A city leadership panel of Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Huntsville City Administrator John Hamilton, Director of Urban and Economic Development Shane Davis and City Engineer Kathy Martin took an in-depth look into the vigorous activity and relentless growth Battle discussed in his State of the City Address. Huntsville’s smart growth strategy seems to underlie every […]
Huntsville’s ascent into the global music circuit took another step forward with City Council approval to proceed with plans to build a new 8,000-plus seat amphitheater. Council voted 3-1 Thursday to authorize the city’s Public Building Authority to move into the construction phase to build a classic Roman-style forum within a municipal park near the […]
Kicking off his fourth term as mayor of Huntsville, Tommy Battle delivered a virtual State of the City Address filled with optimism about Huntsville’s indomitable economic resilience; praise for Huntsville’s heroic perseverance and teamwork in the face of an unprecedented pandemic; and an in-depth look at multiple building projects and expansion across the city. Battle […]
A long-hoped for wish from thousands of folks is coming true. Trader Joe’s, the legendary supermarket chain, is opening a store in Huntsville at MidCity District. Mayor Tommy Battle confirmed the news Wednesday in his annual State of the City Address. “Huntsville has been waiting for a long time for this one,” he said. “As […]
For the City of Huntsville, it is the same song, 12th verse. And it is sweet music. For the 12th time in 12 years, since Mayor Tommy Battle first assumed office, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services have awarded Huntsville Triple-A credit ratings. Triple-A is the highest mark a city can achieve […]
A recent social media post from a resident of the Edgewater community off Zierdt Road at Lady Anne Lake said, “Things That Have No End: The Universe, numbers, Pi, and Zierdt Road construction.” Without a doubt, for those living in the midst of the “mess,” it must seem like a black hole. But the good […]
A 200-year-old legendary gunmaker will be disarmed today. Huntsville-based Remington Outdoor will be broken up and sold after a bankruptcy auction, in which seven companies won the bidding for pieces of the company’s weapons and ammunition businesses, according to several news reports. A hearing to approve the auction results is scheduled for today in U.S. […]
Did someone say there is an economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Well, the facts on the ground do not bear that out here, according to the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. “With COVID-19, this has certainly been a challenging year, but in spite of all that is happening, Huntsville still continues to see […]
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle introduced his Fiscal Year 2021 budget which includes $236 million in general fund operations and $140 million in capital spending. The budget represents the continuing commitment of city government to provide quality services and investments to a growing community while meeting the challenges of current economic events. “We’ve taken a cautious, […]
There has been very little, if any, slowdown in commercial building in Huntsville and Madison throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While the weight of uncertainty related to the pandemic has not disappeared, commercial builders and developers continue to work through it like Marshall Space Flight Center engineers work through the challenges of the space program – […]
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