Government — Page 48

HUNTSVILLE — As Huntsville grows, city leaders are focused on long-term gains for people who live, work and play in the community. This includes a watchful eye on Huntsville’s natural […]

i3 opens headquarters in Redstone Gateway

HUNTSVILLE — Integration Innovation Inc., better known as i3, has moved into its Huntsville headquarters in Redstone Gateway. Convenient to Redstone Arsenal Gate 9, the company said its location is […]

HUNTSVILLE — A nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will fund research efforts by a University of Alabama in Huntsville team to more accurately model climate […]

Area leaders tout 'huge success' of Alabama Jobs Act

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 […]

PRATTVILLE — A more than $82 million grant to help expand broadband service in Alabama will include three North Alabama rural electric cooperatives. Gov. Kay Ivey, state and regional officials […]

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 […]

The Alabama High School Athletic Association voted Tuesday to accommodate faith-based scheduling requests. The change comes after the association drew criticism in February for failing to allow the Oakwood Adventist Academy […]

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. […]

Huntsville City Council meets to canvass runoff vote

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council is holding a special session today to canvass the returns of last Tuesday’s municipal runoff. The canvass is 2:30 p.m. on the first-floor Chambers […]

WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation has awarded $3.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants to four Alabama airports for infrastructure upgrades, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) announced today. Huntsville […]

MONTGOMERY — The absentee voting period for the Nov. 8 General Election is underway. The deadline is Nov. 1 for election officials to receive an application for an absentee ballot, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Consolidated Construction has been awarded the contract to build a transfer station downtown for Huntsville Transit. The Huntsville City Council voted Thursday to allow Mayor Tommy Battle to […]

HUNTSVILLE — Four years ago, Army veteran Jason Swafford began his journey to build a logistics company that would support the Army Aviation community. That company, JS Solutions, reached a […]

CACI awarded $54.6M contract for Army Futures Command

RESTON, Va.– CACI International has been awarded a $54.6 million contract to provide mission expertise to the Assured Positioning, Navigation, Timing, and Space Cross Functional Team for the Army Futures […]

Business group endorses Strong for Congress

HUNTSVILLE — The National Federation of Independent Business announced Tuesday its endorsement of GOP Fifth Congressional District nominee Dale Strong. The NFIB, the nation’s largest small business advocacy organization, supports […]

Little, Alvarez win Huntsville runoff elections

HUNTSVILLE — David Little and Andrea Alvarez were the winners Tuesday in the Huntsville municipal runoff elections. Little captured the City Council District 2 seat and Alvarez was elected to […]

HUNTSVILLE — Speaking Monday at the ribbon-cutting for WellStone Crisis Center, Gov. Kay Ivey said mental health care has been placed on the back burner for way too long. “But […]

Runoff elections Tuesday in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE – The polls are open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Huntsville for a municipal runoff election for City Council District 2 and Huntsville City School Board […]

HUNTSVILLE –  Good things come to those who wait. And a great thing came to Huntsville after a 20-year wait. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) presided over a groundbreaking ceremony […]

HUNTSVILLE – After a half decade of working and building relationships in Huntsville, Sinequa decided to lay down some roots in the Rocket City. More than 50 representatives from Huntsville’s […]

HUNTSVILLE — Join the greater Huntsville government contracting community Tuesday for all things GovCon during CMMC Day. The event is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Jackson Center in […]

ANDALUSIA — Does a recently enacted law in Alabama give universities the authority to limit where and when political speech can occur on campus? That was the question before the […]

ADEM approves $348M to address 'dire needs'

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has awarded $348 million in grants and loans. Cities in Colbert, Madison and Jackson counties are included in the funding. The money […]

State maintains record low 2.6% unemployment rate

MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.6% for the month of August, according to updated labor statistics released today. The historically low unemployment rate sits well below August […]