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Huntsville Ranked Fifth Best Performing City
in the Country
Technology-Based Metros Top 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index
 The sun continues to shine on Huntsville regarding national recognition and rankings. The latest recognition shows Huntsville being named the fifth best performing city in the country in the Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners 2008 Best-Performing Cities Index. Huntsville was ranked 16th in the U.S. in 2007.
Don Nalley, the Chamber’s vice chair for economic development and the director of Beason & Nalley, said he was excited to see Huntsville’s continued economic growth being recognized nationally.
“All in our community that work so hard to improve the economy and in general the lives of our citizens should be thrilled with the 2008 Milken Best-Performing Cities Index,” Nalley said. “The fact that Huntsville is listed fifth in this 2008 study is a major improvement from our 16 ranking in 2007 and our 28 ranking in 2005.” Continue »
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Integrated Air and Missile Defense Project Office Holds Ribbon Cutting and Open House
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Huntsville Mayor Loretta Spencer; Robert Tomas, Project Manager of Integrated Air and Missile Defense; Brigadier General Genaro DellaRocco, Program Executive Officer, Missiles and Space; and Evans Quinlivan, Chairman of Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon at the new IAMD Project Office.
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The Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Project Office recently held a ribbon cutting and open house for their new location.
“The opening of this facility is just one of the many ways we are developing new capabilities for the Army,” said Brigadier General Genaro Dellarocco, Program Executive Officer Missiles and Space.
“When you look around this high technology community that is so laden with aerospace and defense capabilities, please understand that when we discuss Huntsville being one of the true epicenters of our national defense initiative, at this office people are making this happen every day,” said Evans Quinlivan, Chair of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Continue »
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Business Expo Classes
The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County will host a series of one-hour training classes at the 2008 Business Expo, Oct. 23 from 1 - 6 p.m. at the Von Braun Center South Hall. The sessions will focus on small businesses and the basic foundation that an entrepreneur will need to maintain stability and growth. The topics include:
- Stress Management
- Accountability that Works
- Networking and Effective Follow-up
- Simple Changes for a More Comfortable Workstation
- Preparing Your Business For Financial Surprises
- Marketing on a Shoe String Budget
- Franchising 101
- Tax Tips for Small Businesses
- Request for Proposal (RFP) Training
- Loan Options for Financing Your Business
Classes are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Sessions will run concurrently from 1 - 5 p.m. It is importatnt that participants check with the registration booth the day of the Expo for an exact seminar schedule. For further information, please contact Jenni Jeffers, Small Business Director, at jjeffers@hsvchamber.org.
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Blackhawk Management Holds Ribbon Cutting
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Linda Moorehead, President/CEO of Blackhawk Management, cuts the ribbon at Blackhawk Management’s ribbon cutting and market expansion announcement.
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Blackhawk Management recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Huntsville location and as an announcement for their expansion into the Huntsville market.
Blackhawk Management is a company that specializes in providing the Department of Defense and other major prime government contractors with logistics, information technology, weapons system sustainment and engineering products and services.
“Today, we are enjoying tremendous economic growth from companies such as Blackhawk that are expanding or relocating to our community to those that are just opening their doors for business,” said Evans Quinlivan, Chair of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
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Brown Precision, Inc. Placed on the Inc. 5,000 List for Second Year in a Row
Inc. Magazine recently ranked Brown Precision, Inc. number 1,531 on its Inc. 5,000 list of fastest growing private companies in the country. This is the second year in a row Brown Precision has ranked on the Inc. 5,000.
Brown Precision also ranks number 61 in the top manufacturing firms in the country.
Brown Precision is an Engineering, Machining and Fabrication company that specializes in 5-axis precision machining for its Medical and Aerospace customers
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Huntsville Recognized as one of 100 Best Communities for Young People
 America’s Promise Alliance recently named Huntsville part of the “100 Best Communities for Young People.” Members of Hands On Greater Huntsville will travel to Washington, D.C. to accept the award.
“The 100 Best National Forum is a very special event because it allows us to honor those communities across the country that exemplify what it means to care and support our young people,” said Marguerite W. Kondracke, president and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance.
First held in 2005, “100 Best” is a bi-annual competition held by the Alliance to recognize the efforts of cities and towns that make young people a top priority. To learn more about the “100 Best Communities for Young People”, visit www.americaspromise.org/100best.
