Tag Archive for: Breland Companies

Breland planning to add to downtown office space revitalization with demolition of K&M Glass

A major change to office space in downtown Huntsville is taking shape with the demolition of a pair  of decades-old buildings located on Seminole Drive. Breland Companies initiated the demolition of the old K&M Glass buildings. The goal is to make room for a new 60,000 square foot Class A office building, which will complement […]

If You (Want to) Build it, Will Materials Come? Supply Shortage Hampers Construction

As a business, the construction industry in North Alabama is highly competitive; but as an industry, the contractors and builders are friends or, at least, casual acquaintances who come together to share ideas, discuss problems, and seek solutions that affect everyone across the industry. When the labor shortage for instance, began affecting the industry, these […]

Town Madison Groundbreaking Sets Table for Smorgasbord of Restaurants

MADISON — Neither a yearlong pandemic, labor shortages, a long delay getting construction materials, a complete building redesign, nor the threat of rain, could stop the lollapalooza of restaurants announcing they are coming or expanding to Town Madison this week.  Five Guys, Super Chix, Outback Steakhouse, Slim Chickens, and a new restaurant concept known as […]

Five-Star Restaurant J. Alexander’s Breaks Ground at Town Madison

MADISON — Something delicious will make its debut in the shadow of Toyota Field this year. Town Madison’s first five-star restaurant, J. Alexander’s, broke ground this week bringing its famous wood-fired cuisine to the area.  Town Madison master developer Louis Breland said it was a great day not just for Town Madison, but for the city […]

I-565 Interchange Helps Town Madison Ramp Up Progress

MADISON — Toyota Field looked a bit like Mudville on Thursday as the long-awaited opening of the new Town Madison exit off I-565 struck out mightily in rain.  Moving the celebration into the open-air Toyota Field concourse from the exit ramp, the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison Mayor Paul Finley, Madison County Commission Chair Dale […]

In the Game: Moe’s Original BBQ A Walk-off Away from Toyota Field

MADISON — The Alabama connections are strong. The Huntsville connections are even stronger. But Moe’s Original BBQ, surviving the closure of Cecil Ashburn Drive and now standing stronger than ever after COVID, is opening a location just a short hop away from Toyota Field. Located along St. Louis Street, Moe’s Original BBQ will be within […]

Don’t Let What Looks Like a Slow Start to 2021 Fool You

Formal announcements and groundbreaking ceremonies can be deceiving. To recap what was by all economic standards a disastrous year of pandemic across the nation, Huntsville’s smart growth strategy of building a solid infrastructure, offering a high quality of life, providing good paying jobs for the citizenry, and incorporating all points of the city into that […]

Dirt Runoff into Lady Ann Lake Raises Concerns; City to Resolve Issue

Recently a lot of attention has been called to dirt flowing into Lady Ann Lake off Zierdt Road. The site is near the entrance to the Edgewater community and less than two miles from Town Madison.  Residents have raised questions if the long-going construction is contributing to the heavy runoff muddying the small and beloved […]

Area Commercial Construction Continues to Rise in Wake of COVID Uncertainty

There has been very little, if any, slowdown in commercial building in Huntsville and Madison throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While the weight of uncertainty related to the pandemic has not disappeared, commercial builders and developers continue to work through it like Marshall Space Flight Center engineers work through the challenges of the space program – […]

Madison County Housing Market Booms Despite Pre-COVID Shortages

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the only things obstructing regional residential growth was the construction industry labor shortage and a desperate shortage of housing inventory.  Still, during the pandemic, there is nothing – at least nothing new – slowing the residential housing market in North Alabama. Not a virus, not consumers, not builders, not banks, not […]