Tag Archive for: Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle

Huntsville earns top ranking in U.S. News & World Report Best Place to Live

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Huntsville, Alabama, has been named the second-best place to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 rankings. The city’s thriving job market, low cost of living and high quality of life were cited as the primary reasons for its top ranking. In a public statement, Mayor Tommy Battle expressed his […]

Huntsville Toyota and Huntsville Utilities go green in $49 million solar project

In a bid to support local, sustainable energy, Huntsville Utilities will be acquire power from someone besides TVA for the first time ever  On Wednesday morning, Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Alabama and Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI) announced a new project that will harness solar energy to power 70% of Huntsville’s Toyota manufacturing plant. The three […]

Huntsville Fire & Rescue’s Mac McFarlen to Receive Distinguished Community Award

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Huntsville Fire & Rescue Chief Howard “Mac” McFarlen is the latest recipient of the Career Fire Chief of the Year award from the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs (AAFC). With 45 years of fire service experience, McFarlen has contributed significantly to public safety in the City of Huntsville, Madison County and State […]

Mayor Battle Highlights Growing Path Forward in “State of the City” Address

The excitement in the air was evident at Mayor Tommy Battle’s “State of the City” address on Tuesday. Around 1,400 community and business leaders filled the Von Braun Center (the most ever for a chamber event according to Battle) to hear what the mayor had to say and to celebrate many of Huntsville’s latest achievements.  […]

City Council Members Have Questions Regarding Medical Cannabis

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle unveiled plans that the city might allow medical cannabis if the City Council wanted to move in that direction two days before the bi-weekly meeting of that body. The five council members didn’t demur, but there were questions after City External Relations Officer Henry Thornton’s presentation in favor of legalizing the […]

City of Huntsville Considers Medical Cannabis Program

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The City of Huntsville is taking cautious steps toward participating in Alabama’s new medical cannabis system. After giving careful consideration to the new medical option, City administration believe making medical cannabis products available to qualified patients under the care of a physician would be beneficial for those suffering from chronic and terminal […]

Mayor Presents Balanced Budget to City Council, Voting Tomorrow

The Huntsville City Council is prepared to vote on Mayor Tommy Battle’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget at its Thursday night regular meeting. Battle presented the budget at the council’s last regular meeting on Sept. 8, and council members reviewed it further at a work session Sept. 15. The mayor proposed a balanced budget, which […]

Shelby Helps Celebrate U.S. Courthouse in Downtown Ceremony

It’s been two decades in the making, but the long-awaited new federal courthouse is finally moving forward. Senator Richard Shelby, who is finishing his sixth term in office before retiring, continued a “victory lap” in Huntsville as the keynote speaker during a groundbreaking ceremony for the U.S. Northern District Courthouse in downtown. The appearance was […]

CFD Research celebrates $8M laboratory expansion, honors founder

As CFD Research Corporation celebrates 35 years of operation, it’s enjoying yet another milestone in its success story: the opening of an $8 million laboratory expansion at the company headquarters at 6820 Moquin Dr NW in Cummings Research Park.  The roughly 13,500 square foot expansion increases the size of the biomedical labs by 50 percent, […]

HudsonAlpha’s growth continues with new Greenhouse and Educational space

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has a new reason to celebrate: on Wednesday morning, the facility celebrated the opening of its new 14,000-square-foot state-of-the-art glass greenhouse and laboratory facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Governor Kay Ivey and a host of leaders in government and business across the region.  Brasfield and Gorrie served as the […]