MONTGOMERY — A pair of North Alabama lawmakers have been named to serve as House committee chairs by Speaker-designate Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville). Rep. Terry Collins of Decatur and Rep. Phillip […]

MONTGOMERY — The cities of Florence and Huntsville and agencies in Marshall and Cullman counties are among entities to share $2.65 million to fight homelessness, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. […]

MADISON — The Madison City Council has voted down an ordinance that would allow the operation of medical cannabis dispensaries within the city limits.  Council members voted 4-2 against the […]

HUNTSVILLE — Leidos has been awarded a $334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. The program, known as “Mayhem,” consists of expendable hypersonic […]

VIENNA, Va. — Virginia-based Aeyon, which has an office in Huntsville, has been awarded a $516.9 million NASA Financial Support Services contract. Awarded as a joint venture with MM Technologies, […]

MONTGOMERY – The state unemployment for November is steady from last month, but North Alabama has shown improvement over October, according to the latest report from the Department of Labor. […]

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 […]

HUNTSVILLE – A-P-T Research has been selected to continue as the provider of safety and mission assurance support services at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the company announced. The […]

WASHINGTON — For the second year in a row, Alabama’s retiring senator has been rated the “top earmarker.” Congress agreed Tuesday on a bipartisan framework for a full-year $1.7 trillion […]

HUNTSVILLE – Intuitive Research and Technology has won cyber-related contracts to Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex and the Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. The two contracts combine for […]

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — All Points Logistics has appointed former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to its board of advisors, the company announced today. All Points Logistics, which has an office […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. Andy Whitt has been appointed chairman of the House Economic Development & Tourism Committee, State Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R – Rainsville) announced today. Whitt (R-Harvest) is […]

MADISON — Medical marijuana may be coming to Madison. At Monday night’s work session, the Madison City Council heard the first reading of a proposed ordinance to allow medical cannabis […]

MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has kicked off the first of a series of statewide meetings through a program organized by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The […]

HUNTSVILLE — A pair of political veterans have been named Friday by U.S. Rep.-elect Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) to senior-level staff positions. Strong announced that Payne Griffin, who has served in […]

HUNTSVILLE – At Thursday’s Redstone Update, Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan began his address with a most pressing message. “This weekend, the Black Knights are preparing to dominate the Navy Midshipmen […]

HUNTSVILLE – Redstone Arsenal is the economic engine that powers roughly half of the Huntsville metro economy with agencies managing more than $50 billion in federal spending. Perhaps nothing on […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville-based PPT Solutions has chosen Unanet solutions to help it mobilize for significant growth. PPT said it plans to plans to roll out the program to employees in […]

$1 billion: Use it or lose it A special session is likely coming in the Alabama Legislature. The regular legislative session convenes in March, but it seems a special session […]

MONTGOMERY — A pair of North Alabama legislators have been selected to serve as committee chairs in the State Legislature, Speaker Nominee Nathaniel Ledbetter announced today. State Rep. Randall Shedd […]

HUNTSVILLE  – As the old song goes, “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” To that end, Huntsville Animal Services is asking the community to consider opening their hearts […]

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 […]

HUNTSVILLE — An early Christmas present may soon be in the offing for Huntsville in general and Redstone Arsenal in particular. According to military.com, Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander of […]

HUNTSVILLE — Summit 7 has become the first defense industrial base-focused partner to leverage Microsoft’s Azure Government Secret to handle sensitive data on behalf of the Department of Defense, the […]