MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate leadership announced committee assignments for the next legislative session beginning in March. Several senators from North Alabama have made their way onto those committees and […]

MONTGOMERY — Most Alabama employers will see a 54% tax cut in their 2023 unemployment insurance taxes and the state has dropped into the lowest tax rate schedule, the state […]

PHOENIX – Huntsville is literally moving and shaking growth trends, according to U-Haul’s top 25 U.S. Growth Cities of 2022. The Rocket City is ranked No. 9 on the U-Haul […]

HUNTSVILLE — United Community Banks has merged with Progress Bank and Trust, the two banks announced Tuesday. “We are very pleased and grateful to be able to welcome this group […]

HUNTSVILLE – Before you jump from Christmas to New Year’s celebrations, take a shot this week at the 40th annual Huntsville City Classic at Huntsville High School starting today. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – Students at Huntsville’s Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering showed their prowess at more than cyber technology with several big wins at the Alabama High School Athletic […]

BIRMINGHAM – Four Huntsville business leaders have been selected to Innovate Alabama’s recently established Council on Outdoor Recreation and to the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Roundtable. Darrell Ezell, director of Diversity Equity & […]

MADISON – A trio of Madison businesses – Investor’s Resource, Virtuous Realty Group, and Signalink – were honored as part of the 2022 Alabama Small Business of the Year Awards […]

BIRMINGHAM – Innovate Alabama has named Huntsville businesswoman and Alabama A&M alum Cynthia Crutchfield as its first founding CEO. Crutchfield, a Montgomery native, brings 40 years of experience to the […]

MONTGOMERY— Several community service agencies will share nearly $835,000 to help low-income families in North Alabama with home energy costs during the winter months. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville engineering firm AVNIK Defense Solutions has been given an opportunity to commercialize a military product to aid civilian utility companies, thanks to Innovate Alabama. The product – […]

HUNTSVILLE – When Zeus Research was awarded a grant from Innovate Alabama recently, company officials saw it as an opportunity to test a new technology. In late August, Innovate Alabama […]

HUNTSVILLE — “The Alabama Jobs Act has been a huge success for North Alabama,” said Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong. Enacted in 2015, the legislation is a performance-based tax […]

HUNTSVILLE — Following Hurricane Ian, Huntsville Utilities is sending electric operations personnel and equipment to assist with repairs and power restoration in response to a mutual aid request from the […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Madison County Commission approved a $240.5 million budget for the next fiscal year that includes a raise for county employees. The balanced budget will take care of […]

HUNTSVILLE – State Sen. Arthur Orr remembered Gov. Kay Ivey’s response four years ago when the idea of a state cyber technology and engineering high school was made to her. […]

FORT WORTH, Texas– It is difficult to deny that the state of Alabama has some of the most unpredictable weather in the country. Hurricanes sometimes batter south Alabama while north […]

FORT PAYNE – The month of October brings cooler temperatures and glorious fall colors to DeKalb County, making it an ideal time to plan a trip to the northeastern part […]

HUNTSVILLE – Gov. Kay Ivey will join local, state and national leaders to cut the ribbon to the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering – the school is the […]

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ANDALUSIA — Alabama-based CDG has acquired North Carolina-based consulting firm Shield Engineering. CDG is a civil engineering consulting firm with an office in Huntsville. Mark Pugh, president and CEO of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong spoke today of the tremendous strides that have taken place during the past 10 years in Madison County. But he didn’t stop […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings and several of its attorneys have recently earned national rankings, according to independent research company Chambers and Partners. In the 2022 […]

HUNTSVILLE — Progress Bank President/CEO David Nast said he wasn’t looking to make a deal, but he and the bank’s stakeholders knew the day would come. And, in early May, […]