December 15, 2022

Welcome to our team Lakeysha Brown!

We would like to welcome a new member to the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber team! Lakeysha Brown joined our staff on December 12, 2022 as our new Director of Member Engagement. If she looks familiar, Lakeysha has served as our Lead Ambassador for the last three years in our Chamber Ambassador Program.
December 9, 2022

Update: 90 Huntsville Area Companies Earn Best Place for Working Parents® Designation

Here's an updated list of the Huntsville-area companies that have earned the designation! If you haven't taken the assessment yet, we encourage you to do so today!
July 14, 2022

Best Place for Working Parents®: Why It Matters

On July 14, we hosted a virtual discussion titled 'How to be a Best Place for Working Parents and Why It Matters.'  We'd like to thank the companies who joined us to talk about the Best Places for Working Parents® designation, the science behind it, and the programs and resources they are interested in, or currently implementing in their organizations.
July 8, 2022

Two Huntsville Chamber employees graduate from Institute for Organization Management

Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce that Kristy Drake and Claire Aiello, both of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber in Huntsville, Alabama, have graduated from the program and have received the recognition of IOM.
July 8, 2022

Redstone Arsenal Honors Good Neighbors in Community

At the Armed Forces Celebration luncheon, Redstone leadership inducted the 2022 class of Redstone Arsenal Good Neighbors – including the Chamber's own Mike Ward. The Good Neighbor program was founded in 2010 to recognize members from the Tennessee Valley community who have gone above and beyond to positively impact the lives of service members and employees of Redstone Arsenal.
July 5, 2022

60+ Huntsville Area Companies Earn Best Place for Working Parents® Designation

In June, we debuted the Best Place for Working Parents® program in the Huntsville market. We are thrilled to announce that 64 companies earned the designation as of July 5.  The Best Place for Working Parents® is a growing national […]
June 6, 2022

Space Development Agency (SDA) Awards $324M for Networking Centers at Redstone and Grand Forks

Senator Richard Shelby was instrumental in securing funding in FY22 to help SDA locate its Operations and Integration centers at Redstone Arsenal and Grand Forks Air Force Base.
June 2, 2022

Chamber issues statement on GAO review of Space Command HQ decision

The Tennessee Valley Communities look forward to supporting the Air Force's decision to locate USSPACECOM HQ at Redstone Arsenal. Here is a statement the Chamber issued on June 2.
May 19, 2022

Deadline extended for Small Business Awards Nominations to June 24

Nominations are now open for our 37th Annual Small Business Awards! Don't delay -- send in your nominations today!
May 18, 2022

Armed Forces Celebration 2022: Join us for several events June 27-July 1

We invite you to take part in a variety of activities to honor our military in the Huntsville/Madison County community! Here are the events for the upcoming Armed Forces Celebration Week, which is June 27 – July 1, 2022: Monday, […]
May 6, 2022

SBA Recognizes Greg Brown, Alice Lessmann with special honors

Greg Brown was named Alabama Small Business Person of the Year, and Alice Lessmann was recognized with the District Director’s award. Both are outstanding advocates for small business in our community. Congratulations!
May 2, 2022

High School Seniors get a jump start on future at Senior Sprint

As graduation marks the last hurdle for many high school seniors to cross the finish line and move toward the next step in their career paths, it can be daunting for those who have not made firm post-graduation plans. The Senior Sprint Career Fair is designed with those seniors in mind. This career fair creates a bridge from high school to the workforce and provides graduates with many different career and training opportunities right here in the Rocket City.
April 28, 2022

LG Hosts Hiring Fair to Help Solar Operations Employees Find New Opportunities

New opportunities are on the horizon for the LG employees in Huntsville, Alabama who are impacted by the closure of the LG Solar panel manufacturing plant next month. This week, as part of its commitment to assist these employees with their career transitions, LG hosted a two-day job fair specifically for these employees. They met with representatives from several other companies in the area.
April 27, 2022

Huntsville Chamber visits Greenville, SC to learn about Minority Business Accelerator

In April of 2022, a group from Huntsville, Alabama visited the Greenville Chamber in Greenville, South Carolina. There, we learned more about the South Carolina Minority Business Accelerator. The South Carolina Minority Business Accelerator (MBA) program was born from the […]