Construction Complete – Cecil Ashburn Drive Opens 4 Lanes of Traffic

Cecil Ashburn Drive opened four lanes of traffic Thursday, resetting a 3.4-mile transportation corridor that will support commuter growth in Huntsville’s southeastern sector. The $18.1 million project was part of Mayor Tommy Battle’s 2012 “Restore our Roads” initiative that jointly funded more than $250 million in major road improvements with the Alabama Department of Transportation. […]

Sanmina on Cutting Edge of COVID-19 Detection Research

Sanmina Senior Engineer Robert Newberry has more than 30 patents in research and development to his credit in a distinguished career that has spanned 25 years and two countries. He has been at the forefront of developing non-invasive methods to measure blood type, sepsis infection, insulin and glucose levels. In late February something new came […]

Women Honoring Women Event Going Virtual

In a sign of the times we are in, the 2020 Women Honoring Women event is going virtual. And the event slated for Sept. 17 is reaching back to its past in this format. “We have an opportunity to introduce a new aspect of the Women Honoring Women event,” said event chair and Women’s Economic […]

Alabama Kitchen & Bath Opens Huntsville Showroom

Alabama Kitchen & Bath, which provides granite, marble and quartz countertop products, has opened a fabrication facility and showroom in Huntsville. It is the second location for the Alabaster-based company. The Huntsville store is at 11533 South Memorial Parkway. Brazilian-born Sandro Da Silva, a stone fabricator since 2005, opened the Alabaster store in 2015. Known […]

MidCity District Adds 40-Foot Mural to Honor Little Richard

Good golly, MidCity! MidCity District, the mixed-use development on University Drive, is adding a 40-foot by 30-foot mural of late rock ‘n’ roll icon Little Richard to its public mural gallery. Born Richard Penniman and a graduate of Oakwood University, he devoted his life to music and his faith. Little Richard was a pioneer for […]

In Historic Move, Drake State President Named to State Port Authority Board

Dr. Sims is the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Port Authority Board.

Huntsville International Airport, Junior League Join to Aid Human Trafficking Victims

Huntsville International Airport is equipping its restrooms with signs to help aid victims of human trafficking, thanks to a partnership with the Junior League of Huntsville. “Having thwarted a human trafficking attempt inside our own airport” said Jana Kuner, Huntsville International Airport Public Relations Manager. “We realized just how prevalent this issue is in society […]

Sanmina CEO Leaves After 11 Months; Co-Founder to Reassume Role

Sanmina Corp. today announced CEO Hartmut Liebel is leaving the company, effective immediately. Jure Sola, the company’s co-founder and Executive Chairman, has been appointed to reassume the Chairman and CEO position and lead Sanmina through its next strategic phase. “On behalf of the independent members of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to have Jure reassume […]

Coronavirus Numbers Trending Downward but Flu Season Looms on the Horizon

Positive news has been the constant for recent COVID-19 press conferences at the Huntsville City Council chambers. Nothing changed Friday as Dr. Karen Landers of the Alabama Department of Public Health and Madison County Commission Chair Dale Strong produced statistics that suggest the novel coronavirus is trending downward, not just in the county but throughout […]

Church Street Wine Shoppe Moving to the Historic Humphreys–Rogers House

Church Street Wine Shoppe made history by starting the first sitdown wine club in Alabama. But, now with 600 members, the shop is overflowing at its original location on Church Street downtown. Owners Stephanie Kennedy-Mell and her husband Matthew Mell are moving the shop, the wine club and their entire Church Street Family restaurant headquarters […]