Innovate Alabama celebrates region’s technology, entrepreneurship, innovation

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Innovate Alabama, a public-private partnership supporting technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, held an event in Huntsville on Monday evening as part of its statewide “Connecting Alabama: Igniting Regional Innovation” tour.  The event at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber recognized the contributions of more than 70 organizations across Madison, Limestone, Morgan, Lawrence, Franklin, Colbert and Lauderdale counties who […]

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HH Health seeks community input through health needs survey

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Huntsville Hospital Health System (HH Health) is seeking input from North Alabama residents through a survey on community health needs that runs now through Nov. 13. As a nonprofit, community-based health system serving 15 counties, HH Health is conducting the assessment to gain additional insight into the health challenges and priorities of the communities it […]

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Bridge Street: from retail destination to experiential district

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Huntsville’s Bridge Street Town Centre has rapidly evolved from a retail shopping destination into a truly experiential district. The recent addition of brands like LEGO, L.L. Bean, Warby Parker, Madewell, Crocs, Rowan, North Italia and an upscale Old Navy location reflect local consumer interest in diverse, premium shopping and dining destinations.  Bridge Street, acquired by […]

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Dayton T. Brown opens rocket test & qualification center in North Huntsville

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Location. Location. Location. That’s the famous phrase about real estate. And, according to defense contractor Dayton T. Brown, that’s the reason it opened its Solid Rocket Motor Qualification & Production Test Center in the Rocket City. DTB’s facility on Pulaski Pike is a couple minutes down Pulaski Pike from L3Harris’ Advanced Manufacturing Facility – North, […]

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Huntsville Hospital Health System breaks ground for North Huntsville emergency department

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In an emergency, every minute matters.  And if you live in North Huntsville, Meridianville or Hazel Green, time is of the essence for emergency care. To help lessen that time, the Huntsville Hospital Health System held a groundbreaking today for a free-standing emergency department in North Huntsville.  “This area is growing and we need to […]

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Jones: Tuberville doesn’t understand the people or history of North Alabama

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Last week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said newcomers are bringing socialism and communism to North Alabama. “You’ve got people coming from other states that were brought up in these government-educated schools that have taught socialism and communism,” the Republican nominee for governor told a Mobile radio host. “It’s hard to get them out of that […]

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Real estate and economics forum focuses on growth, partnerships

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The Alabama Center for Real Estate, part of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Business, held its eighth annual Rocket City Real Estate and Economics Forum on Thursday.  The event at the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors’ downtown office featured discussions from local industry and higher education leaders, as well as from David Altig, […]

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Energy efficient model home a work of partnership and collaboration

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“A small house with a big message.” It was an apt description by Doug Brazier, Drake State Community and Technical College’s dean of workforce development, during a celebration Wednesday of a partnership among the college, the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy, and Nexus Energy Center.  The event recognized the students who renovated a model tiny house, […]

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HH Health to host hiring event for clinical, nonclinical positions

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Huntsville Hospital Health System will host a community hiring event Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Campus 805’s Stone Event Center, offering job seekers an opportunity to explore clinical and nonclinical career opportunities across its Madison County facilities, including Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, Crestwood Medical Center and Madison […]

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Is Huntsville’s apartment boom coming to an end?

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While construction of new apartment buildings has exploded in the Rocket City in recent years, that growth is slowing – which means renters are likely to see rising housing costs.  “It really gets down to supply and demand,” said David Wilson, director of mixed-use assets for real estate development firm RCP Companies. “Right now, it’s […]

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