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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 […]

HUNTSVILLE – Cummings Research Park is shedding its image as just a pocket-protector, high-tech grower, business park. The nation’s second-largest research park has embraced the mixed-use development movement. A ground-breaking […]

Rosalie Allen named deciBel Research president

HUNTSVILLE — Rosalie Allen has been named president of deciBel Research, the company recently announced. Jeff Gronberg will continue to serve as CEO, with a focus on strategy and long-term […]

HUNTSVILLE — Folks, it’s contagious and, chances are, at least one person in your family already has it. You will find dozens of cases in your yoga class and hundreds […]

HUNTSVILLE — For those wanting to build their future, their future could be in building. To meet the need for skilled construction workers, Meta and Holder Construction are bringing Hardhat […]

HUNTSVILLE – Addressing the area’s need for more tech and corporate workforce housing, RCP Companies has announced a $110 million urban mixed-use development for Huntsville’s MidCity District. Anthem House will […]

HUNTSVILLE – Take me out to the hiring fair! Booz Allen Hamilton in Huntsville is doing something different this year with its partnership with the Rocket City Trash Pandas. The […]

HUNTSVILLE — Skipping the “whereases” and “therefores,” Mayor Tommy Battle struck just the right chord Thursday when he proclaimed September as Huntsville Music Month. The announcement came in a jam […]