Huntsville/Madison County CVB announces new hire and promotion

The Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is pleased to welcome Brooke Isom as its new Administrative Assistant and announce the promotion of Erica Bradford to Tourism Sales Manager. Brooke Isom, a Huntsville native, joined the CVB team in July and serves as the first point of contact for those reaching out by phone […]

Sit Down With Success: A Conversation with Bill Chapman of Chapman Commercial Realty

William “Bill” Chapman began his career in residential sales in 1992 but soon transitioned into commercial real estate. After gaining valuable experience working alongside top industry professionals for several years, he founded Chapman Commercial Realty in 2010, specializing in retail office and investment brokerage. In a recent interview with the Huntsville Business Journal, he shared […]

Kape Tayo celebrates one year of bringing Filipino coffee to HSV

The one-year anniversary of Gordan and Riza Krom’s Filipino coffee shop, Kape Tayo, is right around the corner.  The Kroms, a married couple who have been doing business and life together for the past decade, relocated to Huntsville from Oregon in the summer of 2023. By October, they had opened Kape Tayo on the second […]

Huntsville’s newest independent bookstore celebrates grand opening

After operating as “a bookstore without a bookstore” for years, The Snail on the Wall is officially a bookstore with an actual bookstore.  That is how Lady Smith, the owner of Huntsville’s newest independent bookstore, described her journey at the store’s ribbon cutting ceremony this past Friday.  The Snail on the Wall bookstore is in […]

Huntsville tops list of emerging north American tech markets

Huntsville has been ranked #1 on CBRE’s list of up-and-coming tech-talent markets in its annual Scoring Tech Talent report, which evaluates 75 U.S. and Canadian cities on their ability to attract and grow tech talent. Huntsville’s had a 17.9% growth in tech employment over the past five years and a 19.6% increase in tech wages. […]

Sit Down With Success: A conversation with Victor Burruss of Allied Digital Printing

Allied Photocopy, now known as Allied Digital Printing, was founded in 1970 by the late Jim Burruss. The business originally focused on selling and repairing copier machines. Jim’s son Victor Burruss recalls traveling across Alabama with his father, helping to sell machines and supplies. The turning point for Allied came when a friend of Jim’s […]

Sit Down With Success: A Conversation with Pat Pullman of Modern Brides

Pat Morgan Pullam opened Modern Brides, a Huntsville bridal boutique, in 1986 at age 30. It was the ninth bridal shop in Huntsville and is still located on Regal Drive, once known as “Bridal Row” for its many bridal shops. Originally studying to be a nurse, Pullam got the idea for her bridal shop from […]

Huntsville executive awarded CIT Advocate of the Year Award for Mental Health Advocacy

Adina Peyton, Executive Director of Getting Real About Mental Illness (GRAMI), has been honored with the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Advocate of the Year Award by CIT International. The award will be presented at the annual conference in Indianapolis from Aug. 26-28, 2024, with over 1,400 attendees expected from law enforcement, behavioral healthcare, and advocacy […]

Small Biz Spotlight: Talking local business and good brews with Straight to Ale Brewery

The Huntsville craft beer scene wouldn’t be what it is today without Straight to Ale brewery and the group of friends who started it. As the second oldest craft brewery in Alabama, Straight to Ale’s origins are tied to Free the Hops, a grassroots lobbying organization that led the charge for changing Alabama’s beer laws. […]

Bank Independent and Helping Hands Foundation celebrate success of 10th Annual Food Share Drive

Bank Independent and the Helping Hands Foundation announced the successful conclusion of their 10th Annual Food Share Drive. With support from the north Alabama community, the drive raised $1,000 for each partner organization and delivered over 300 items directly to them. “We are immensely proud of the success of the 10th Annual Food Share Drive […]