Department of Defense Contract Review: $1.6B Awarded Between December 12 – 23

This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday, December […]

What You Need to Know to Prepare for the 2023 Labor Market

The American workforce has changed dramatically in the past 50 years, though for many, wages have remained the same or even shrunk. Union participation has declined steeply alongside a decrease in employee benefits and retirement packages. The educational requirements for many jobs have increased, while other segments of the market have disappeared entirely, like video […]

New Financing Limits Set for 2023 As Housing Market Continues to Cool

Weekly statistics for the Huntsville/Madison County residential real estate market, compiled by the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), continues to show a trend of general slowdown.  The report, accurate as to December 10, 2022, shows that both new listings and pending sales for single-family units continued to decrease, with listings down 27% and pending […]

November Report Shows Effects of Market Squeeze

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has released its report on the state of the region’s real estate market for the month of November.  The immediate takeaway is that the effects of the interest shock are continuing to work their way through the market. While the inventory of both single-family units and townhouse/condos have […]

National Association of Realtors Puts Huntsville in Top 10 Markets to Watch for 2023

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has compiled a list of the top ten real estate markets that bear watching for the upcoming year. The ranking was unveiled at the NAR’s fourth annual year-end Real Estate Forecast Summit.  All ten metropolitan areas on the list are located within the South. These markets were selected due […]

Local Business Expert Discusses Huntsville’s Entrepreneurial Allure

When starting a business, navigating those initial big decisions lay the foundation for whether the business will truly be put to the test and have the opportunity to thrive. In Huntsville, local and small business growth is rampant and still on the rise, which has landed it in the sights of business owners and cooperations […]

Huntsville Representatives Advise on Innovate Alabama’s Council on Outdoor Recreation

Innovate Alabama recently established the Council on Outdoor Recreation to advise its board of directors on strategies to achieve three primary goals: expanding Alabama’s outdoor recreation industry, enhancing the state’s attractiveness for a skilled workforce, and yielding substantial returns for both rural and urban communities for the enjoyment of current and future Alabamians. The Council […]

Orbital Assembly Announces New Equity Offering to Help Advance Space Station Development

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Orbital Assembly (OA), a leader in the race to make Hybrid-GravityTM space accessible for leisure, commercial and industrial activities has announced a crowdfunding equity offering (Regulation CF). The company continues to seek investment to initiate full scale human factors design in conjunction with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, to begin construction of […]

Land Acquired for New 2.2 Million Square Foot Industrial Development

J.H. Berry & Gilbert, Inc. announced that land has been acquired for the new Huntsville Logistics Center. J.H. Berry & Gilbert’s Industrial team, led by Edwin Moss, Jake Bottcher and Sonny Potter, are directing the leasing for the new industrial park. The +/- 132 acre class A industrial development is comprised of four buildings totaling […]

Designing Meaningful Internships

Internships have become a vital component of the education and training landscape, even being a requirement to graduate in many college programs. They not only provide the student with real world experience and a headstart in building professional connections, they provide employers with an opportunity to screen potential future staff and directly influence the next […]