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Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies Join Forces to Complete NGI System Requirements Review

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Following their creation of a strategic partnership, the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Technologies Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team has recently created its System Requirements Review (SRR), and is proceeding to the next step with initial system design, further risk reduction testing, and critical component qualification activities. Approved by the Missile Defense Agency, […]

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Sonic Automotive Expands Into Huntsville With Its Newest EchoPark Location

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On Tuesday, Sonic Automotive Inc. (“Sonic” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SAH), a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, announced the opening of its new EchoPark delivery center at 6459 University Drive in Huntsville.  The Huntsville Delivery Center is EchoPark’s second location in the state, complementing its existing retail sales center in […]

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Huntsville City Council Adopts Redistricting Plan

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Huntsville’s growth and development once again became evident with the unanimous approval of a redistricting ordinance at the Dec. 16 Huntsville City Council meeting.  The new district lines for Huntsville’s five City Council and Board of Education districts reflect significant changes in both growth and demographic diversity over the past 10 years. The ordinance will […]

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Upcoming Sports Events Promise to Fill City’s Coffers

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Nothing more than a curiosity for most Southerners while watching the Winter Olympics, the sport of curling is gaining traction in the city. Yes, curling. The Rocket City Curling Club, founded in 2018 with its home at the Huntsville Iceplex, offers weekly lessons, leagues for youth and adults, and competes in “bonspiels” across the region […]

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Lincoln Mill Welcomes Fusion Barbecue to its Lineup

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What’s coming soon to the Lincoln Mill campus and will be serving up a full menu of barbecue dishes that are prepared with internationally inspired flavors?  Fusion Barbecue, a locally owned and operated barbecue concept, that’s what. Debuting sometime in late spring, Fusion Barbecue will be joining an already enticing array of retail businesses and […]

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Blue Oak BBQ Brings A Taste of New Orleans to MidCity

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Every state brings its own special recipe for barbecue, whether it is the slow roasted pork of the Carolinas, the smoked dry-rub meats from Kansas City, or Texas pit barbecue. Huntsville got its first taste of New Orleans style Blue Oak BBQ this week during the groundbreaking ceremony for their first location in Alabama in […]

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Huntsville Area Realtors Provide Insights on the 2022 Housing Market

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As the end of 2021 nears, homebuyers and sellers are eagerly anticipating, or perhaps dreading, what the next year will have to offer in the Huntsville metro area housing market. This past year’s market has been particularly eventful with demand greatly exceeding supply, multiple offers placed on homes within a very short period of time […]

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Coming Soon to Huntsville: Scooter’s Drive-Thru Coffee

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For those of you who like to grab and go with your morning cup o’ Joe, mark your calendars. In April 2022, Scooter’s Coffee will open its very first Huntsville location. The Nebraska-based drive-thru coffee franchise promises an enticing assortment of high-quality coffee drinks, smoothies, teas, and breakfast items. Over the past couple of decades, […]

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HudsonAlpha’s Aims for Collaboration, Increasing Workforce Diversity, and Reducing Fertilizer Use

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There’s nothing quite like a pandemic to shake up the best laid research plans. In late 2018, researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) were awarded a $3.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study nitrogen efficiency in sorghum.  Sorghum is a grain with […]

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Renovated HSV West Runway Reopens in Time For Holiday Air Traffic

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The second longest runway in the southeastern U.S. known as HSV West, or 18R/36L, has reopened to passenger and cargo air traffic at Huntsville International Airport, just in time for busy holiday traffic.  If any good came out of the slowdown in air travel over the past 20 months due to the pandemic, the opportunity […]

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