Workforce — Page 14

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber continues to collaborate with the local Alabama Career Center, the Alabama Community College System, local nonprofits, and community agencies to help bridge the gap […]

Avion giving fund awards $20,000 to nonprofits

HUNTSVILLE — Avion Solutions’ employee-led giving fund, Avion Takes Action, has awarded $20,000 in grants to four nonprofit organizations, the company announced. The grants are distributed in communities where Avion […]

North Alabama paces state unemployment numbers

MONTGOMERY –  Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate continued to hold at its record low level of 2.6%, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday. Last month’s rate is well below […]

A radiant day for a Radiance groundbreaking

HUNTSVILLE – It was clear, blue-sky day with a brisk morning breeze Tuesday in Cummings Research Park, what the Huntsville business community calls a beautiful day for a groundbreaking and […]

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 — Staff at the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors and ValleyMLS.com are flipping more than houses this year. They are flipping out about their jobs, too, with the area’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – Under clear skies and a soft fall breeze, Bank Independent broke ground Tuesday on its sales office at The Market at Hays Farm in South Huntsville. It is […]

TANNER – The Bocar Group, an international automotive components manufacturer, made a bold statement this week about its plans for expanding into North America by opening their first U.S.-based manufacturing […]

FLORENCE – Kilby Laboratory School is ranked No. 1 in Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Alabama for 2022-2023, according to a report released by Niche, a national education research […]

SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent, one of North Alabama’s fastest growing banks, is ranked No. 36 on Newsweek’s annual Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces list for 2022. Newsweek collaborated with the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Things aren’t slowing down for Invariant in South Huntsville. After just 15 months in its “new build” facility, the company broke ground for a 23,000 square-foot building on […]

ATHENS — It seems that everything is big with Buc-ee’s – including its hiring event. Instead of the normal one-day hiring event used by a lot of businesses, the retail […]

Huntsville has rightly made its mark as a national buzz word of 2022. Starting with U.S. News & World Report’s#1 place to live, followed by highlights in national publications like […]

Huntsville has rightly made its mark as a national buzz word of 2022. Starting with U.S. News & World Report’s No. 1 place to live, followed by highlights in national […]

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 […]

Drake State building advanced manufacturing center

HUNTSVILLE — Drake State Community and Technical College will build an advanced manufacturing center on its Meridian Street campus, the school announced Wednesday. The 50,000 square-foot building will support the […]

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 – North Alabama’s premier hands-on career expo opens at the Von Braun Center today. The two-day regional Worlds of Work Career Expo, sponsored by North AlabamaWorks, is primarily for […]

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 — 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 […]

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 […]

HUNTSVILLE — According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 41% of Alabama adults sought medical treatment for a mental health issue between 2017-2019. However, during the COVID-19 […]

HUNTSVILLE — Meta has partnered with Holder Construction to recruit students and provide them with work-based learning opportunities in as little as two months. Meta’s construction, community, and education partners […]

HUNTSVILLE — PeopleTec has partnered with Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to develop a master’s degree cohort program in engineering for its employee-owners. The cohort program offers 10 […]