state in replicating […]

Tuberville highlights Space Command and Russia at Chamber’s Washington Update

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville touched on a handful of topics last Wednesday during his address to local business and civic leaders, including the delayed transfer of the U.S. Space Command, national security and helping farmers with an enhanced Farm Bill being worked on in Congress. Tuberville spoke for 25 minutes at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber […]

Aerobotix welcomes new Australian automation partner ASA to its US headquarters

Collaboration solves international challenges of deploying automated performance coating systems for hypersonics HUNTSVILLE, AL – Robotics integrator Aerobotix reports that it recently welcomed to its U.S. headquarters a delegation from new partner company Automated Solutions Australia (ASA).  The visit comes as these two leading robotics integrators continue to move forward with their partnership, first announced […]

City of Huntsville Once Again Receives Triple-A Credit Ratings

Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings have once again awarded Huntsville triple-A credit ratings, received by only a minority of government entities in the nation. Ratings provide a common and transparent global language for investors and other market participants, corporations and governments. Ratings assigned are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations […]

37,000 Madison County Houses Set to be Affected by New Madison County Water Department Billing Transition

The Madison County Water Department (MCWD) hosted a media briefing on Wednesday to provide more information on the upcoming transition to in-house billing, meter reading and customer service. County Engineer Chuck Faulkner gave remarks about the transition and fielded questions from residents and media afterwards.  What to know: Starting on March 27, MCWD customers who […]