Ready for Prime Time – Extreme Makeover: Hughes Plaza Edition

MADISON — As the area continues to grow by leaps and bounds, it’s hard to miss the unmistakable red clay and construction cones on any given road, on any given day. Madison and Huntsville are on the fast track of redefining our communities, one slab of cement at a time. Along with a host of […]

Joanne Randolph Cited as Champion at Annual Entrepreneur Awards

Joanne Randolph has been known to champion entrepreneurs in this area. Now, she can officially be known as the champion after receiving the Entrepreneur Champion of the Year Award at the fifth annual Entrepreneur Awards ceremony and luncheon. Randolph, the founder and CEO of The Catalyst Center, has been at the forefront of entrepreneurship and […]

Sitdown with Success: Lisa Williams – Know if You Will Need a Pair of Cushy Shoes, or a Parachute

This month’s installment of the Huntsville Business Journal’s series “Sitdown with Success” features Lisa Williams. “Sitdown with Success” spotlights local entrepreneurs who describe their successes and failures, with tips for upcoming business owners.   The business world is her passion, driven by a need to honor the American soldier and veterans who have and still […]

Father and Son Team Celebrate 40 Years With the Golden Arches in North Alabama

Local McDonald’s Owner-Operators Find Success in People; Employees Received $205,115 in Tuition Reimbursement

HudsonAlpha Launches Biotech Mentoring Program for Entrepreneurs

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has launched a mentoring program to help strengthen biotech and life sciences entrepreneurs as business leaders in North Alabama, capitalizing on the wealth of business talent in the region. The program, called Navigate, was established last fall and is modeled after MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service program which has been mentoring […]

T-H Marine Lands Maurice Sporting Goods Marine Division

Huntsville-based T-H Marine Supplies has acquired First Source, the marine accessory division of Maurice Sporting Goods, one of the largest sporting goods distributors in the United States. First Source will operate as a standalone division of T-H Marine in Fort Myers, Fla. “We’re thrilled to complete our largest revenue acquisition to date,” said T-H Marine […]

Flourish: An Entrepreneurial Venture on the Front Line of Marketing and Public Relations

Businesses tend to equate marketing with “koozies, pens and assorted trade show swag.” “I can’t tell you how many companies we’ve worked with who believe that the only role of a marketing department is to order t-shirts and set up the next tradeshow booth,” said Megan Nivens-Tannett, founder and CEO of Flourish, a marketing and […]

From Government Contracting to Broadcast TV: ProjectXYZ Has Always Been About Diversifying

It was just sitting there. Huntsville businessman Larry Lewis created a business entity called ProjectXYZ, but he had a government contracting job that kept him busy. So, ProjectXYZ just sat on the sidelines waiting for someone to define it. In 2002, Lewis was dating Kim Caudle. Looking for a way to make extra money to […]

For the Love of Pets, Greater Huntsville Humane Society Mission is Clear

The annual Dog Ball fundraiser is Feb. 8