Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Huntsville Airport Sheraton gets new look, improvements
(From release) The Four Points by Sheraton® Huntsville Airport, located inside the Huntsville International Airport, has unveiled a brand new design package. The renovations include a completely new guest room package, new fitness center with state-of-the-art Life Fitness equipment, enhanced business center, The Grille restaurant, completely new front desk, and a fresh new look to [...]
Area home sales remain steady, prices rise slightly
(From release) Homes sales remained unchanged in January when compared to this same time last year according to new data prepared by the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR). January 2012 homes sales reflected the traditional monthly decline from December 2011 dipping by 32.65 percent.
At $168,500 the January 2012 single-family home median price – the [...]
NASA awards local firm contract for support center
(From release) NASA has selected COLSA Corp. of Huntsville, Ala., for its Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC) contract. The estimated value of the contract, including all options, is approximately $94.6 million.
COLSA will provide engineering, operations and maintenance, system development services and tools for the International Space Station and other program and project mission services.
The HOSC [...]
AirTran Airways pulling out of Huntsville in August; to depart after just over two years
After just over a year and a half of service to the Huntsville area, AirTran Airways parent Southwest Airlines announced Friday AirTran will cease operations this summer.
The airline first flew into Huntsville on May 27, 2010.
Huntsville is one of six areas the airline will no longer serve as of August 12. Below is a portion [...]
Boeing, Northrop Grumman receive MDA contract for GMD work
(From release) The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC] have received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States’ ballistic missile defense system.
“Today’s award is the culmination of a two-year proposal [...]
Huntsville Hospital acquires Decatur hospital
(From release) Huntsville Hospital and Capella Healthcare of Franklin, Tennessee, jointly announced today that Huntsville Hospital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Parkway Medical Center of Decatur from Capella. Dan Slipkovich, Capella Healthcare CEO, and David Spillers, Huntsville Hospital CEO, said the deal is expected to be finalized before year’s end and will be [...]
Huntsville median home prices climb; sales dip slightly from last month
(From release) Median home prices in Huntsville Madison County rose in November 2011 and from the previous year according to new data prepared by the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR). At $173,974 the November 2011 single-family home median price – the figure at which half of the homes sold for more and half sold [...]
Dynetics to build major system for space launch vehicle; new company to locate in Huntsville
(From release) Stratolaunch Systems has selected Dynetics to provide overall technical integration and the mating and integration system hardware for a revolutionary air launch system. The system is being designed as a responsive, affordable system to deliver cargo and humans to space. This program will establish Huntsville as a leader in the commercial space launch [...]
Realtors launch mobile real estate app
(From release) The Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR) and its subsidiary the North Alabama Multiple Listing Service (NALMLS), today announced the launch of a mobile app that works on standard cell phones and smartphones across all mobile carriers.
Using GPS locators, consumers can search by address, city or zip code to see property details for [...]
Cargo airline lands first Boeing 747-8 jumbo at Huntsville International
(From release) Cargolux’s first Boeing 747-8 commercial flight into the U.S. landed at Huntsville International Airport on Monday. This aircraft offers significant benefits in terms of increased payload, reduced fuel burn as well as noise and emissions reductions. Cargolux is the launch customer of the B747-8.
“We are excited to see the B747-8 serve Huntsville International [...]
