Tag Archive for: City of Huntsville

Von Braun Center Continues Face Mask Requirements

While Alabama’s statewide mask mandate expired April 9, the Von Braun Center will continue requiring facial coverings in the facility per Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle’s Face Covering Protocols for City Premises released April 8. The VBC announced the decision in a news release Monday. In accordance with Battle’s protocols, city buildings will require employees and […]

Businesses Ponder Options as Mask Mandate Ends

With the statewide mask ordinance expiring Friday, Madison County businesses are considering their options concerning their customers and their employees in terms of their masking policies going forward. Local officials discussed these options, along with an update on sequencing and efficacy from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology this week. “We are so close to this […]

With Less than Two Weeks to Go, Here is Everything You Need to Know About Upcoming Paralympics

Where do you park? Where are the best places to watch? What is on the schedule? It is all there and more in the newly released Spectator Guide to the U.S. Paralympics Cycling Open in Cummings Research Park, presented by Toyota – less than two weeks away – on April 17-18. Huntsville is expecting approximately […]

Dollar General Opening State’s First DGX in Huntsville

DGX stores are designed to capture the aesthetics of an ever-changing urban landscape

Mayor to Let Mask Mandate Lapse; Says Businesses Can Require Masks

Following the lead of Gov. Kay Ivey, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said he will allow the city’s mask mandate to lapse. Ivey announced this month she was not going the extend the statewide mandate, letting it expire April 9. Since last July, Huntsville, Madison and Madison County required masks to be worn in public. Last […]

$82M Metronome at MidCity Marks Development’s First Residential Component

Passing rain and a chill breeze could not dampen the spirits of local elected officials and the many principals involved in the groundbreaking for the $82 million luxury Metronome at MidCity District.  Located in the heart of Huntsville’s MidCity District, the five-story, 296-unit multi-family complex is at the intersection of MidCity Drive and Stax Street. […]

Survey Launched to Gauge Impact of COVID-19 on Regional Business

Huntsville has received high marks for its ability to keep working during the pandemic. Now community and business leaders want to document the regional experience through a survey. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, and the mayor’s technology initiatives – GEO Huntsville, Energy Huntsville, Cyber Huntsville and Bio Huntsville – have collaborated with […]

Take a Ride with the Huntsville Business Journal on the Paralympics Cycling Course

In less than a month, the nation’s best paracyclists will be wheeling through Cummings Research Park in the U.S. Paralympics Cycling Open. The April 17-18 event is a qualifier for the U.S. Paralympics Team and a chance to compete in this year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Steve Babin and Chris Gauldin traveled the course for […]

Cycling Event Bringing Olympian Revenue to City

The 2021 Paralympic Cycling season kicks off in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park the week of April 17-18 with more than 100 Paralympic athletes from around the country competing. The event is expected to have an estimated economic impact of $210,000 on the local economy. “Space, technology and automotive sectors are already centerpieces to the Huntsville […]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Talks Engineering and Competition

Birmingham resident Jennifer Schuble to compete in Paralympic Cycling Event