The Huntsville City Council made the first sewer rate hike to utilities customers in 20 years official at its regular meeting Thursday night. That approval was expected, as was passing a $44.6 million construction contract for a major expansion of the Huntsville Ice Sports Center (ISC). First, however, Mayor Tommy Battle’s special recognitions included Huntsville […]
Businesses statewide are recalibrating payroll systems as Alabama’s tax exemption on overtime pay expires June 30. The nine-month pilot, once celebrated as a national model for worker relief, ends with little fanfare. Lawmakers declined to renew it after costs ballooned to ten times original estimates and critics argued it favored higher earners. Initial projections in […]
The Alabama Association of Realtors’ monthly report for April of 2024 showed month-over-month declines in home sales across Alabama—down 6.8%—and a 2.2% decrease in the median price from March, but year-over-year figures for the month of April show improvements over the course of the year. Home sales across the state showed a 10.8% year-over-year improvement, […]
Evan Crouse is a Partner and Wealth Advisor at Waverly Advisors, where he leverages his extensive expertise in financial planning to provide exceptional service to his clients. With a robust background in corporate finance and a distinguished tenure as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, Evan brings a unique perspective and a wealth of […]
Redstone Federal Credit Union was recently recognized with a Stevie® Award at the 23rd Annual American Business Awards®. The credit union was praised for its commitment to serving members of modest means and for its unique community service efforts. Redstone won a Silver Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year – Banking (Large) category. […]
Huntsville is no stranger to federal twists and turns. From Saturn V to today’s Artemis missions, the city has long weathered Washington’s ups and downs while steadily expanding its aerospace, defense, and tech footprint. Now, as the Senate weighs amendments to the “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1), local business owners are rightly asking how Sen. Ted Cruz’s proposed spending […]
For the past 25 years, Joe Demos has helped families protect what matters most, guiding them through insurance coverage and standing with them in recovery after loss. But the former Alabama football player’s path to becoming a State Farm agent wasn’t straight like a go route. After college, Demos turned down multiple insurance sales offers—he […]
John Jurenko co-founded local fiber networking and telecommunications heavyweight Adtran in 1985, but it was his and wife Ruth’s philanthropic efforts that carved their lasting legacy within the Huntsville community. Jurenko Way, off Moquin Drive and leading into the campus of HudsonAlpha Institute of BioTechnology, was christened during a ceremony Thursday morning in Cummings Research […]
The age-old riddle about which came first, the chicken or the egg, was long ago solved. It was the egg. Eggs are prehistoric and predate the chicken, which is relatively new in the evolution of things. Sounds reasonable, but Dennis Madsen, manager of urban and long-range planning for the City of Huntsville, unveiled his own […]
Bank Independent will launch its 12th annual School Share drive on June 30, aiming to provide essential school supplies to students in need. This year, the drive will support local school children through the “$5 Helps Carry the Cost” campaign, aiming to provide essential school supplies to those in need. “Our ‘$5 Helps Carry the […]
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