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Auto Supplier DaikyoNishikawa to Locate First U.S. Plant in Huntsville, Creating 380 Jobs

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Japan-based DaikyoNishikawa US will build a $110 million auto parts manufacturing facility in Huntsville, the company announced Tuesday. “Huntsville welcomes DaikyoNishikawa to our growing regional network of automotive suppliers,” Mayor Tommy Battle said. “They’re joining an outstanding partnership with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A., and we’re collectively witnessing the birth of a major automotive hub for […]

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Limestone, Madison Counties Lead State in Capital Investment, Job Creation

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Limestone and Madison counties topped all other counties in Alabama for new capital investment (CAPEX) and job creation, according to the 2018 New & Expanding Industry Report just released by the Alabama Department of Commerce. Limestone County led the state with CAPEX of $1.7 billion, followed by Madison County with $1.1 billion in new capital […]

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Huntsville, Sierra Nevada Chasing the Dream of Space-based Business

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Since the launch of the International Space Station some 20 years ago, the idea of space, especially low-Earth orbit, has been as one big start-up business. With Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser spacecraft jumping into the commercial resupply mission lane, the whole commercialization of space concept got very interesting for Huntsville. If all goes as planned, […]

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Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Announces 2019 Best Places to Work

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The employees have spoken. Well, they voted, actually, on the best places to work in Madison County. The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber announced the winners of its annual Best Places to Work Awards at a recent luncheon held in the Von Braun Center. Businesses of all sizes are represented in five categories ranging from fewer than 25 […]

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Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Wins Prestigious Award from Site Selection Magazine

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The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber has been honored with a Mac Conway Award, which was revealed in the May 2019 issue of Site Selection magazine. The magazine’s Mac Conway Awards for Excellence in Economic Development recognize the top local and regional economic development agencies in the US for their roles in helping to deliver prosperity to […]

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Chamber Chair Kim Lewis: ‘We Need to Create a Trained Workforce’

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One of the Huntsville-Madison County’s key business influencers has been recently named as the 2019 Board Chair of the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Kim Caudle Lewis, the first African-American woman to hold the board position said her top goal for the year-long volunteer job is helping workers gain the skills they need to match […]

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Matt Curtis counting his blessings after a stellar year

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The real estate market is booming and, as a result, Matt Curtis has a lot of blessings to count. Over the past 13 years, Matt Curtis Real Estate has grown rapidly. In 2018, the agency received the following distinctions: Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Service Business of the Year, Nationally Ranked Website by Real Trends and, […]

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Strong Economic Numbers, Distinguished Service Highlighted at Chamber Meeting

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Someone said that looking back, 2018 was a year for the record books for Huntsville and Madison County …. “off the charts” and “epic”. That someone was Chip Cherry, president and CEO of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. His remarks came Wednesday at the 83rd Annual Chamber Membership Meeting. According to real numbers, his […]

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Chamber Announces Contenders for 2019 Best Places to Work

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The Huntsville-Madison County Chamber has released the contenders for the 2019 Best Places to Work competition. The Chamber will honor “best of the best” member businesses in the Tennessee Valley at its annual luncheon on April 30. Here are the categories and the contenders: MICRO: 10-24 employees 5-D Systems; Alabama Colon & Gastro; Aleta Technologies; […]

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Baseball complex, 2 more hotels coming to Town Madison

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MADISON — Mayor Paul Finley made some major announcements and shared some astounding economic data Friday night at his annual State of the City Address. Two new hotel chains, the Avid Hotel and Hilton Garden Inn, will join Home2 Suites and Margaritaville at Town Madison. Why the need for more lodging? Because among his big […]

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