Department of Defense Contract Review: October 31 – November 10

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This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to or from Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses and organizations.

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Huntsville Transit Seeks Feedback at Community Outreach Meetings

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Huntsville Transit will hold four community outreach meetings Nov. 15-16 to solicit feedback from residents about Huntsville Transit’s challenges or successes. The meetings represent a feedback opportunity as officials work toward an updated Transit Improvement Plan. Quisha Bryant, Director of the City’s Parking and Public Transportation Department, said she hopes residents will attend and provide input. “Huntsville Transit wants to serve all of Huntsville, […]

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US Department of Labor Announces Nationwide Apprenticeship Expansion

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WASHINGTON D.C. – As the nation marks National Apprenticeship Week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship programs. The effort will allow Job Corps campuses throughout the nation to emphasize pre-apprenticeship programs in green energy, health care, information technology and other […]

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Pryor Field Regional Airport to Host North Alabama Airfest in 2023

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DECATUR, AL – Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is pleased to announce the inaugural North Alabama Airfest on June 10-11, 2023.   Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) in Tanner, Ala., is one of the busiest general aviation airports in  Alabama, serving national, corporate, and private aircraft as well as cargo operations. The North Alabama Airfest will […]

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Our Future in Space: New Space Business and Exploration Podcast Presented by Orbital Assembly

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – A captivating and informative podcast forum dedicated to successfully building a human space civilization throughout the solar ecosystem has been introduced on popular platforms. Produced and presented by Orbital Assembly, the weekly podcast “Our Future in Space” will feature the best and brightest innovators, visionaries, movers & shakers in the space. The common thread […]

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Real Estate Update: Madison County Weekly Stats for October 29, 2022

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The numbers are in for Madison County’s residential real estate market, for the week ending October 29, 2022.  Much of the new inventory on the market is in townhouses and condos, which are typically more affordable than single-family units. In the month of September of this year, townhouse/condo units sold for, on average, $243K, compared […]

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City Quickly Moving Toward Goal of Downtown Hotel Rooms

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – The city is closing in on its goal of downtown hotel rooms. It seems constant that a new hotel is either opening or announced to begin construction, and that’s not far from the truth. And truth is, the city is still shy of its original goal when planners began studying current and […]

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Long-Time Huntsville Retail Center Acquired by Last Mile Investments

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JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the sale of Whitesburg Center, a 49,821-square-foot retail center with significant value-add potential located in Huntsville, Alabama. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Baker Storey McDonald Properties. Last Mile Investments acquired the asset. Built in 1990 and renovated in 2002, the center offers both national and regional […]

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HudsonAlpha Names Greenhouse in Honor of Generous Donation

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The new greenhouse on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is now named the Kathy L. Chan Greenhouse thanks to a recent gift from the Pei Ling Charitable Trust. Mrs. Chan and her husband, Tony, and son, David, serve as trustees of the Pei Ling Charitable Trust. Other funding for the Greenhouse was made […]

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Huntsville MLS NEXT Pro Club Announces Team Name and New Logo

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One thousand soccer fans packed the Mars Music Hall on Wednesday night for the brand unveiling of Huntsville’s new MLS NEXT Pro soccer club. The club’s name will be the Huntsville City Football Club (Huntsville City FC),and is set to play their inaugural season in 2023 while playing its home games at the newly-renovated Joe Davis […]

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