Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey highlights local growth during Huntsville/Madison County Chamber luncheon

On Wednesday, May 13, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey spoke to business and community leaders during the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s 2026 Alabama Update luncheon at the Von Braun Center.  During her speech, Ivey highlighted economic development, education gains, and infrastructure investment across the state. Ivey began her address by stating that her administration’s focus on key […]

Walter Hough: Davidson Technologies Inc., Vice President, Algorithmic Warfare

Walter Hough, Vice President of Algorithmic Warfare at Davidson Technologies, is a Naval veteran who quickly rose through the organization to lead one of its most advanced technical portfolios. He oversees an 85-person team and a multi-million-dollar portfolio developing mission software and algorithmic solutions supporting missile defense, space operations, and next-generation defense systems. Hough also […]

National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology makes only Alabama stop at HudsonAlpha in Huntsville

On Tuesday, April 28, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) visited the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville as part of the organization’s Biotech Across America Roadshow. The roadshow is a nationwide effort to highlight biotechnology innovation across the country and inform future recommendations to Congress. HudsonAlpha is the commission’s only stop in […]

Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® hosts free political candidate training academy

The Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR) hosted the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Candidate Training Academy on Wednesday, April 29th at the HAAR office on Monroe Street. This one-day intensive, which was free and open to the public, focused on helping members of the local community prepare to run for political office.  “Strong communities […]

E. Hart Fund’s $5M gift sets record for Drake State, Alabama Community College System

Drake State Community and Technical College recognized a historic $5 million gift from the E. Hart Fund during a campus event at the Leidos Advanced Training Complex on April 27, 2026. The gift, made through the advisors of the E. Hart Fund, represents the largest donation by an individual donor ever recorded in the history […]

GE Aerospace launches program to provide a lift to a future workforce

Auburn has been selected as one of five communities worldwide for GE Aerospace’s new, $30 million workforce training program, Lifting Futures, the company announced Wednesday. And the program reaches from the Loveliest Village to the Rocket City. Auburn is the hub for multi-sector industrial component manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO), and defense. GE Aerospace […]

JST to open $500M electronics plant in Guntersville’s Conners Island Business Park

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 […]

ASCTE opens $12.5M student activities facility, unveils Isenberg Research Institute

While celebrating the opening of a 1,100-seat student activity facility Friday, officials with the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering Foundation saved the best for last. “We are building another building today,” said Alicia Ryan, ASCTE Foundation Board president. “It’s going to house a national research institute – the first in the nation – […]

A new program wants to keep Alabama’s young builders from leaving

Every year, young Alabamians with big ideas make the same calculation: stay and struggle to find your people, or leave for Atlanta, Nashville, or somewhere with a more established startup scene. A new statewide program called Unlock Alabama is betting they don’t have to make that choice.   Backed by a $300,000 grant from Innovate Alabama […]

Drake State Foundation Announces 5th Annual Jazz in the City

The Drake State Foundation’s 5th Annual Jazz in the City will be held at Mars Music Hall at the Von Braun Center on Friday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m., featuring AJ Ghent and his Singing Guitar. Ryon Schultz and Nina Marie Live will open the evening with musical performances. The event will feature live jazz […]