Blue Origin recently announced plans to add more than 100 jobs in the Huntsville area to support its growing presence in Alabama’s aerospace economy. The new positions will support the company’s thruster production. Blue Origin has now grown from an initial commitment of approximately 300 jobs to well over 1,600 employees building the future of […]
“When people think of indigenous people, they think of us in the past tense. Indigenous people are not relics … we’re still here.” Those words from Brice McGhee of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians accented the theme “Telling the Full Story of America” for this year’s Historic Preservation Month. The celebration focuses on Huntsville’s […]
The first operational facility of the U.S. Space Command on Redstone Arsenal is open for business. Personnel with the command’s J2 Intelligence Directorate relocated Wednesday to Redstone Arsenal and are among the first Space Command personnel to make the permanent move. The occasion marked the first of an estimated 200 personnel who will relocate from […]
“We do it house by house, day by day …” That’s the game plan for Huntsville’s Community Development Department – a change from days gone by. Years ago, the city would cite home owners whose houses would have shingles or siding missing, Mayor Tommy Battle said. “The folks who lived there, seniors or low income, […]
In just a couple of days, the Orion spacecraft will splash down off the coast of San Diego and 3,000 miles away in the Rocket City, there will be a party. The City of Huntsville and Downtown Huntsville Inc. are hosting an Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party on Friday and everyone is invited. “This mission […]
“We have all sorts of camps … why don’t we have a science camp?” And with those words more than 45 years ago, and the blessing of Dr. Wernher von Braun, Ed Buckbee put the wheels in motion for Space Camp. Buckbee, the founding executive director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and creator […]
Citing the vision of Andy Kattos, ServisFirst Bank Regional CEO Jim Holtkamp celebrated the bank’s new Huntsville location during a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. “Andy drove by and saw a for sale sign and got on the phone,” Holtkamp said with Kattos, the bank’s director emeritus, among those in the audience. “Without Andy’s leadership over the […]
Speaking at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Washington Update Breakfast on March 9, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville discussed a wide range of topics, focusing on both North Alabama and the nation at large. During his speech at the Von Braun Center, Tuberville acknowledged the Iran War, Huntsville’s role in the conflict, U.S. Space […]
Just a year after announcing plans for a $22 million expansion of its Huntsville facility, GE Aerospace is growing again in the Rocket City. The aircraft engine builder said today it will invest $55 million in new and upgraded production equipment and building improvements. “GE Aerospace has been an important part of Huntsville’s aerospace and […]
With the Conference USA men’s and women’s basketball championships set to tip off in Huntsville next week, the conference and City announced an extension of their partnership. Starting this fall, the Rocket City will not only continue as host of the CUSA basketball championship tournaments, it will host two more conference championship events in conjunction […]
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