Tag Archive for: City of Huntsville

Huntsville in Top 10 for Buying Long-term Rental Properties

Owning real estate has traditionally been viewed as an effective way to hedge against inflation. The logic is simple: as the price of goods and services increases, so does property value. Like other types of real estate, rental properties stand to appreciate in value, but that’s hardly the only benefit of this asset class. By […]

We’re No. 1!! Huntsville is Alabama’s Largest City

Proof that Huntsville is booming shows in the new Census numbers.  Huntsville officially took the lead as Alabama’s largest city by population at 215,006, edging out Birmingham for the top spot by just over 14,000 people.  According to newly released data Thursday from the US. Census Bureau, Huntsville showed a growth of 34,611 people since […]

Huntsville’s Annual Restaurant Week is “More than a Meal”

“It’s been a hard season, but it’s made us a stronger community.’’

SMD Symposium Focused on Defense in New Era

The annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium begins today at the Von Braun Center with dozens of exhibitors, a list of distinguished speakers and a focus on the future. About a dozen top military officials are scheduled to speak in person or virtually. This year’s symposium theme is “Space and Integrated Air and Missile Defense […]

Investment Company Buys Former Remington Facility for $25M

The former Remington Outdoors plant has been sold for $25 million, NAI Chase Commercial Realty announced. Twenty Lake Holdings, a Connecticut-based Real Estate Investment and Management Company, purchased the facility for $25 million. NAI Chase is an office of NAI Global, a global commercial real estate brokerage firm. Huntsville-based Remington Outdoors opened the plant and […]

Survey Shows Area Businesses Rebounding from Pandemic

Huntsville metro area is rated No. 1 in the country among all U.S. metros in the rate of economic recovery for 2021

Huntsville Recoups Investment in Remington Arms Agreement

The City of Huntsville and its regional partners have recovered $12.5 million in incentives offered to former firearms manufacturer Remington Arms in 2014. The city made the announcement Friday. The nearly 200-year-old firearms manufacturer filed for bankruptcy in October 2020, resulting in the sale and auction of its assets. The recent sale of Remington’s 800,000-square-foot […]

Dunkin’ Donuts to Anchor $3.8M Retail Center in Hampton Cove

Longtime Huntsville developer Leeland Ventures is bringing something sweet to Hampton Cove. The company broke ground this week on a $3.8 million retail center anchored by North Alabama’s 11th, and Hampton Cove’s first, Dunkin’ Donuts.  Across U.S. 431 from Lowe’s Home Improvement, the 10,000 square-foot Leeland Plaza will also be home to Champs Cuts family […]

And the Beat Goes On: Huntsville Announces Plans for Nation’s First Full-Time Music Officer

Strike up the band! Huntsville continues the beat as a “city of firsts.” From being as the state’s first capital to its key role in putting the first human into space and on the moon to the first joint manufacturing plant for automakers Mazda and Toyota, the city has a long-playing record of being a […]

Up, Up and Away: Breeze Airways Takes First Flight From Huntsville

Under a traditional “water hose arch,” the first flight of Breeze Airways arrived Thursday morning at Huntsville International Airport. The carrier introduced its “low fare, high-flex” nonstop service to New Orleans and Charleston from Huntsville. As part of its initial air service launch, Breeze is also offering nonstop service July 22 to Tampa.  “We are […]