Tag Archive for: Madison County

Bank Independent Holding Food Share Drive

Bank Independent, which is headquartered in Sheffield with offices in 18 North Alabama communities, announced it is holding its “Feed a Family for $5’’ Food Share drive to benefit local food banks. The campaign will be held from March 7-25.  Donations of non-perishable items and/or cash can be dropped off at any Bank Independent location,  […]

Huntsville Business Journal Welcomes Dr. John Kvach as Contributing Writer

We are beyond excited to welcome our new contributing writer Dr. John Kvach to the Huntsville Business Journal. Kvach moved to Huntsville in 2008 after receiving his PhD in Southern History at the University of Tennessee. He taught at the University of Alabama in Huntsville as an Associate Professor for ten years before leaving.  Kvach […]

Spring Home and Garden Show Coming to VBC March 4-6

The 34th Annual Spring Home and Garden Show premieres March 4-6 at the Von Braun Center.  The Huntsville Madison County Builders Association assembles over 125 industry experts presenting roughly 100,000 square feet of new ideas.  “The Show is the premier event for building, remodeling, and garden products in the North Alabama area, bringing consumers all […]

Huntsville Music Board Announces Quarterly Meeting

Mars Music Hall will host the inaugural Huntsville Quarterly Music Meetup on March 3. The free public event will give residents a look into the future of local entertainment as well as providing opinions to the nine-member Music Board for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  “It’s exciting to have the […]

Hands-on Gardening: Be a Huntsville Botanical Garden Youth Volunteer

Summer is almost here, and with it comes the end of the school year. Soon, there will be teens with unlimited spare time on their hands. Many of those teens whose parents would really like for them to find something to do besides watch TV and play computer games.  Do you have a teen (or […]

Target Partnership with Bridgeforth Farms Connects Southern History With Sustainable Future

Target has announced a new partnership with North Alabama’s historic Bridgeforth Farms, as part of an effort to make its supply base more inclusive and sustainable.  The Bridgeforth family began farming after freedman George Bridgeforth Sr. acquired land in Limestone County immediately after the Civil War. Five generations later, the Bridgeforth family has not only […]

AMIIC Celebrates with a Ribbon Cutting for its Workforce Development Hub

Many area luminaries and civic leaders, along with those from the neighboring Huntsville and Madison communities, were on hand to celebrate the official opening and ribbon cutting for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center’s (AMIIC) new facility and lab at 5021 Technology Drive in Huntsville.  Greg Brown, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce Chairman and Co-CEO […]

A Work in Progress: WellStone’s New Crisis Diversion Center

There are two places that a person in the throes of a mental health crisis might find themselves. The local hospital emergency room or jail. Neither one is a truly workable option, both are often overcapacity and understaffed. For someone in crisis, they become drop off destinations of last resort.  Statistics have shown that one […]

UNA Receives first ever Endowment Fund from Bank Independent

Historically, public universities in Alabama are often the backbone of community development. Whether in Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, or Mobile, public universities in Alabama have always had a central role in the growth of their surrounding communities, as well as the state as a whole.  Florence and the Shoals area are no exception to this historical precedent.  […]

The Workplace is Changing: Here’s How Huntsville Businesses Adjust to the “New Normal”

Our society is grappling with the “new normal”, and workplaces may never look the same. The makeup of the workforce is shifting, as 252,000 Alabamans quit their jobs in the fall of 2021, with women leaving at a rate 25% higher than men. Women’s participation in the labor force has plummeted to rates not seen […]