Masks Still Mandatory at Huntsville International Airport

Huntsville International Airport will continue to uphold a mandatory mask policy despite the state of Alabama lifting its mask mandate. The state mandate, which Gov. Kay Ivey allowed to expire April, 9, requires people to wear masks in public whenever they are within 6 feet of someone else from a different household. President Biden’s Executive […]

Businesses Ponder Options as Mask Mandate Ends

With the statewide mask ordinance expiring Friday, Madison County businesses are considering their options concerning their customers and their employees in terms of their masking policies going forward. Local officials discussed these options, along with an update on sequencing and efficacy from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology this week. “We are so close to this […]

Rocket City Trash Pandas a Stronger Organization after Debut Delay

MADISON — In just six weeks and after a delay of more than a year, the Rocket City Trash Pandas will finally play in Toyota Field. A year after COVID-19 led to the cancellation of Minor League Baseball, and wiping out the team’s highly anticipated inaugural season, the organization is gearing up for a restart. […]

Mayor to Let Mask Mandate Lapse; Says Businesses Can Require Masks

Following the lead of Gov. Kay Ivey, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said he will allow the city’s mask mandate to lapse. Ivey announced this month she was not going the extend the statewide mandate, letting it expire April 9. Since last July, Huntsville, Madison and Madison County required masks to be worn in public. Last […]

SBA to Increase Lending Limit for COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration is increasing the maximum amount small businesses and non-profit organizations can borrow through its COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, the agency announced. Starting the week of April 6, the SBA is raising the loan limit for the COVID-19 EIDL program from six months of economic injury with a maximum […]

Survey Launched to Gauge Impact of COVID-19 on Regional Business

Huntsville has received high marks for its ability to keep working during the pandemic. Now community and business leaders want to document the regional experience through a survey. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, and the mayor’s technology initiatives – GEO Huntsville, Energy Huntsville, Cyber Huntsville and Bio Huntsville – have collaborated with […]

Though COVID-related Hospitalizations Down, ‘We’re Not Over With it, Yet’

Mayor Battle: “We still have to wear masks; we still have to stay apart; and we still have to sanitize”

Scents, Sights, & Sounds: Town Madison is Coming to Life

MADISON — There is still a lot of roiling red dirt and tractors grinding at the firmament. Not all the landscape has been planted and you will see a spattering of bare spots here and there like missing jigsaw puzzle pieces waiting to be filled in. But over the next few days and weeks – […]

PNC Survey Shows Alabama Business Owners Look to Vaccine-Driven Recovery

Small and mid-sized business owners in Alabama strongly support vaccination for COVID-19 and plan to encourage their employees to get the shots in an effort to boost local economic recovery, according to the PNC Alabama small business owners survey released today. More than half (57 percent) of Alabama businesses surveyed will require employees to get […]

Bank Independent Collecting Food, Supplies for Area Food Banks

A few bucks can go a long way to feeding families. To help meet that need, Bank Independent is kicking off its seventh annual Food Share drive March 1 to benefit local food banks through the “Feed a Family for $5 with Food Share” campaign. Donors can bring non-perishable food and cash donations to any […]