December 1, 2017

PALCO purchases Intergraph building, continues major global expansion

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – PALCO has announced the purchase of a 200,000 sq. foot Intergraph building in Huntsville, which will bring the company’s total footprint to over 300,000 sq. feet. The industry-leading post-sales supply chain management business’ purchase of the Intergraph […]
December 1, 2017

Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville Receives National Recognition

Huntsville, Alabama—Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations® establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations everywhere. “Meeting the National Standards benchmarks is a rigorous, […]
November 27, 2017

Vote Dec. 12: Important School Tax Renewals on ballot along with U.S. Senate race

by Jill Bruton Workforce Development Director Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Right now, thousands of children across Madison County are taught by highly qualified teachers, in buildings designed to support learning, with materials that bring their lessons to life. This was made […]
November 16, 2017

BOCAR to add more than 300 jobs in north Alabama, invest $115 million

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Nov. 16, 2017) – BOCAR, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, plans to invest $115 million in a new plant to be built in Huntsville in Limestone County. The company will hire more than 300 people, adding to the […]
November 13, 2017

Bryant Bank appoints Hall B. Bryant III to Board of Directors

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.- Hall B. Bryant III, Partner with the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP (BABC), has joined the Board of Directors of Bryant Bank. “We are very excited to have Hall join our Board and give us […]
November 13, 2017

Mayor Battle: All citizens are part of city’s future growth

By Mike Ward, CCE, IOM Senior VP, Government & Public Affairs Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle delivered his 10th State of the City Address to more than 1,000 members of the Chamber on November 9 in the North Hall of the […]
November 13, 2017

Seven local nonprofits receive grants from Crestwood Women & Families Fund

Huntsville, AL – Crestwood Medical Center and the Community Foundation of Huntsville/Madison County are happy to announce that seven local nonprofit organizations in the Huntsville area will receive grants distributed from the Crestwood Women & Families Fund in 2017. The […]
November 6, 2017

Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Names New Communications Director

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber is pleased to announce it has named a new Communications Director. Claire Aiello will move to the Communications position immediately. Claire joined the Chamber staff in May of 2017 as the Government Affairs Program Manager. Prior […]
October 27, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne Breaks Ground On New Era of Advanced Manufacturing in Huntsville

  HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 24, 2017 – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), marked a key milestone today when it officially broke ground on a new, 136,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Huntsville, Alabama. During a ceremony, […]
October 20, 2017

Local companies find new way to “Linc” arms

Huntsville, Ala. (October 5, 2017) – Two local companies are linking arms and bringing a new way to do business to the Federal Government – thanks to the Small Business Administration (SBA’s) new All Small Mentor-Protégé Program. Mentor, Manufacturing Technical […]
October 12, 2017

Huntsville earns No. 2 spot on NerdWallet’s Best Places for Tech Jobs

A new ranking puts Huntsville second in the United States for best places for tech jobs. Location matters, according to NerdWallet, and that has developers, engineers, designers and other tech geniuses flocking to the Rocket City. NerdWallet analyzed 381 metro […]
October 12, 2017

Local companies encouraged to post Internships on ASmartPlace.com

By Jill Bruton Workforce Development Director Huntsville/Madison County Chamber Do you remember the stress and anxiety of your first day of full-time work? Meeting all of your new coworkers, immersing yourself in the company culture, and learning all about the […]
October 9, 2017

HudsonAlpha hosts international Immunogenomics Conference Oct. 2-4

More than 150 leading researchers from around the world convened at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology on Oct. 2-4, 2017 for the fifth annual Immunogenomics conference. Immunogenomics lies at the intersection of immunology and genomics and explores the ways in which […]
October 6, 2017
To help small business owners assess their small business status, the SBA has established a Table of Small Business Size Standards, which is matched to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for industries. The current table of size standards […]