Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
HudsonAlpha breaks ground for new facility; company, state join in economic development effort
(From release) HudsonAlpha officially broke ground for a major expansion on its Cummings Research Park campus Wednesday morning.
Governor Robert Bentley was hand to acknowledge the state’s ongoing dedication to the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and expansion of the life sciences industry in Alabama. “The addition of a new facility on the Cummings [...]
Area Harley dealership to participate in Million Mile Monday
(From release) On June 27th, Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.®) members around the world will band together in a singular challenge, to log as many cumulative miles as possible in a 24-hour period.
Registration for this event will begin at 9 a.m. at Rocket Harley-Davidson. This year, H.O.G® is encouraging riders [...]
Huntsville to host Cyber Security Summit June 9
(From release) In 1995, 16 million people were online worldwide, according to Internet World Stats. Today, there are more than two billion. In our “cyber society,” the need for information security has become increasingly vital. The Third Annual Cyber Security Summit, scheduled for Thursday, June 9, at Jackson Center in [...]
Area home sales slammed by storm
(From release) Homes sales for the month of April fell by 20.24 percent from March 2011 and 34.63 percent from April of 2010 in the wake of the storms that swept through Alabama on April 27th according to new data prepared by the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR).
At $174,900 the April 2011 [...]
Home prices rise in March; sales up over February but down compared to last year
(From release) The Huntsville Madison County single-family median home price rose 8.89 percent to $175,000 for the month of March 2011 compared to February 2011 and increased by 7.43 percent compared to March 2010 according to new data prepared by the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR).
March 2011 home sales rose [...]
Awards for best places to work; most valuable employees announced today
(From release) Fifteen companies in Huntsville/Madison County were selected as the “Best Places to Work” – while nine employees were named the Most Valuable Employees in Huntsville/Madison County at the fourth annual Best Places to Work awards luncheon Tuesday, April 19 at the Von Braun Center. The event was co-hosted [...]
Huntsville-based FASTSAT completes science observations
(From release) Dynetics announced Wednesday that FASTSAT-HSV01 has successfully completed scheduled science observations for multiple payloads. Mission operations are managed and controlled at NASA’s Huntsville Operations Support Center in Huntsville, Ala. FASTSAT is a commercial satellite developed by Dynetics in partnership with the Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation [...]
National Children’s Advocacy Center honors local company
(From release) The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) recently presented an Outstanding Service Award to Smallbox Entertainment Group for excellence in volunteer services. The honor came at the 27th National Symposium on Child Abuse in Huntsville, Alabama.
Smallbox received the prestigious award at the Symposium’s annual awards luncheon with over 1200 in attendance. The criteria for [...]
Aerojet’s Huntsville office hosts groundbreaking ceremony
(From release) Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that in partnership with Huntsville City Mayor Tommy Battle and Chamber of Commerce executives, it held a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the launch of Aerojet’s new office expansion project. The event began at 4 p.m. and was held at Aerojet’s future location [...]
Dynetics, Cisco to sponsor “Taste of Technology” April 19
(From release) Dynetics and Cisco will present a “Taste of Technology” on Tuesday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters, 1002 Explorer Blvd., in Cummings Research Park. The event will show participants how businesses are using Cisco solutions to build on their existing internet protocol (IP) investment to lower [...]
