City of Huntsville COVID Update: Fluctuating Case Numbers and ERAP

Cases of COVID-19 in Madison County have dropped in the past week. That’s the positive news Crestwood Medical Center CEO Dr. Pam Hudson brought to the COVID-19 briefing Wednesday at the Huntsville City Council chambers. “There is a reduction in new cases over the last seven days of 10 percent,’’ she said. “Some good news […]

Millennium Opens the Nation’s First Threat Informatics Center

Cybercrimes are occurring with increasing frequency. As hackers develop more sophisticated ways to access secure information, the need for people skilled in cybersecurity continues to grow.  To help address these issues, Millennium Corporation recently unveiled its new Threat Informatics Center (MTIC™). Located in Bridge Street Town Centre, the MTIC™ facility is the first-of-its-kind in the […]

Boeing Expands Huntsville Missile Seeker Prod; Wins $1.1 Billion Army Contract

It is considered the most mature hit-to-kill weapon system in the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and Boeing just won their second multi-billion-dollar contract this year to expand the Army’s PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) -3 seeker missiles.  Boeing expanded their Huntsville facilities in 2022 to accommodate future seeker production growth. Under the new $1.1 […]

Pandemic, Entrepreneurship, and Fried Chicken: A Story of Small Business Success in Madison County

Eugene Jung and his partner weren’t just looking for a good business location when they brought their restaurant to Madison Boulevard. At least for Jung. He was looking for a community relationship and found just that with Champy’s World Famous Fried Chicken, partly because of the pandemic. The arrival of COVID-19 about 17 months after […]

Part II of III: Counting Down to Takeoff, Meet Artemis SLS

This is the second of a three-part series on the inauguration of the Artemis Lunar and Deep Space Missions using the SLS Rocket, developed and tested here in Huntsville, and set to launch tentatively, by the end of the year from Kennedy Space Flight Center. Home to the propulsion systems associated with the rockets we […]

Huntsville’s New Music Streaming Platform is a Blast!

You don’t need a library card to check out Blast, Huntsville’s new online platform for streaming music from local artists.  Launched August 31 by the Huntsville/Madison County Public Library as their contribution to Mayor Tommy Battle’s Music Initiative, Blast is Huntsville’s first streaming platform to feature local artists, build local music libraries and catalogs, and […]

Cyber Conference Recap: Cyber Buzz Captivates VBC at Annual National Cyber Summit

Most internet users are concerned at some point about being hacked or experiencing fraud. Attendees at the 12th annual National Cyber Summit this week at the Von Braun Center were thinking about similar issues, but on a much broader scale. The conference was hosted by the North Alabama Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association, […]

Gov. Ivey Joins Officials to Welcome Special Aerospace Services Campus to Cummings Research Park

With a backdrop of sunshine, classical music and scrumptious food, Special Aerospace Services (SAS) broke ground on their new 55,000 square-foot facility they call “The Campus” at 1101 Explorer Boulevard in Cummings Research Park. The new facility consists of two buildings, and they expect to add up to 50 high technology jobs when they open […]

Joint-Funding Effort Helps Open the South Huntsville Public Library

The highly anticipated South Huntsville Public Library opened on Monday after 19 months of construction. The new facility, located in Sandra Moon Community Complex, marks a new chapter for South Huntsville with a focus on community engagement.  City Council President Jenny Robinson stated that a library serves as a community’s living room.  “And because of […]

New Madison Villas Add to Huntsville-Madison County Real Estate Scene

Andy Keelon is the owner and developer of a $60 million luxury condo rental development, known as St. Andrews Villas, the newest and one of the only luxury condo rental developments in the area. Keelon has bought and sold several multi-family complexes over the last several years and decided that building Class-A upscale products is […]