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 […]

Northrop Grumman Wins $14.3 Million Contract in Support of Redstone’s FAAD C2 Program

The Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $14.3 million U.S. Army contract in support of Redstone Arsenal’s Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) program. Their FAAD Systems Network Components and Tactical Operations Centers are manufactured in Huntsville, and the FAAD program for the Army resides at Redstone Arsenal. The support contract […]

COVID Rental Assistance Program Enters Second Phase

The city’s COVID Rental Assistance Program, on hiatus as funding had to be approved through proper channels, is back in business. Emergency rental and utility assistance is offered to qualified tenants financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and after an initial launch that was delayed is again being offered. The second phase of ERAP, funded […]

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Sweetening the Pot for Workers

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing has reworked their compensation packages going into 2022 to better meet the needs of workers and to attract new workers looking to change careers. Considering MTM plans to hire up to 1,300 additional team members through 2022, the openings for people looking for a better job, more opportunities, and upward mobility are […]

Huntsville-Madison County Chamber’s Redstone Update Provides a Glimpse Behind the Gates

On Wednesday, Dec. 8, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Redstone Update at the Von Braun Center, its first in-person event since the COVID-19 outbreak forced it to go virtual.  This event allowed Redstone Arsenal to highlight its continuing growth as a Federal Center of Excellence, which has helped the regional economy to […]

Deloitte’s New Stovehouse Office An Indication Of Its Commitment to Huntsville

On Dec. 7, Deloitte formally opened a new office in the Stovehouse campus at 3414 Governors Drive SW in Huntsville, further strengthening its commitment to the Huntsville region.  The ribbon cutting ceremony was held with Mayor Tommy Battle alongside other city representatives that were present at the event. Deloitte, a multinational professional services network, provides […]

Hays Farms Continues to Take Shape With The Liam Groundbreaking

The Hays Farm development in South Huntsville continued its progress and growth recently as ground was broken for a new upscale multifamily community called Liam at Hays Farm. Neither the cold nor the strong gusts of wind could deter anyone’s excitement for the new project headed by Houston-based Bomasada Group.  Mayor Tommy Battle kicked off […]

Publix Celebrates its 14th Madison County Location at Hays Farm

Dozens of South Huntsville shoppers braved the cold on Tuesday so that they could be the first to experience the brand new Publix store located in The Market at Hays Farms on Memorial Parkway S.W. At 7:00 am, the ribbon was cut on Madison County’s 14th Publix location and the 48,000-suare-foot grocery store was open […]

Giving Tuesday: Over $1 Million in Grants for Local Nonprofits

Despite all the recent negative press and doomsaying, there are still good things happening in the world. Giving Tuesday just happens to be one of those things.  Kicking off the holiday season with a day of inspired charitable giving, Giving Tuesday falls on the last Tuesday in November, right after Thanksgiving and well enough before […]

Crikey, Blimey! The New Outback Steakhouse Now Open at Town Madison

A stormy Tuesday morning couldn’t dampen the long-awaited opening of the Australian-themed Outback Steakhouse at Town Madison this week. Located off Zierdt Road at 100 Stadium Way on the east side of Town Madison, blocks from Toyota Field, the new Outback brought something unique to the sprawling development, the first of the company’s new design […]