It helps to be a known quantity and that familiarity helped Guntersville land a $500 million electronics plant. Japan-based JST said Friday it will build an automation-based facility in the city’s Conners Island Business Park. The project is expected to cover 540,000 square feet and feature a design that incorporates the natural setting of the […]
When a report about Huntsville begins “3, 2, 1…Take off to an excellent life in Rocket City!”, you know it’s good. In fact, this list by livability.com is to the moon. Citing affordability and quality of life, the national publication has ranked Huntsville the nation’s most livable small to mid-size city. “Livability.com is very engaged […]
According to the March 9 weekly report from the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), as of the week ending Feb. 26, 2026, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to 5.98%. Freddie Mac says this was the first time in three and a half years that mortgage rates dipped below 6%. Lower mortgage rates […]
For the seventh consecutive year, Limestone County was the fastest-growing county in Alabama in 2025, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The county’s population reached 122,928, reflecting an increase of 3,877 residents, or 3.3%, from 2024. Since the 2020 Census, Limestone County has added more than 19,000 residents. The figures cement Limestone […]
Citing the vision of Andy Kattos, ServisFirst Bank Regional CEO Jim Holtkamp celebrated the bank’s new Huntsville location during a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. “Andy drove by and saw a for sale sign and got on the phone,” Holtkamp said with Kattos, the bank’s director emeritus, among those in the audience. “Without Andy’s leadership over the […]
Hampton Cove Shops, a retail center adjacent to Walmart in Owens Cross Roads, has been purchased for $7.6 million, Prudent Growth Partners announced. Prudent Growth is a private equity real estate firm based in Chapel Hill and Charlotte, N.C. According to the firm, the 41,681-square-foot center is 96.64% leased to 12 tenants with staggered lease […]
Woodward Design+Build is working on a warehouse expansion project for Gulf Distributing Company in Huntsville. The $9 million project includes a 65,000-square-foot warehouse addition and site improvements to Gulf Distributing’s existing 109,000-square-foot office and warehouse facility. Woodward is providing design and construction services for the project. The expansion follows a previous collaboration between the companies on […]
As Americans approach Tax Day this year, many are thinking about more than their tax returns. A recent taxpayer survey from WalletHub found that 78 percent of Americans said they were more concerned about affordability than taxes. Rising housing costs, child care expenses and everyday living costs have reshaped how households across the country evaluate […]
Called a game-changer for West Huntsville, the city is another step closer to linking downtown with UAH and Cummings Research Park and some of Huntsville’s more established neighborhoods. Huntsville took that step when the City Council approved an engineering design and construction administration services contract with Volkert for the “urban park.” “This will be a […]
Every March, we honor women’s achievements, resilience and innovation as we observe Women’s History Month. As a crucial part of that, women-owned small businesses are a vibrant and vital force driving economic growth and diversity in the community. Illustrating the diversity of Huntsville’s economy, women are the engine that drive many of our defense, medical, […]
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