Economy — Page 4

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Big 10 Mayors have released their legislative agenda for the upcoming legislative session and economy is the top issue. Number one on the list is to […]

'Coach' Tuberville scores in hard-hitting update

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama’s only college football coach-turned United States senator pulled no gimmick plays Wednesday concerning the dangers America is facing. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke of Huntsville’s unique role […]

Northwest-Shoals CC an income driver for NW Alabama

MUSCLE SHOALS — Northwest-Shoals Community College added $148.5 million in income to the Northwest Alabama economy in fiscal year 2020-21, supporting 2,687 jobs. Students and alumni of colleges within the […]

Calhoun Community College isn’t making just an educational impact on the state, the state’s largest two-year college is making a major economic impact. Calhoun made a total annual impact of […]

Huntsville listed as top 5 most prosperous metro

According to a recent report, Huntsville has landed on another notable list of places to live throughout the country. Huntsville was named among the top 5 of the country’s most […]

Inflation may cause slight drag on state economy

TUSCALOOSA — Persistent inflation will help drag the state’s economy but the slowdown is expected to be slight, according to the annual economic forecast from the Center for Business and […]

Lawmakers: 'Huntsville has it going on'

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Legislative Update started more like a pep rally Monday when House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter took the microphone. “Man, I gotta tell you, you folks have it […]

Dekko grant makes a splash with Athens

ATHENS – The abandoned Pilgrim’s Pride poultry plant has heard its last cock-a-doodle-doo as the City of Athens closed on a deal to purchase the land after years of negotiations. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Erin Koshut, executive director of Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park, has been named president of the Board of Directors for the Association of University Research Parks. AURP is a […]

Space Command announcement up in the air The commander of U.S. Space Command, Gen. Dickinson, is reportedly “massaging the message.”  What that means is open to interpretation but Dickinson has […]

DECATUR – The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association has released a video promoting funding and investment opportunities from the Appalachian Regional Commission. “The overall purpose of the ‘Investing in Appalachian’ […]

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 […]

Public invited to HSV Quarterly Music Meetup

HUNTSVILLE — It’s the last waltz of 2022 for the Huntsville Music Office’s HSV Quarterly Music Meetups, but it’s just an overture to the growing music scene coming to Huntsville […]

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 […]

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 […]

MADISON — The underlying theme of Madison Mayor Paul Finley’s annual State of the City address was growing Madison into a place where people can lay down roots in the […]

MOORESVILLE – Singing River Trail is now calling Mooresville home, thanks to a Limestone County family. The McCrary family, owners of 1818 Farms in Mooresville, is providing Singing River Trail […]

Imagine a 200-plus-mile greenway system connecting all of North Alabama – from the bustling towns to the tucked away hidden gems – along an uninterrupted outdoor human highway, brimming with […]

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 — 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 – Huntsville’s Radiance Technologies has opened an office in Shreveport, La., the company’s second location in the Bayou State. “We welcome Radiance’s expansion in Shreveport,” said Dr. John F. […]

HUNTSVILLE – With midterm elections fast approaching, some fresh voices are speaking out in the form of Libertarian Party Alabama. Libertarian candidates, including gubernatorial candidate Dr. Jimmy Blake, will be […]

HARTSELLE — The city of Hartselle has received a $300,000 Community Block Grant, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. The federal matching grant will help provide jobs, increase commerce and provide infrastructure. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Epidemiologists and public health officials have a new predictive tool to analyze the course of pandemics, thanks to a University of Alabama in Huntsville professor and a UAH […]