Women’s History Month
March is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month. We asked lifelong Madison County resident and community leader Lynne Berry Vallely to share what Women’s History Month means to her. Learn about the North Alabama women that inspire Lynne and how they helped shape leadership opportunities for women today.
Business & Economy
Fly HSV: Breeze Airways launches new nonstop service to Orlando.
Read More: HBJ March 2, 2023
Wage Gap: With one of the nation’s worst wage gaps, Alabama women make 67 cents for every dollar man makes.
Read More: AL.com March 1, 2023
Coming Soon: Kentucky-based “craft casual” brunch restaurant Biscuit Belly is opening its second Alabama location in Jones Valley later this year.
Read More: AL.com February 28, 2023
Development: New construction tops $321 million so far this year in the Huntsville area.
Read More: AL.com February 28, 2023
Government
Grocery Sales Tax: As one of only three states to tax groceries at the state’s normal sales tax rates, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels and others are calling for a vote to eliminate grocery state sales tax.
Read More: WRBL February 27, 2023
Huntsville City Council: Huntsville City Councilman Devyn Keith was removed as chair of the finance committee and was replaced by Councilwoman Jennie Robinson.
Read More: WHNT February 24, 2023
Defense
Space Command: A non-public, 87-page report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office in May 2022 confirmed Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal was ranked first in the Air Force’s Evaluation and Selection phases.
Read More: Yellowhammer News March 1, 2023
International Business: The Alabama Department of Commerce is leading the business development mission to the Australian International Airshow Aerospace and Defence Exhibition providing homegrown Alabama companies the opportunity to engage with potential partners in Australia’s growing aerospace/defense sector and to display their products and services.
Read More: Made In Alabama February 27, 2023
Awarded: Huntsville’s ITSC Secure Solutions has won a $415 million task order for professional services to the Secretary of the Air Force Concepts, Development, and Management Office.
Read More: GovConWire.com February 27, 2023
Culture & Entertainment
Non-Profit: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville highlighted the important work and world-class counseling services led by Huntsville’s National Children’s Advocacy Center in Huntsville.
Read More: AL Today February 28, 2023
Smithsonian Exhibition: “The Bias Inside Us”, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that studies implicit bias, will be staged for a four-week run at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville from April 24 through May 20.
Read More: AL.com February 27, 2023
People
Retired Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Mary Jane Caylor was named to the University of Alabama College of Education Hall of Fame.