Tag Archive for: Madison County

Momentum announce second ever Huntsville Executive Leadership class

Momentum, Alabama’s premier leadership organization dedicated to advancing women leaders in the state of Alabama, today announced the roster for its 2nd executive leadership class in Huntsville. Momentum, in its 21st year of operations in Birmingham, launched its first Huntsville based cohort last year. “I have lived in Huntsville for 30 years and can attest to the […]

Huntsville ranked as the #1 emerging tech market

According to a recent report from a prominent global investment firm, Huntsville stands tall as a top-tier emerging tech hub. The analysis by CBRE Group underscores how technology’s growing influence in business and society has spurred a worldwide surge in tech talent pools. As a result, tech employers are increasingly adopting distributed labor strategies to […]

Congressman Strong talks values, recent success at 2023 Washington Update

On August 16 at 12 p.m., Congressman Dale Strong, representative of the fifth congressional district, spoke at a Washington Update Luncheon at the Von Braun Center. Presented by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, topics of Congressman Strong’s talk included his work, the Biden Administration, national security and conservative Christian values. In a video preceding his speech, […]

Real Estate Update: Sales continue to rise despite drop in new listings

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has compiled its report for the Huntsville/Madison County real estate market, dated to the last week of July.  New listings for single-family units decreased by 17.4%, even as inventory increased 14.2% for that same period. With sales continuing their modest rise – a 0.4% increase in this instance […]

Bank Independent hires new Community Engagement Representative

Bank Independent announced that Ashlyn Biggers has joined the team as the Community Engagement Representative for Huntsville and Madison County. Biggers joins Bank Independent after spending the past year co-founding The Vessel, a ceramics studio and curated space for art education, community and retail shopping. Before launching The Vessel, she spent three years at Holtz Leather Company where […]

Alabama Drought Reach seeks community input to enhance drought communication in Huntsville

The Alabama Drought Reach Program, a collaboration between the Auburn University Water Resources Center, the Alabama Extension experiment stations, and the Office of State Climatology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) launched two months ago. The hiring of Program Coordinator Brianne Minton, who will be working closely with Dr. Lee Ellenburg of the […]

Real Estate Update: NAR Declares Housing Recession Over

Real estate reports for the month of June have been released, and the expert prognosis is that the worst is behind us.  “The recovery has not taken place, but the housing recession is over,” announced Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors. “The presence of multiple offers implies that housing demand […]

Strada Partners With Drake State as Part of HBCU Initiative to Benefit Students

Drake State Community and Technical College is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Strada Education Foundation’s Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Initiative to cultivate a new generation of leaders. Strada’s expansion of the initiative will provide scholarships, networking, and leadership development opportunities to over 500 students, including Drake State students, over the next […]

GE Appliances Highlights $1.1 Billion in Economic Impact in 2022 Report

 GE Appliances, a Haier company, issued its 2022 Economic Impact highlighting the $24.5 billion contribution made by the company’s economic activities to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The effect on GDP was made possible by cumulative impact of more than $2 billion in investments and the hiring of 4,000 new employees at the company’s operations […]

Huntsville’s Committee of 100 Continues to Make Positive Progress with Raise Your Hand Initiative

Last Wednesday, Huntsville’s Committee of 100 held their National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) appreciation breakfast. The breakfast is held every year to honor the NBCT’s in Huntsville’s school systems, which is the highest level of certification that a K-12 teacher can receive. In addition to honoring those teachers who are certified, the breakfast also serves […]