Tag: November 2011
Huntsville Names New Economic QB
Michelle Jordan has been chosen as director of economic development and legislative affairs for the City of Huntsville. Jordan has been the city’s...
ThyssenKrupp Stainless Re-branded For Sale
ThyssenKrupp, which announced in May that it was looking at ways to change or divest its stainless steel operations, has taken...
Austal USA christens new vessels
Austal USA christened the first of its new Joint High Speed Vessels and won accolades from a visiting Navy official.
The “Spearhead, ” the first...
Four-Star Provider
When Redstone Arsenal became the new headquarters of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Huntsville also became home to one of only 11...
A Life Affirming Partnership
More than 60 tornados struck Alabama communities late last April, leaving widespread destruction and killing 248 people. Afterwards businesses, nonprofits and...
Pine Trees v. Classrooms
A federal judge has ruled that Alabama’s long-challenged property tax structure might inherently widen the gap between the state’s haves and have-nots, ...
Scared to Death: Cyber Insecurity in Alabama's Technology Hub
Facing economic challenges from the first big Marshall Space Flight Center layoffs in years, the specter of cuts in military spending and...
Unwelcome Harvest
The new Alabama immigration law—officially, the Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act—started driving farm workers from Alabama fields and processing plants when...