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Chamber’s 74th Annual Membership Meeting Sells Out |
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Nominations Being Accepted for Best Places to Work |
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Take Advantage of your Chamber Network |
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TRC is Coming |
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Promote Your Products and Services to Huntsville’s Newest Residents and Businesses |
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New Chamber Member Logo Now Available |
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Know the Issues that Affect Small Business |
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Chamber’s Bridges Class – Connecting Students to Professionals |
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Contracts of Interest |
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AAI Corp was recently awarded a $7,109,408 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This is an indefinite-quantity contract with five ordering periods. Task order 0003, with funding modifications 01 through 04, is for unmanned aerial vehicle systems engineering and technical support. Funds are obligated upon the issuance of each order period/task order/modification. The contract minimum level of effort is 146 man-hours of engineering, technical and support labor. Engineering and technical services are required to support Joint Technology Center/Systems Integration Laboratory research, development and engineering tasks conducted by the contractor on its fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles and related interfaces, components, processes, capabilities and architectures. Work is to be performed in Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (95 percent), and Hunt Valley, Md. (5 percent), with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aviation and Missile Contracting Center, CCAM-RD-A, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-08-D-0035). |
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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems was recently awarded a $6,114,217 modification to a previously awarded contract for calendar year 2010 contractor logistics support, for Expeditionary Fire Support System-Internally Transportable Vehicles (EFSS-ITV). This modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional increment of 12 months of support services for fielding and associated training requirements for EFSS-ITV systems. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala. (60 percent), and St. Petersburg, Fla. (40 percent). Work is expected to be completed by December 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-05-D-6014). |
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies are a great way to introduce your business! Take advantage of this free service provided by the Chamber of Commerce for its members. Call Brittany Winkfield, Events Coordinator at 256.535.2051 or email bwinkfield@hsvchamber.org to set up your ribbon cutting event, and let the networking begin!
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Chamber’s 74th Annual Membership Meeting Sells Out
The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County’s 74th Annual Membership Meeting, presented by S3, is officially sold out. The Annual meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 28 in the Von Braun Center North Hall. Gold sponsors are Agility Defense & Government Services, Axiom Solutions, LLP, Beason & Nalley, Inc., Bridge Street Town Centre, SAIC, Southern Convention Services, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc. and WHNT News 19.The Annual Meeting is the Chamber’s largest event of the year and is an overview of the Chamber’s many activities and successes throughout the year.
Also at the meeting, the Chamber presents the Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor the Chamber bestows, to a deserving volunteer in the Huntsville/Madison County community and Industry of the Year award which recognizes the community’s highly successful large businesses.
The keynote speaker at this year’s meeting is General (Ret.) John Abizaid. Abizaid retired from the United States Army in May, 2007, after 34 years of active service. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, he rose from second lieutenant of infantry to four-star general in the Army. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving commander of United States Central Command, with responsibility for an area spanning 27 countries in the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and the Horn of Africa. During a distinguished career, he commanded units at every level, serving in the combat zones of Grenada, Lebanon, Kurdistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Abizaid worked on the Joint Staff three times, the last as director.
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Nominations Being Accepted for
Best Places to Work
The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County is now accepting nominees for the 2010 Best Places to Work Awards presented by First Commercial Bank held April 20. Best Places to Work recognizes Huntsville/Madison County’s large, medium and small employers and their dedication to being a premier employer. Nominations are due Jan. 29.
Any company in Huntsville and/or Madison County with 25 or more local, full-time employees can participate. All nominees must be members of the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County.
Surveys will be administered and tabulated by Quantum Market Research, a specialist in measuring workplace satisfaction. Anonymity is guaranteed regarding participation and results. Surveys will be conducted Feb. 8 – March 5.
Honorees for Best Places to Work last year included:
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Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. |
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Davidson Technologies |
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Tec-Masters, Inc. |
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Willbrook Solutions, Inc. |
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Take Advantage of your Chamber Network
Begin the New Year right by taking advantage of two opportunities to increase your networks and your business base. The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County and the other Tennessee Valley BRAC communities will be hosting a Regional Business After Hours (BAH) presented by Huntsville International Airport in the airport’s newly completed public waiting area Thursday, Jan. 14 from 5 – 7 p.m. Nearly 500 business leaders have already registered to attend the first BAH of the year.In addition, on Jan. 21 from 7 – 9 a.m., Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse will be sponsoring the 2010 kick-off Breakfast and Biz networking event at its location inside the Embassy Suites. Tailored around a Mardi Gras theme, this event is an opportunity to network in a much more structured way (think five-minute speed dating for your business). It is also an opportunity to win some great door prizes donated by local vendors.
