MONTGOMERY – A bipartisan, joint legislative panel has recommended the state reauthorize economic development incentive programs before they expire next year. The Joint Legislative Study Commission on Renewing Economic Development […]

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 & […]

HUNTSVILLE – The inaugural Geospatial Advantage Conference & Career Fair makes its debut Tuesday in the Rocket City. Entitled, “Why Where Matters,” the event at the Jackson Center features a […]

HUNTSVILLE– Aerojet Rocketdyne is expanding its Huntsville presence with additional job opportunities and a new facility to increase manufacturing and office space, the company announced today. The 379,000 square-foot manufacturing […]

MONTGOMERY – The city of Madison posted a 1.8% unemployment rate for October, the lowest in the region and among the state’s major cities, according to figures released by the […]

SHEFFIELD –  For the fourth year in a row, Bank Independent has been selected one of the 2022 Best Banks to Work For, according to American Banker and Best Companies Group. […]

MONTGOMERY — First Solar plans to invest $1.1 billion to establish a photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday. The facility will create more […]

HUNTSVILLE – Cummings Research Park tenants and business leaders celebrated 60 years of history with an eye to an exciting future. The gathering was the 60th anniversary celebration for the […]

HUNTSVILLE — The idea that if you build it, people will come, is not exclusive to Iowa cornfields. It is also true of North Alabama cotton fields. As Cummings Research […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center is holding a three-day Introduction to Additive Manufacturing Workflow course. The class will be Nov. 15-17 at 5021 Technology Drive in […]

HUNTSVILLE – As a commitment to “setting the tone” on advancing equality, Jacobs Engineering presented the Drake State Foundation $200,000 to support the college’s Frontiers Research Program. “Advancing justice and […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber continues to collaborate with the local Alabama Career Center, the Alabama Community College System, local nonprofits, and community agencies to help bridge the gap […]

HUNTSVILLE — Avion Solutions’ employee-led giving fund, Avion Takes Action, has awarded $20,000 in grants to four nonprofit organizations, the company announced. The grants are distributed in communities where Avion […]

MONTGOMERY –  Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate continued to hold at its record low level of 2.6%, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday. Last month’s rate is well below […]

HUNTSVILLE – It was clear, blue-sky day with a brisk morning breeze Tuesday in Cummings Research Park, what the Huntsville business community calls a beautiful day for a groundbreaking and […]

ATHENS — In the modern live-work-play society, recreation is a key piston of a region’s economic engine. North Alabama is no different. On Thursday,  Innovate Alabama and Launch 2035 hosted a regional economic […]

HUNTSVILLE — Staff at the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors and ValleyMLS.com are flipping more than houses this year. They are flipping out about their jobs, too, with the area’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – Under clear skies and a soft fall breeze, Bank Independent broke ground Tuesday on its sales office at The Market at Hays Farm in South Huntsville. It is […]

TANNER – The Bocar Group, an international automotive components manufacturer, made a bold statement this week about its plans for expanding into North America by opening their first U.S.-based manufacturing […]

FLORENCE – Kilby Laboratory School is ranked No. 1 in Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Alabama for 2022-2023, according to a report released by Niche, a national education research […]

SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent, one of North Alabama’s fastest growing banks, is ranked No. 36 on Newsweek’s annual Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces list for 2022. Newsweek collaborated with the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Things aren’t slowing down for Invariant in South Huntsville. After just 15 months in its “new build” facility, the company broke ground for a 23,000 square-foot building on […]

ATHENS — It seems that everything is big with Buc-ee’s – including its hiring event. Instead of the normal one-day hiring event used by a lot of businesses, the retail […]

Huntsville has rightly made its mark as a national buzz word of 2022. Starting with U.S. News & World Report’s#1 place to live, followed by highlights in national publications like […]