Initiatives

The cover story features the groundbreaking for UAH’s new engineering building, and you can also read about our latest work on child care, small business profiles, the recent Washington DC and Montgomery Trips and more.

Our newest issue of Initiatives magazine is on its way to your office! Our cover story is about the recent Change of Command at Army Materiel Command. Read online.

Beth Sippel is Market President of Synovus Bank and a long-time volunteer with the Chamber. She is currently serving on the executive committee as the vice chair of HREGI. We profile her in our April 2023 issue of Initiatives magazine.

Four of our five most recent Chamber board chairs are Alabama natives, primarily from north Alabama. For this first issue of 2023, we invited them to share their perspectives on the changing face of the Rocket City.

Mike Woeber, CPA is Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Tax Advisors, Inc. The company works exclusively with eligible companies to leverage tax incentives as a strategy for growing their businesses. We profile him in our February 2023 issue of Initiatives magazine.

Michael Kirkpatrick is Chairman/CEO of DESE Research, Inc., one of Huntsville’s oldest family owned and family managed small businesses in the defense and aerospace markets. We profile him in our December 2022 issue of Initiatives magazine.

We’re seeing a lot of activity in Cummings Research Park this year. While CRP West continues to develop, we’re seeing more – and new – activity happening in in the older, eastern section of the Park. We’re spotlighting some of that revitalization in this cover story as CRP celebrates 60 years.

Charles Hawkins is Vice President of SMX’s, Army, Space & Civil Division, Engineering & IT Business Unit. We profile him in our October 2022 issue of Initiatives magazine.

ValleyMLS.com aims to help thousands of real estate professionals in north Alabama to continue their work as community advocates and defenders of the American Dream of homeownership.

BL Harbert International is a diversified construction company working in the U.S. and abroad. The company is one of the country’s most influential contractors, a leader in sustainable construction, and a top design-builder.

Learn about Sameer Singhal, President & CEO of CFD Research.

Learn about Sameer Singhal, President & CEO of CFD Research.