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NetwoRx Holds Ribbon Cutting and Open House
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Wayne Gardner, President of NetwoRx, cuts the ribbon at a ribbon cutting ceremony held at NetwoRx.
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NetwoRx of Huntsville, the new commercial IT division started by its parent company, T&W Operations, LLC., a service disable Veteran-owned small business, recently held a ribbon cutting and open house.
NetwoRx is one of the area’s few Microsoft Gold Partners, employing network engineers with more than 20 different certifications in networking, security and application development. NetwoRx offers “one-stop” solutions that are designed, implemented and managed by NetwoRx.
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Margaret Hoelzer Launches the “Hoelzer Hamburger” at Ketchup to Benefit The National Children’s Advocacy Center
Beginning on Saturday, September 20, Ketchup will offer the “Hoelzer Hamburger”, which was custom designed by Hoelzer. The Dolce Group will donate $2 from every purchase of a “Hoelzer Hamburger” through October 31, 2008 to The National Children’s Advocacy Center.
Margaret will be at Ketchup on Saturday, September 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to help with the launch of the new “Hoelzer Hamburger” and to sign autographs.
The “Hoelzer Hamburger” is a 10 ounce certified Angus beef patty seasoned with Montreal Steak Seasoning and grilled to perfection. It is topped with a slice of Aged Cheddar Cheese and Muenster Cheese, Pico de Gallo, Red Onion, Organic Tomato slice, and slices of Haas Avocado, on a lightly toasted Kaiser Bun.
The National Children’s Advocacy Center is a non-profit organization that offers clinical services to children, and their non- offending family members and caregivers, who are victims of abuse. Such services include individual and group therapy as well as specialized medical and legal services.
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Huntsville Firm Wins Award for Proactive Safety Stance
 Tintronics, a Huntsville-based company supporting the area’s electronic manufacturing industry, has been presented a rarely bestowed award for safety under the Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration’s (OSHA) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). Only 19 businesses in the state currently qualify for the award.The award was presented by Dr. Bill Weems, Director, OSHA Safe State Program, University of Alabama in a ceremony at the company’s Huntsville plant. Continue »
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AdeptMedia Launches Innovative SmartPortal Product
 AdeptMedia Corporation announced that it has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of SmartPortal, an innovative digital material management platform.
SmartPortal is a new digital web-based portal that reduces the cost of marketing material, reduces the time required to manage literature and improves the quality of the material by allowing for customization of the materials to improve response rates. Centrally housed corporate marketing documents can be selected and printed on-demand and distributed to registered users of the portal. In addition to the high quality printed material that is made available on-demand, the product offers powerful capability for customizing and personalizing the document templates.
Corporations can store and maintain standard marketing documents while allowing its indirect or direct sales channels to customize and personalize these documents in a controlled manner – this saves time, saves money and saves in warehousing stacks of often unused brochures. Continue »
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MTS Gains Education Certification
 Manufacturing Technical Solutions, Inc., is now a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) as certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Seasoned professionals in their Perimeter Park conference center teach project management training courses. Instructors have diverse industry experience in both government and commercial sectors, allowing for real-world relevance to the course curriculum.
Two, four-hour courses are being offered through the end of the year. Project Management in a Government Environment is an introductory course and provides a basic understanding of project management in both the government and commercial arenas. Project Life Cycles and Organizational Influences examines private sector versus government life cycles and takes students through several examples.
Professional Development Units (PDUs) are offered for each completed course.
MTS is a small, veteran-owned company established in 2001 and twice nominated for the Chamber’s Small Business Awards. More information about the company and course offerings is available on the MTS Web site at www.mts-usa.com.
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Pratt & Whitney Rocetdyne Announces Directors for PoWeR
PoWeR Innovations is a creative organization to help PWR expand into new business areas and capitalize on emerging opportunities.Scott Claflin has been named director of PoWeR Innovations for PWR. He will be responsible for establishing and managing this organization to capitalize on emerging markets through technologies and concepts being developed by the company. Most recently, Scott was manager of the Advanced Technology office at PWR, and has been acting manager for the Advanced Propulsion Development group.
Ron Daniel has been selected as lead engineer for PoWeR Innovations. He will be responsible for ensuring rapid development and maintaining the engineering excellence for the group. Most recently, he served as manager of the Materials and Process Engineering group in Huntsville. Continue »
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