Fourth Annual MOMpreneur Event: Dig it, Water it, Grow Your Business

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Mark your calendars for this Friday, Sept. 20!

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Gold Sprint: A Tale of Bikes and Beans

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Differentiation is in the details. With so many new tantalizing third-wave coffee hangs popping up in Huntsville, there’s only one that features a trike-riding stuffed raccoon that’s toting a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Add to that are felt pennants, elaborately designed skateboards, and a multitude of karate trophies. Gold Sprint Coffee + Bikes […]

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Engine Section for SLS Rocket Moved for Final Integration

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NEW ORLEANS — Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility recently moved the engine section for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to another part of the facility to prepare it for joining to the rest of the rocket’s core stage. The Space Launch System is managed by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. The […]

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Ivanka Trump Joins Panel Discussion, Announcement of Toyota-Manufacturing Institute Program

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DECATUR — A highly successful apprenticeship program here earned a visit Tuesday from Advisor to the President of the United States, Ivanka Trump. The First Daughter was on-hand at the Alabama Robotics Technology Park to celebrate a new partnership between the Manufacturing Institute and Toyota Motor North America. The union will facilitate the transfer of […]

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Collection Trucks Need City Trash and Recycle Carts to be 5 Feet Apart

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There’s a new cart on the block! Huntsville officials are pleased to see tens of thousands of new blue carts sitting curbside, thanks to residents opting to participate in the recently launched recycling program through Recycling Alliance North Alabama (RANA). Now that RANA carts are parked curbside with the City of Huntsville’s green trash receptacles, […]

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Leidos Consolidates MDA Support in Cummings Research Park

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After supporting the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville for more than 15 years, Leidos spent $3 million to retrofit its first physical systems and support center in Huntsville. The 63,000-square-foot building at 915 Explorer Boulevard in Cummings Research Park consolidates the defense division of the company into one Huntsville location. Defense Group President Gerry Fasano […]

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New System Allows Firefighters Access to Businesses After Hours

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A locked door is intended to keep people out, but when a building is on fire, that creates a problem. Now, business owners in Huntsville have a solution. The City of Huntsville has partnered with the Knox Company to implement an electric rapid access system, which is designed to give firefighters access to various businesses […]

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Acclinate Seeks to Educate Minorities on Importance of Clinical Trials

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Imagine, two people walking down the street toward each other. They both have asthma and their doctors have just prescribed them a new inhaler that’s just hit the market. As fate would have it, as they approach one another, they both are hit with an asthma attack. Both patients use their inhalers. One person gets […]

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Progress is turning the Rocket City into Crane City

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Downtown Huntsville has a different look as the area evolves on a daily basis. New store fronts are joined by new hotels and new restaurants as the city continues to build as the population grows. Nothing seems constant in the Rocket City lately except for one thing — cranes filling the skyline. “It’s the new […]

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Sue Wagner Named CEO at Huntsville Botanical Garden

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The board of directors of Huntsville Botanical Garden has named Sue Wagner its Chief Executive Officer. Wagner succeeds Paula Steigerwald, who served as president and CEO for the past 17 years and announced her retirement in February. Wagner will start Oct. 1. “I am excited to join the team at the Huntsville Botanical Garden,” said […]

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