To help bolster the U.S. drone manufacturing base, Booz Allen Hamilton has invested in Huntsville-based PDW. PDW designs, engineers, and produces systems at its 90,000-square-foot drone factory in Cummings Research Park and is capable of producing 100,000 drones annually for defense and public safety customers. “At PDW, we aren’t just creating new capabilities, we’re building […]
The April 13, 2026 weekly report from the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), for the week ending April 4, reported that new single-family home listings in Madison County decreased by 8.7% year-over-year. That’s a significant decrease from the three-month average: an increase of 4.1% year-over-year. Madison County pending sales increased by 10.2% year-over-year last […]
“When people think of indigenous people, they think of us in the past tense. Indigenous people are not relics … we’re still here.” Those words from Brice McGhee of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians accented the theme “Telling the Full Story of America” for this year’s Historic Preservation Month. The celebration focuses on Huntsville’s […]
Will Heaps, president and CEO of Merit Bank, grew up on his family’s cotton farm in Florence, Alabama. He began his banking career more than two decades ago with Regions Bank in Montgomery and has since worked with several financial institutions across the state. As part of the founding team that brought Merit Bank to […]
Following an extensive $12.3 million rehabilitation, the East Runway at Huntsville International Airport has reopened, the Port of Huntsville announced. The project was funded through grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. The work ensures the airport continues to meet the rigorous demands of both international logistics and a growing commercial aviation passenger market. The East […]
“Sir, you are a go for cut.” And with a snip of the scissors on a “spectacular” Wednesday, U.S. Space Command launched its official presence on Redstone Arsenal. Several years and three presidential terms in the making, Space Command finally took ownership of its first dedicated operational facility on Redstone to open a “pivotal new […]
Jeff Samz, president and CEO of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, delivered a presentation to the Huntsville City Council regarding its recent acquisition of Crestwood Medical Center. (CMC) During the council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 23, he outlined the hospital system’s large footprint across North Alabama, its role as a major employer and […]
Drake State Community and Technical College recognized a historic $5 million gift from the E. Hart Fund during a campus event at the Leidos Advanced Training Complex on April 27, 2026. The gift, made through the advisors of the E. Hart Fund, represents the largest donation by an individual donor ever recorded in the history […]
When Leah Johnson earns her Ph.D. in chemistry from UAH on May 4, she will be the first graduate of the university’s doctoral program, launched in fall 2023. UAH will honor Johnson and approximately 1,145 other spring 2026 graduates during two commencement ceremonies at the Von Braun Center Propst Arena. Johnson was pursuing her master’s […]
In a deal that gives the government future ownership in its Missile Solutions business, L3Harris Technologies has closed a $1 billion strategic investment from the Department of War, the company announced. The investment will be used to expand and modernize facilities – including Huntsville, accelerate research and development, and increase production capacity for critical national […]
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