Bank Independent and UNA Partner to Expand Educational Access in North Alabama

Bank Independent and the University of North Alabama (UNA) have announced a new scholarship program aimed at expanding access to higher education for North Alabama residents. The partnership provides a 20% tuition scholarship to eligible Bank Independent customers enrolling in undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral programs at UNA. The initiative is designed to ease financial barriers […]

Navy Week Brings Maritime Legacy to Huntsville

For the first time since the program’s inception in 2005, Navy Week is underway in Huntsville, Alabama. Running from April 21 to 27, this event commemorates the Navy’s 250th anniversary and aims to strengthen connections between Sailors and inland communities without a strong naval presence. The week began at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, […]

HudsonAlpha Hosts High School Students for DNA in Biotech Career Conference

On Wednesday, April 16th, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology hosted junior and senior high school students from north Alabama for a DNA in Biotech mini-conference. Small groups of students from nearly every public and private high school in Madison County were in attendance.  Kelly East, the organization’s Vice President for Educational Outreach, shared her enthusiasm […]

ReLaunch Job Fair opens doors for Huntsville’s evolving workforce

On Tuesday, April 15, job seekers from North Alabama and beyond gathered at First Baptist Church for the ReLaunch Job Fair—a free, inclusive hiring event designed to provide direct access to quality employment opportunities. The fair, which ran from 9 AM to 1 PM, welcomed anyone seeking a new start: the unemployed, career changers, and […]

Huntsville area educators speak in support of landmark parental leave bill

In a major win for Alabama’s public sector workers and their families, Governor Kay Ivey has signed SB 199—the Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Act of 2025—into law. The legislation, which goes into effect July 1, 2025, grants paid parental leave to public school educators, community college staff, and state employees for the first […]

Human trafficking, speeding among topics at HPCAC forum

The Huntsville Police Department reported last month that there has been a decline in city crime rates over the past five years despite extensive population growth.  The drop in violent offenses such as murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault grabbed the most attention. But the rate of other criminal activity is also dropping, at […]

Job Seekers Invited to ReLaunch Job Fair on Tuesday, April 15 in Huntsville

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber continues to partner with the local Alabama Career Center, the Alabama Community College System, local nonprofits, and community agencies to help bridge the gap between the under-resourced job seeker and local employers. Job seekers are invited to attend the upcoming ReLaunch Job Fair on Tuesday, April 15, at First Baptist Church […]

Job seekers beware: Scams and fake job postings are everywhere

For those of us who were around for the early days of the internet, you may recall a strange email or two from a Nigerian or Saudi prince. Maybe you won a sweepstakes that you never entered.  What a surprise when you got notified that a mysterious and vaguely distant relative had passed away, but […]

Huntsville’s growth puts pressure on local accounting industry

As Huntsville continues its rapid expansion, the city’s Certified Public Accountants are feeling the pressure. The growth has increased the demand for accounting services, yet according to several Huntsville-area CPAs, the number of CPAs in the area is not keeping pace. Industry experts say this gap is driven by a combination of veteran accountants retiring […]

SPARK Huntsville Showcase Highlights Entrepreneurial Innovation and Resilience

On March 25th, Huntsville’s startup community took a bold step forward as the first cohort of SPARK Huntsville, powered by gener8tor, presented their ventures at the UAH Invention to Innovation Center (I2C). Over the course of seven weeks, participants in this free, venture-creation program refined their ideas, built out business models, and prepared to enter […]