Tag Archive for: City of Huntsville

Former Huntsville Remington Plant For Sale

The former Remington Outdoor plant is up for sale. B. Riley Real Estate, NAI Global and its Huntsville office NAI Chase Commercial announced the offering. The 800,000 square-foot facility is going to market unpriced, the announcement said. The vacant properties are available for immediate sale or lease. Huntsville-based Remington Outdoor opened the plant and its […]

Huntsville Named Headquarters of U.S. Space Command

U.S. Space Command headquarters will be based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, the Air Force announced today. “The Department of the Air Force conducted both virtual and on-site visits to assess which of six candidate locations would be best suited to host the U.S. Space Command Headquarters based on factors related to mission, infrastructure capacity, […]

Attention all Thrashers (Even Grommets): A Skatepark is Planned for John Hunt Park

In a few months, you’ll be able to go to John Hunt Park and grab some air with your crew on a half-pipe. That’s right, thanks to a $1 million anonymous donation, the city of Huntsville moving ahead with plans for an innovative skatepark that will challenge skaters, from professional to novice. The proposed $4 […]

Buffalo Rock Moving Operations with $20M Facility

The Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Plant “neighborhood” is about to get a new resident. Buffalo Rock announced it will be moving its distribution operations from Old Madison Pike to a $20 million facility next year in Limestone County near the massive auto plant north of I-565. The new distribution center for Pepsi-Cola beverages and food products […]

Help a Shelter Pet Find a Home for the Holidays!

Huntsville Animal Services has many dogs and cats longing to be “Home For the Holidays.”  To help Santa with these special deliveries, the Shelter is reducing adoption fees to $5 and $10 through Dec. 31. If adoption is not an option, the shelter is offering an alternative: A “Holiday Foster Sleepover” with one of its […]

Prelude to Tokyo: Team USA Rolls into 2021 Paralympic Cycling Season in Huntsville

The Rocket City is quickly becoming a city of elite athletic events. The latest jewel in Huntsville’s crown is the Huntsville Paralympic Cycling Open – a stepping-stone event for the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. After a year of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Tommy Battle announced Huntsville, in partnership with the U.S. […]

Google Fiber Brings 2 Gig Internet Service to Huntsville

It’s not unusual for Huntsville to be on the forefront of technology breakthroughs. And now, it’s Google Fiber’s 2 Gig service. With thousands of Huntsvillians working from home and students taking online classes, Google Fiber has announced that 2 Gig service is available in the Rocket City. In August, Google Fiber announced its plan to […]

Booz Allen Innovation Center at Stovehouse Will Put Technology on Display

This winter, visitors to the historic Stovehouse will be able to watch innovation in progress through the glass “storefront” of the new Booz Allen Innovation Center overlooking the grassy courtyard of the reimagined factory. On display will be the company’s vast 3D printing capabilities and other additive manufacturing technologies. Plans for the innovation center were […]

Holiday Shoppers Urged to Shop Small, Save Local and Spend Big

They won’t say “Black Friday”, “Small Business Saturday”, or “Cyber Monday” have been called off this year, but instead, it has been extended to incorporate the entire four weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, the Madison Chamber of Commerce, the South Huntsville Main Business Association, Downtown Huntsville Inc., the North […]

Fantasy Playhouse Takes Center Stage in West Huntsville Corridor

At the southeast corner of Holmes Avenue and Triana Boulevard sits a 5.5-acre plot of dry grass. Don’t be fooled by its barren appearance for something big is coming soon. Here lies the future intersection of where culture meets community. As part of the “Spotlight on the Future” capital campaign kickoff, the board and staff […]