Huntsville Committee of 100

10/21/2026

A special thanks to our friends at Hville Blast for supporting our upcoming Creative Cities Luncheon! As the Committee's only open event of the year, you won't want to miss it.

Tickets are almost gone; be sure to grab yours here: https://bit.ly/4BaTbBG

https://hvilleblast.com/how-does-huntsville-keep-up-with-its-growth-find-out-at-this-community-event-october-28/

📈 HSV'S GROWTH: The lunch that sparked the Singing River Trail is back Oct 28, + this year Nashville's former chamber CEO is sharing what Huntsville can learn from his city's boom. 👇 BlastPartner

10/19/2026

Thank you to our Gold, Silver & Table Sponsors who are making the 2026 Creative Cities Fund Luncheon possible 💯

Each year, the Creative Cities Fund brings a national thought leader to Huntsville to open a conversation the community needs to start early. This year’s conversation, Beyond Boundaries: Reimagining Collaborative Regional Government, happens because of the partners who invest in it.

Gold: GFiber, Redstone Federal Credit Union, Huntsville Utilities, PALCO

Silver: Robins & Morton, Engel & Völkers, Port of Huntsville

Table: Keel Point, Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, River Bank & Trust, Bryant Bank, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, WellStone, Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, Jesse Stutts, Inc., Eastside Partners

🗓️ Wednesday, October 28 · 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📍 The Jackson Center, 6001 Moquin Drive NW, Huntsville

Tickets are available now: https://bit.ly/4BaTbBG

10/14/2026

In two weeks, the people shaping Huntsville’s next chapter will be in one room.

City and county leaders, business owners, and community builders, all talking about how we grow together. You’ll want a seat at that table.

We’re grateful to Huntsville Hospital for serving as the presenting sponsor of Beyond Boundaries, the 2026 Creative Cities Fund Luncheon, and for helping bring this conversation to our community.

Ralph Schulz, who led the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce from 2006 to 2025, joins us to share what it takes for neighboring governments to work as one. Don’t miss this conversation, and grab your ticket before they're gone!

📅 Wednesday, October 28, 2026
🕚 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📍 The Jackson Center, 6001 Moquin Drive NW, Huntsville
🎟️ Tickets ($75): https://bit.ly/4BaTbBG

10/13/2026

On October 7, Huntsville’s fourth Career Connect event put local employers face-to-face with people entering and re-entering the workforce at the Jaycee Community Building.

The result: approximately 350 attendees and more than 700 interviews in a single afternoon.

Career Connect is built to move people toward work on the day of the event, not to hand out brochures. Thank you to our partners at AIDT and the Huntsville Housing Authority and to every employer who came ready to hire!

10/06/2026

Since 2021, Huntsville City, Madison City, and Madison County Schools have seen an 86% increase in National Board Certified Teachers.

Helping drive that growth: Raise Your Hand.

Launched by The Schools Foundation and the Huntsville Committee of 100, the campaign funds scholarships for local teachers pursuing National Board Certification, one of the most respected professional certifications in K-12 education.

The $1 million fundraising goal has been reached. More than $500,000 has been invested in local teachers so far, and another 105 are working toward certification now.

A big thank you to the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber for sharing this story in the October issue of Initiatives, and to The Schools Foundation, our partner in this work!

Read the full story on page 32: https://www.flipsnack.com/F5AA787A9F7/10-2026-initiatives-magazine

10/02/2026

Tickets are on sale for the annual Creative Cities Fund Luncheon; get yours today before they're gone!

This year's theme is Beyond Boundaries: Reimagining Collaborative Regional Government, featuring guest speaker Ralph Schulz, former CEO of the National Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Creative Cities Fund is the philanthropic arm of the Huntsville Committee of 100. Over the last decade, its work helped create Launch, the Singing River Trail, and Raise Your Hand; Beyond Boundaries is where that next conversation starts.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 28
⏰️ 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📍 The Jackson Center, 6001 Moquin Dr NW, Huntsville

This is an open event, so Members, bring a guest and get your ticket today! https://huntsvillecommitteeof100.org/creative-cities/beyond-boundaries/

09/29/2026

The momentum in Huntsville and Madison County won't carry itself forward; it takes a new generation of leaders ready to step in, speak up, and help decide what comes next.

The Committee of 100 Young Professionals applications are open through October 14.
60 spots, ages 22 to 40.

>> Know someone who belongs in the room? Send them the link to apply today: https://huntsvillecommitteeof100.org/yp-program/

09/21/2026

>>>Huntsville voters in District 3: the runoff is tomorrow!

BizPac proudly endorses Jennie Robinson for Huntsville City Council District 3. She has represented District 3 since 2014 and currently serves as Council President.

Polls open Tuesday, September 22, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Only District 3 voters can vote in this race.

Need help finding your polling place? Check out https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView for more info.

09/17/2026

City, county, and business leaders in one room, working through what it actually takes for neighboring governments and systems to operate as one. That is Beyond Boundaries.

Ralph Schulz built Nashville's Partnership 2020 and 2030 regional growth strategies, launched the Moving Forward regional transportation initiative, and received Leadership Middle Tennessee's Jack B. Turner Regionalism Award in 2025. He is coming to Huntsville to talk about how that work actually got done.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Jackson Center, 6001 Moquin Dr NW, Huntsville

Members, get your tickets today: https://huntsvillecommitteeof100.org/creative-cities/beyond-boundaries/

09/10/2026

What does Huntsville need next? That is the only question the Creative Cities Fund has ever asked.

Answering it has produced the Launch Regional Partnership, more than 200 miles of Singing River Trail, and $1 million raised to fuel National Board Certified Teacher Certifications through Raise Your Hand.

This year, the question is how our local governments work together, and we'll hear from Ralph Schulz, who led the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce from 2006 to 2025 and founded the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.

Sponsorships for the Creative Cities Fund Luncheon, Beyond Boundaries, are available now. Sponsoring puts your organization in front of roughly 300 business and civic leaders and funds the work that comes out of the room.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 28, 2026
⏰️ 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📍 The Jackson Center, 6001 Moquin Dr NW, Huntsville

To sponsor, contact Andrew Dollar at [email protected]
To learn more: https://huntsvillecommitteeof100.org/creative-cities/beyond-boundaries/