Full Moon Bar-B-Que Opening in Huntsville

Full Moon Bar-B-Que will open a restaurant in Huntsville next year. The company said its 16th location will be at 1009 North Memorial Parkway, in front of Books-A-Million. The restaurant will be in the building formerly housing the Royal Rose restaurant and is slated to open in early 2020. The announcement follows the opening of […]

Marriott Honors Sherry Petrazio of Four Points Airport

Sherry Petrazio of Four Points Huntsville Airport was named Team Member of the Year for the entire Sheraton Four Points brand. The award was presented during the Marriott General Manager’s Conference. The Marriott awards honor select-service and extended-stay brands, including AC Hotels, Aloft Hotels, Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites and Sheraton […]

Valley Bend Dressbarn Closing in August; Customers Urged to ‘Shop Early for Best Selection’

The Dressbarn in Huntsville will shut down at the end of August, according to the women’s clothing retailer. Franchise owner Ascena Retail Group announced in May it planned to close all 650 branches of the nearly 60-year-old chain by the end of the year. Nine stores will have closed this month and another 53, including […]

Out of this World: USTA Clay Court Championships a Net Gain for Rocket City

Celebrations surrounding the 50th anniversary of the July 20, 1969 moon landing are in full stride in Huntsville. Plans to honor man’s walk on the lunar surface this year have included a Guinness world record-setting attempt for simultaneous rocket launches, a celebration car show, an Apollo Homecoming Dinner and something city residents did when Huntsville-built […]

Trash Pandas Announce Retail Store Relocation, Expansion

MADISON — The Rocket City Trash Pandas are on the move. The minor league baseball team that begins play next season is relocating its retail store at Bridge Street Town Centre, effective July 29. The Trash Pandas Emporium will be adjacent to the bridge in the former Michael Kors store, next to Moe’s Southwest Grill. […]

South Huntsville Selected for AARP Livable Community Grant

South Huntsville has been awarded an AARP Livable Community Challenge grant, the South Huntsville Main Business Association announced. The grant is one of 159 awarded nationwide through AARP’s “quick action” grant program. The Huntsville Planning Department was instrumental in South Huntsville applying for the grant. Funds from the grant will be used to produce more […]

HudsonAlpha Scientists Help Secure the Future of Chocolate with Improved Cacao Reference Genome

People around the world consumed nearly 7.7 million tons of chocolate in the last year, but the cacao crop that supports the production of these sweets is under significant environmental threat. Millions of cacao farmers in West Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America feel the pressures of ever-increasing consumption, a changing climate and devastating fungal […]

HudsonAlpha Generates $2.45B Economic Impact for Alabama, Study Shows

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology contributed a whopping $2.45 billion to Alabama’s statewide economy, according to a data analysis from the Center for Management & Economic Research at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The data, taken from an analysis conducted between 2006 and 2018 said three factors had the most impact including employment, revenue and […]

New Manufacturing Technologies Helping Create the ‘Smart’ Factory

Manufacturing innovations such as Blockchain, Additive Manufacturing, and Augmented Reality are a few of the hot new technologies that were discussed at the recent Society of Manufacturing Engineers-National Defense Industrial Association Technology Interchange Symposium. Blockchain and Digital Thread According to Forbes, Blockchain offers manufacturing great potential to deliver business value through increasing operational transparency across […]

Merit Bank to Open Headquarters in Huntsville

Merit Bank will open its doors this month as a newly established financial institution headquartered in the Huntsville market. In less than 60 days, Merit Bank raised $25 million from hundreds of investors with diverse backgrounds from across North Alabama. In that same time, the bank gained approval from all three regulatory agencies – the […]