Buffalo Rock Moving Operations with $20M Facility

The Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Plant “neighborhood” is about to get a new resident. Buffalo Rock announced it will be moving its distribution operations from Old Madison Pike to a $20 million facility next year in Limestone County near the massive auto plant north of I-565. The new distribution center for Pepsi-Cola beverages and food products […]

Sirote & Permutt to Combine with Dentons

The law firm Sirote & Permutt will merge with Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, to launch Dentons Sirote, forming the first global law firm in Alabama. “We look forward to combining with Dentons, a highly respected and top-ranked global law firm with a breadth and depth of coverage that, like us, clearly prioritizes their […]

Help a Shelter Pet Find a Home for the Holidays!

Huntsville Animal Services has many dogs and cats longing to be “Home For the Holidays.”  To help Santa with these special deliveries, the Shelter is reducing adoption fees to $5 and $10 through Dec. 31. If adoption is not an option, the shelter is offering an alternative: A “Holiday Foster Sleepover” with one of its […]

How to Fly Right During This Holiday Season

If you have not traveled much this year due to the pandemic, Huntsville International Airport is sharing its “Tips for Air Travel” during the holidays. Vacationers and business travelers will find this advice helpful as well, for cruising through security, passing through the ticketing process, and securely boarding the aircraft. According to representatives from the […]

Built for Business and Baseball: New Avid Hotel at Town Madison Open

MADISON — It is sure to be a home run for business travelers and baseball fans – the new Avid Hotel at Town Madison has the perfect setup for both, at the Madison/Wall-Triana Highway exit of I-565. It is a just a throw across the infield from Huntsville International Airport, Redstone Arsenal and Cummings Research […]

Dynetics Brings Christmas Cheer to Local Charities

To celebrate the holidays, Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, continued its volunteering and giving traditions during a challenging year. In light of the highs and lows of 2020, extra holiday cheer felt imperative, the company said. “Dynetics wanted to make a greater community impact to finish-out a year affecting so many.” As part […]

Tom Brown’s Restaurant to Open at The Market at Hays Farm

A popular Madison restaurant will be the first restaurant at The Market at Hays Farm. Tom Brown’s Restaurant has signed on to open a second location at the South Huntsville development, Atlanta-based real estate investor and developer Branch Properties announced.  The steak and seafood restaurant will occupy a 6,000-square-foot space at the Publix- and Staples-anchored […]

Not Traveling Is Working for Now, But Can Virtual Business Sustain Test of Time?

While questions remain about when life in general will return to normal after nearly a year of pandemic, some of the more pressing questions surround the sustainability of businesses if they continue to operate in a virtual vacuum. Certainly, for the time being, both small and large businesses in Huntsville are adjusting well to the […]

IronMountain Solutions Employees Award More Than $45,000 to Local Non-Profits

The employee contributors of the IronMountain Solutions Employee Peaks Fund recently awarded $45,860 to 15 local-non profit organizations. This brings the total to nearly $190,000 that IMS employees have given back to community organizations since the fund was founded in 2018. “In a year like 2020, our non-profit and volunteer community needs us more than […]

The Snail on The Wall: The ‘Bookstore Without a Store’

Hold on to your preconceived ideas of the need for a “brick and mortar” storefront operation. With The Snail on the Wall bookstore, Huntsville’s Creative Entrepreneur of the Year winner, Lady Vowell Smith, has developed the perfect mix of online sales and pop-up events.  Smith, owner and founder of The Snail on the Wall bookstore, […]