Small Business Spotlight: Talking tastings and the wine trade with Huntsville’s Wine Cellar

Brandi Edmonds admits that she had limited knowledge about wine before she stepped in to assist her friend and former owner of The Wine Cellar, Annette Birchfield, at the shop. But over time, Edmonds fell in love with wine culture and the Huntsville wine community, so much so that she and her husband Jason became […]

Real Estate Update: Inventory Squeeze Cools Mortgages

Mortgage application volume dropped by 7.2% last week, a drop that the Mortgage Bankers Association is attributing to intense competition among buyers for a relatively small number of units available.  Across the nation, applications for mortgages for purchasing homes specifically declined by 11% over the week, which represented a total drop of 20% year-over-year.  This […]

AI Talks: HBJ previews the 2024 AI Symposium at the USSRC, talks the revolution of space technology

“AI Talks” is a new series from the Huntsville Business Journal on Artificial Intelligence and its applicability to the world of business. Each month, HBJ plans on bringing you interesting topics led by our new contributing expert writer, Carl Holden. This series will also introduce another new “writer” to our journal: Artificial Intelligence itself. Using Chat […]

Twenty Lakes Holdings, ARCO/Murray set to revive former Remington Outdoors plant site

Twenty Lakes Holdings and ARCO/Murray National held a groundbreaking ceremony for their newest Huntsville project, Remington Trail Warehouses, on Tuesday morning. Located at the site of the old Remington Outdoors plant site, Remington Trail Warehouses will consist of two newly built warehouses totaling over 400,000 square feet.  The “North Building” warehouse will span 114,000 feet […]

National investment firm arranges sale of new construction property at Redstone Square

Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, has recently facilitated the sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant net lease investment property in Huntsville, Alabama. The property is occupied by Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change and is situated within a new Publix-anchored shopping center, […]

Bank Independent announces new addition to North Alabama leadership

Bank Independent announced yesterday that Mallory Murphy has returned as Mortgage Originator for the Shoals area. In this role, Murphy will leverage her mortgage industry knowledge and passion for service to build relationships and create an exceptional home financing experience. “We’re thrilled to welcome Mallory back to the Bank Independent team,” said Amy Henry, Senior […]

Huntsville to host Pulitzer Prize finalist to discuss future of Artificial Intelligence

The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s (UAH) College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences will host award-winning novelist, professor, tech reporter, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vauhini Vara on the evening of Friday, February 2nd.  Vara’s lecture, “A.I. Dominance and a Planet in Peril: How Speculating About Our Future Illuminates Our Present,” is open to the […]

Robins & Morton completes U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center on Redstone Arsenal

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Construction firm Robins & Morton and COPT Defense Properties celebrated the completion of U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, the Redstone Gateway 300 building, on Redstone Arsenal. The three-story building, located on Secured Gateway, features 200,000 square feet of Class A office space and a 15,000-square-foot warehouse constructed with concrete tilt wall […]

ASCTE breaks ground on new Sentinel Center after increased student demand

The Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE), a public magnet school on Wynn Drive, broke ground on its upcoming student activity center, a new space for the school’s clubs and athletic teams. The Sentinel Center will include a 1,100-seat gymnasium, purpose-built basketball and volleyball courts, a wrestling room, fully equipped locker rooms, multifunctional […]

Huntsville City Council modifies CNI grant agreement, approves $120K environmental application

Late last week, the Huntsville City Council voted to modify the agreement between the City and developers who are assisting Huntsville’s application for a Complete Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) grant and approved an application to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. Council members approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a modification to the […]