MADISON — Carter Rivers, owner of Green Rivers Landscape Company, is a Madison native with a heart for his city.  Rivers grew up in the heart of downtown Madison, right off […]

MADISON – Celebrating excellence in local business, the Madison Chamber of Commerce has opened applications for the 2025 Best in Business Awards. The annual event highlights the standout leaders within […]

ATHENS – Looking for a late Valentine’s date, a “galentine” outing or just to get the family out? Then look no further than Athens Middle School for the annual Athens-Limestone […]

WASHINGTON – With key portions of President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expiring at the end of 2025, lawmakers are fighting to ensure small businesses will not face a massive […]

MENTONE — To help preserve history and enhance tourism, the  Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $300,000 grant for the Town of Mentone to support the renovation and revitalization of […]

ATHENS – Specialty tea shop Driftwood Dragonfly won the Bright Ideas grant pitch competition, Athens Main Street announced. Owner Michelle Crawford received the $10,000 grant in an event at the […]

ATHENS — It only takes a spark to light a fire and, for some downtown businesses in Athens, a new initiative is designed to light a fire and “illuminate” their […]

HUNTSVILLE — Verous Technologies, a Huntsville-based Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business joint venture between TekFive and Iron Bow Technologies, has been certified as a 8(a) program participant. “We are proud of […]

ATHENS — Just call it “marinara for Main Street” or “canoli for a cause.” Whatever you decide, today offers a chance to not only enjoy some pizza and other Italian […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — UFP Packaging has acquired the assets of C&L Wood Products, a manufacturer of pallets and mulch based in Hartselle. UFP Packaging is an affiliate of UFP […]

ATHENS — After a tornado hit downtown Athens this week, several businesses were damaged and temporarily closed for repairs. Despite the adversity, the business community and the city as a […]

ATHENS — The recent storms have left behind new challenges for many small businesses in Athens. To help meet those challenges, the Athens State University Small Business Development Center is providing […]

WASHINGTON — The University of Alabama in Huntsville received a nearly $49 million contract from the Army, the Department of Defense announced. UAH is among several local entities that recently […]

HUNTSVILLE – An initiative to empower Huntsville businesses to grow and diversify was launched today in the Rocket City. The CRP DefenseTech Accelerator is an effort between the Huntsville/Madison County […]

HUNTSVILLE – The kickoff for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl is still a few weeks away, but the Huntsville-based company is hosting another competition – for the academic side of […]

HUNTSVILLE — PeopleTec of Huntsville has been awarded a $261,125,292 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Army for program management services, scientific services, engineering services, logistics services, financial services and ancillary services. […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments and Neighborhood Concepts Inc. are sponsoring a free, three-hour Funding Lab workshop this week for business owners seeking to grow […]

ATHENS – It’s time again for some sippin’ and shoppin’ in downtown Athens. To celebrate the holiday season, Athens Main Street is once again hosting the Sippin’ Cider Festival. Now […]

ARLINGTON, Va. — Radiance Technologies has been awarded a $49,319,391 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Phase IV of the Secure Advanced Framework for Simulation and Modeling  program. The Defense Advanced Research Projects […]

MONTGOMERY – Celebrating the “backbone of the state’s economy,” Gov. Kay Ivey has proclaimed Saturday to be Small Business Saturday in the state of Alabama. “The Saturday after Thanksgiving is a time […]

GADSDEN — The merchants of downtown Gadsden are getting in the holiday spirit, and as a more relaxing and enjoyable alternative to the big box store “Black Friday” chaos, shoppers […]

HUNTSVILLE — North Carolina-based Assertive Professionals has been awarded a $127,330,835 contract from the Missile Defense Agency at Redstone Arsenal. The company is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Economically […]

BIRMINGHAM – The voters for the Alabama Small Business Awards showed they have good taste. As in barbecue. As in, more specifically, Johnny’s Bar-B-Q, the beloved Cullman restaurant. Johnny’s was […]

HUNTSVILLE – With categories covering education tech, sports tech, consumer goods, medical tech, and cybersecurity, gBETA Huntsville announced the five startups for its fall cohort. The three-month mentorship-driven program is bringing […]