Category: Business
Innovate Huntsville 2017 set for Feb. 27-March 3
December 13, 2016
Mayor Tommy Battle announced the second annual Innovate Huntsville 2017 will take place on February 27 – March 3. The week is dedicated to bringing entrepreneurs, local resources and innovators together to build momentum and opportunity around Huntsville’s unique entrepreneurial identity. Innovate Huntsville 2017 provides collaboration and celebration of all things entrepreneurial and serves as a culmination and outreach of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. It will feature events, panels and social activities, including the [more]
Read MoreDevelopment Review: November 2016
December 2, 2016
Office and industrial projects topped the list of non-commercial building permits in November. Residential permits were down year-over-year, while Certificates of Occupancy (COs) increased. Residential Permits (new construction) in Huntsville city limits In November, 82 housing units were permitted, 77 single- and 5 multi-family. The top tracts for building permits last month were 106.12 (72 West) and 109.01 (Hampton Cove), where 16 units were permitted each, all single-family. This is a 43.4% decrease over November 2015, when 145 [more]
Read MoreSears Store at Madison Square Mall to Relocate
November 18, 2016
The City of Huntsville and Sears are pleased to announce they have reached an agreement to relocate the company’s Madison Square Mall store to a new location within the Huntsville market, paving the way for the redevelopment of the former Madison Square Mall property. Sears willingness to relocate its Huntsville operations fully supports the City’s Research Park East Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Plan, which was adopted by the City Council this [more]
Read MoreHousing Expo Offers One Stop Shop for Entry Level Homeowners and New Renters
October 19, 2016
The City of Huntsville’s Community Development Department is hosting a Housing Expo on Saturday, November 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Stone Event Center at Campus No. 805, 2620 Clinton Avenue West. This half-day event, free to the public, will provide valuable information and guidance for current and potential renters and homeowners in the Huntsville area. More than 100 exhibitors will be on hand to answer questions and offer [more]
Read MoreAUSA Annual Meeting Offers Window into Huntsville’s Future
October 5, 2016
Huntsville’s business and elected leaders traveled to Washington, DC, Oct.3-5, to participate in the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). This event is the country’s largest gathering of Army officials, defense companies, and congressional staffers. It covers two of Huntsville’s primary economic development target markets – aerospace and defense – providing a rare opportunity to meet with key decision makers in industry and government all in [more]
Read MoreHDT Announces Huntsville Expansion
September 29, 2016
And it’s a big one – HDT Global will add at least 120 jobs and an investment of $4 million in its Huntsville-based plant. HDT is a provider of highly engineered, application-specific solutions for military, civilian, commercial and industrial customers. Read HDT’s official news release announcing its Huntsville expansion “We are proud to have innovative companies like HDT in Huntsville. HDT chose Huntsville because of our pro-business environment and access to an incredibly skilled workforce,” Huntsville Mayor [more]
Read MoreSmart Growth America Brings Complete Streets Workshop to Huntsville
May 24, 2016
City of Huntsville planners and administrators will meet with representatives from Smart Growth America on June 15 and 16 as part of a free, grant-funded technical assistance program. This workshop will provide the community with tools and strategies to develop a Complete Streets policy that will help Huntsville plan and design its streets to be safe, comfortable, and convenient for people of all ages and abilities, whether they are walking, [more]
Read MoreCity of Huntsville Earns Aaa Credit Rating for 8th Straight Year
May 19, 2016
The City of Huntsville received good news this week from Moody’s Investors Service. The Wall Street credit rating agency awarded Huntsville Aaa status for the eighth straight year. The triple-A rating is the highest a city can achieve, and is awarded to a minority of government entities in the nation. Less than six percent municipal and county governments across America receive the top ranking. “This rating is the result of the hard [more]
Read MoreCity Opens First Phase of New Downtown Roadway – Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard
April 22, 2016
The first phase of downtown Huntsville’s newest gateway is open. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, a newly constructed four-lane roadway, is now complete from Governor’s Drive to Pelham Avenue. When phase two is finished later this year, the nearly half-mile road will terminate at Williams Avenue in Big Spring Park. The four-lane boulevard is designed to offer a dramatic and beautiful new entrance into the heart of downtown. It includes decorative [more]
Read MoreAlabama Mayors Call for Action on Transportation Infrastructure
April 6, 2016
The mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities gathered today in Montgomery where they called on state leaders to support efforts to improve transportation infrastructure in Alabama. The mayors from Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa said state legislators must identify funding for construction of new bridges, roads and highways as well as maintenance and repairs on existing infrastructure. “Infrastructure is one of the top factors in the competition for jobs and investment,” [more]
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