Government — Page 49

Strong names political vets to congressional team

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 […]

Crawford, Shedd tapped for House committee chairs

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 […]

We saw Dr. John Kvach, the executive director of the Singing River Trail, at the Greenbrier Restaurant with Anna Clem of Athens. Looking and sounding like the Singing River Trail […]

HUNTSVILLE — If you’re a customer with the Recycling Alliance of North Alabama, your blue cart may be sitting on the curb a while longer. “RANA customers – we sincerely […]

HUNTSVILLE — Stephen E. Boyd, the former chief of staff for Sen. Tommy Tuberville, has joined Horizons Global Solutions as a partner, the Huntsville-based firm announced. Boyd’s consulting practice will […]

Rex Reynolds named to chair House committee

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. Rex Reynolds of Huntsville has been named to chair the House Way & Means General Fund Committee, according to Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, the GOP Caucus nominee for House […]

HUNTSVILLE — In a year of the city receiving accolade after accolade nationally and internationally, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle said one particular mention was “the coolest.” “The coolest praise came […]

MADISON — The Madison City Council approved an arts and entertainment district Monday night for Town Madison. The Town Madison Arts and Entertainment District will allow customers 21 and older […]

HOUSTON — KBR has been awarded a $156.7 million task order to support capabilities assessment and enhancements for the Army’s Utility Helicopter 60 Variant Fleet, providing technologically superior and cost-effective […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Land Trust of North Alabama and the Huntsville Planning Department are holding a series of forums next week seeking public input on the city’s Greenway Master Plan. […]

Riddick recognized as South Huntsville Main Street Hero

HUNTSVILLE — Madison County Commissioner Phil Riddick, who represents District 5 which includes South Huntsville Main Street, was recently presented with the Main Street Hero award. The award recognizes a […]

Avion wins third Small Business Award

HUNTSVILLE — The third time is a charm for Avion Solutions. The aerospace engineering contractor was named the 2022 Small Business Award winner for Government Contracting – Technology. The award […]

Huntsville municipal offices closed Thursday-Friday

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The following services will be affected: Garbage Collection: Thursday’s residential curbside collection will be picked […]

Ivey calls for moratorium on executions

MONTGOMERY — After two botched execution attempts recently, Gov. Kay Ivey has called for a review of the state’s execution process, and how to ensure the state can deliver justice […]

Sentar, DOE laboratory join in cyber protection

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville-based Sentar and Idaho National Laboratory have partnered to help protect government assets from cyber attacks. Sentar is the first Department of Defense contractor licensed to use the […]

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 […]