November 15, 2021
November 12, 2021
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle gave his annual State of the City Address on November 8 at the Von Braun Center North Hall after Huntsville was named the largest city in Alabama. More than 1,100 people attended to hear his remarks, which reflected the successes our community accomplished over the last year. Watch the full recorded video.
November 11, 2021
We have several rescheduled events to host before 2021 closes out. Please mark these on your calendar -- we've included links where registration is still open, and if you don't see a link, it means we'll open registration soon.
November 10, 2021
This month our guests were Sam Givhan, local attorney and a State Senator for Alabama District 7, and Jeff Samz, Chief Executive Officer of Huntsville Hospital. Samz gave us an update on the latest COVID numbers in our community, all of which continue to drop. Givhan was able to speak on how the new district maps will be impacting our region.
November 5, 2021
David Canupp, an Attorney with Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, and Cindy Doty, a Human Resources Consultant with PassionHR Consulting, joined us to share updates on the new rules from OSHA and CMS regarding the vaccine mandate.
November 4, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing the details of a requirement for employers with 100 or more employees to ensure each of their workers is
fully vaccinated or tests for COVID-19 on at least a weekly basis. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services is also announcing the details of its requirement that health care workers at facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid are fully vaccinated.
November 3, 2021
We shared this video on Nov. 3 at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s 85th Annual Membership Meeting. We want to thank our local heroes who have gotten us through the pandemic to this point. We appreciate all you have done to support our community!
November 2, 2021
The Wall Street Journal has ranked Huntsville as the #10 Emerging Housing Market in the U.S. The study was performed in collaboration with Realtor.com to help home buyers decide on the best place to make housing investments. Winning communities had the strongest returns on investment as well as being great places to live.
November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
The federal COVID vaccine mandates for federal contractors and employees have provoked a series of bills in the special legislative session called by Governor Ivey to redraw district lines for a number of elected offices. There are now more than 12 such bills in the Legislature that would create a civil liability nightmare for employers.
October 25, 2021
October 25, 2021
We are pleased to announce this year’s winners for the annual Best Places To Work® Awards! The winners were announced during a luncheon today at the Von Braun Center. These companies win based on results from employee surveys, and it’s a serious matter of pride to win! Companies also use this employee feedback to improve. Results are tabulated by Quantum Workplace and were kept confidential prior to the event.
October 20, 2021
Our guests from the UAH Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) shared information about a number of upcoming events. One is the 13th Annual Small Business Matchmaker, which is a great opportunity for small businesses […]
October 18, 2021
October 18, 2021
Huntsville, Ala. (October 18, 2021) – Together with state and community leaders, Toyota Alabama held an event to celebrate the first of Toyota’s latest engine products for the all-new 2022 Tundra to come off the production line. The new engines, a hybrid electric powered twin-turbo V6 engine and the gas-powered twin-turbo V6 engine, usher in the next era of powertrains being assembled in Huntsville.
October 12, 2021
We welcomed Richard Raleigh of Wilmer & Lee and Sarah Osborne of Bradley. We also thank two HR professionals, Tim Lingo of Aerojet Rocketdyne and Leah Sketo of Lockheed Martin Corporation, who joined us to share their perspectives on COVID-19 pandemic planning and response. December 8 is the deadline for federal contractors to be fully vaccinated.
October 12, 2021
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the opening of a new facility in Cummings Research Park, the second largest research park in the United States and the fourth largest in the world. This facility, located at 110 Wynn Drive, will increase the company’s footprint in Huntsville and support work with the U.S. Air Force Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program, the Nation’s next generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.
October 12, 2021
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is proud to announce the naming of its new Space Camp Operations Center for Boeing, a global leader in aerospace and a longtime supporter of the Rocket Center and its Space Camp programs. Boeing is making a $3.5 million donation for the new 40,600-square-foot building that will include a permanent home for U.S. Cyber Camp as well as a 1,000-seat auditorium and 10 classrooms and laboratories to support the Space Camp family of programs.