Both of these events allow participants to network with potential business prospects from around the Tennessee Valley in a relaxed setting. Registration is required to participate.
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TRC is Coming
The Chamber’s Total Resource Campaign (TRC) is quickly approaching. TRC is the Chamber’s campaign to sell all sponsorships for its numerous events and programs for the year. The TRC renewal period begins March 22. The campaign opens to the entire membership on April 19.
Please check www.HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA.com and the Chamber’s publications regularly for more information.
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Promote Your Products and Services to Huntsville’s Newest Residents and Businesses
Last Chance to Buy Ads in the Chamber’s Huntsville/Madison County Street Map
Chamber member companies and organizations have the opportunity to purchase ads in the 2010/2011 Huntsville/Madison County Street map. The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County will print and distribute 15,000 copies of this map to the general public at the Chamber, incoming employees working for commands affected by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decisions, and at relocation events held in cities across the country for the next two years.
The Chamber’s Huntsville/Madison County Street Map is one of the most requested items at the Chamber and is a great opportunity to put the Chamber’s members’ services and products in front of new residents and those looking to relocate to Huntsville/Madison County as well as people visiting on business or vacation. The map will also be placed in the Chamber’s relocation packets. Approximately 5,000 of these packets are mailed each year.
For more information on purchasing an ad in this high-demand map, contact Kathleen Byrne at 256.535.2080 or kbyrne@hsvchamber.org.
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New Chamber Member Logo Now Available
The new 2010 Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County member logo is now available. This logo is designed for members to display on company websites to proudly signify membership and involvement in the Chamber and its mission to prepare, develop and promote the community for economic growth. The Chamber provides a link to your company website from our Chamber online directory. We encourage you to do the same by displaying this logo and providing a link to the Chamber’s website www.HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA.com.
The Chamber's website provides a wealth of information for your company, your clients and your employees. Our goal is to be the source for community and economic information. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.
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Know the Issues that Affect Small Business
The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County will begin producing a quarterly publication that specifically addresses the unique needs of small businesses.
The new small business guide will contain articles from a variety of sources as well as spotlight on Chamber activities that focus on small business such as the Chamber’s Small Business Awards Celebration, Small Business Council, CEO Roundtables, training seminars and more.
This publication will complement the Chamber’s small business website, which contains valuable information about Chamber services as well as information on the Women’s Business Center of North Alabama and small business development centers at Alabama A&M University and the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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Chamber’s Bridges Class – Connecting Students to Professionals
 The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County will soon be taking applications for Bridges Classes 9 (begins in March) and 10 (begins in September). Bridges Huntsville/Madison County is a professional and social development program for co-ops, interns and recent college graduates designed to help employers retain their young professional talent by integrating them into the Huntsville/Madison County community. The program helps young professionals "bridge" the gap between school and career while learning more about living, working and playing in Huntsville/Madison County. Chamber members have praised the program for helping them retain their young professionals.
The Bridges Class is a fun, interactive program that brings together young professionals from different work environments to meet peers while learning more about the Huntsville/Madison County community. Over three half-days, participants learn about the rich history and exciting future of Huntsville/Madison County. Workshops cover topics such as adapting to corporate culture, advanced degree programs and Generation Y in the workplace. Information on cost of living, hands-on volunteer opportunities and a panel discussion with young professionals show participants why Huntsville/Madison County is such a smart place for today’s twenty-somethings.
Marshall Space Flight Center has been a strong supporter of Bridges, and the program has helped them tremendously. In the past year, the Marshall Center increased its co-op conversion rate – the percent of co-ops who accept an offer of permanent employment in Huntsville – from 50 to 100 percent. It credits the Bridges program as a contributing factor.
For more information on the Bridges class or to register, contact Mitzi Floyd at mfloyd@hsvchamber.org or 256.535.2089.
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