Tag Archive for: City of Huntsville

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment: A Huntsville Landmark Provides Lessons in Growth and Adaptation

Some of Huntsville’s most recognizable landmarks include its towering Saturn V rocket and the Neo-Formalist architecture of First Baptist Church, designed in homage to the Space Age with a soaring bell tower modeled after the von Braun team’s creation.  The city landscape of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries included similarly-shaped spires, created for […]

Huntsville Homebuyers Fight Back Against Corporate Cash Offers with RibbonCash

If you have tried to buy a house recently, you may have noticed the rules of engagement have changed. One out of every three homes in the country today are bought with cold hard cash, and yet 99 percent of everyday households need a mortgage to secure their home. Doesn’t quite add up does it? […]

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Sweetening the Pot for Workers

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing has reworked their compensation packages going into 2022 to better meet the needs of workers and to attract new workers looking to change careers. Considering MTM plans to hire up to 1,300 additional team members through 2022, the openings for people looking for a better job, more opportunities, and upward mobility are […]

WEDC Foundation: Great Things Happen When Women Help Women

By advocating the collective power of encouragement, diversity, equity, and inclusion, women can literally move mountains. As November came to an end, the WEDC Foundation celebrated its 20th Anniversary through its annual fundraising event, Women Honoring Women. Women Honoring Women recognizes prominent women in the community who have created a legacy by overcoming obstacles and […]

Huntsville-Madison County Chamber’s Redstone Update Provides a Glimpse Behind the Gates

On Wednesday, Dec. 8, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Redstone Update at the Von Braun Center, its first in-person event since the COVID-19 outbreak forced it to go virtual.  This event allowed Redstone Arsenal to highlight its continuing growth as a Federal Center of Excellence, which has helped the regional economy to […]

Deloitte’s New Stovehouse Office An Indication Of Its Commitment to Huntsville

On Dec. 7, Deloitte formally opened a new office in the Stovehouse campus at 3414 Governors Drive SW in Huntsville, further strengthening its commitment to the Huntsville region.  The ribbon cutting ceremony was held with Mayor Tommy Battle alongside other city representatives that were present at the event. Deloitte, a multinational professional services network, provides […]

Hays Farms Continues to Take Shape With The Liam Groundbreaking

The Hays Farm development in South Huntsville continued its progress and growth recently as ground was broken for a new upscale multifamily community called Liam at Hays Farm. Neither the cold nor the strong gusts of wind could deter anyone’s excitement for the new project headed by Houston-based Bomasada Group.  Mayor Tommy Battle kicked off […]

Publix Celebrates its 14th Madison County Location at Hays Farm

Dozens of South Huntsville shoppers braved the cold on Tuesday so that they could be the first to experience the brand new Publix store located in The Market at Hays Farms on Memorial Parkway S.W. At 7:00 am, the ribbon was cut on Madison County’s 14th Publix location and the 48,000-suare-foot grocery store was open […]

Giving Tuesday: Over $1 Million in Grants for Local Nonprofits

Despite all the recent negative press and doomsaying, there are still good things happening in the world. Giving Tuesday just happens to be one of those things.  Kicking off the holiday season with a day of inspired charitable giving, Giving Tuesday falls on the last Tuesday in November, right after Thanksgiving and well enough before […]

Huntsville Redistricting Plans Formally Introduced

During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2, the City of Huntsville moved forward with the formal introduction of four redistricting plans. During five City Hall public meetings in October and November, members of the public submitted three of these plans, with the fourth developed by the City of Huntsville Administration using input from […]