Huntsville Aquatics Center a Splash with Visitors and City Coffers

As the city celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing the week and weekend of July 20, the state-of-the-art Huntsville Aquatics Center continued to help pump money into civic coffers and earn its high price tag. The center, which re-opened in 2017 after a $22 million facelift of what was formerly called the […]

Auto Supplier Vuteq to Join Mazda Toyota Campus; Creating 200 Jobs

Another supplier will soon be breaking ground at the massive Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant campus in Huntsville. Japan-based Vuteq, which has operated in North America for more than three decades, will hire approximately 200 workers for its first production location in Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday. Vuteq USA plans to invest more than $60 […]

Times Plaza Coming to Life; Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar Grilling Next Month

The sounds and smell of fresh burgers on the grill will soon be wafting out on South Memorial Parkway. Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar will initiate the action at the new Times Plaza center next month with Super Chix Chicken & Custard scheduled to follow in October. Also on the bill of the work-retail-dining center are […]

Lynne Berry Vallely to Receive Humanities Service Award

BIRMINGHAM — Lynne Berry Vallely has been named the recipient of the 2019 Wayne Greenhaw Service to the Humanities Award, the Alabama Humanities Foundation Board of Directors announced. Vallely, former AHF chair and longtime member of the board, will be honored with the Greenhaw award Oct. 7 at The Colloquium at Birmingham’s The Club. The award, […]

Marshall to Lead Lunar Lander Program with Huntsvillian in Charge

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine delivered some welcome news Friday to the Marshall Space Flight Center. In fact, there were two announcements: One – he said the Marshall Center, which is in charge of developing the rocket program, will also manage the lunar lander program. And, two, a Huntsvillian will lead that program. “We greatly appreciate […]

Dave & Buster’s: Not just restaurant or game room – it’s ‘a full experience’

Iconic business opens Aug. 19

Airport CEO: Huntsville’s Economic Future is Tied to Airport’s Success

By Rick Tucker Huntsville is one of the fastest growing local economies in our nation. Boosted by federal and private sector investments, our region is on a strong economic trajectory. In fact, a recent population boom has put the Rocket City on track to potentially be the largest city in Alabama in the next six […]

26 Huntsville, Madison Businesses Named to Inc. 5000

More than two dozen local companies have landed on this year’s version of the Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses. There are 26 businesses from Huntsville and Madison with […]

Riley Receives Russell G. Brown Leadership Award

More than 1,000 people filled the Von Braun Center North Hall