A workforce development program at Drake State Community and Technical College is designed to help students build a pipeline to a new career. “Dig the Line,” a hands-on class where students operate heavy equipment on a work site, is sponsored by Huntsville Utilities. “There are 10 students and the class filled up right away,” said […]
In the midst of recognizing and thanking the community for its service and partnership with Redstone Arsenal, Lt. Gen. Gavin Lawrence, the deputy commanding general of the Army Materiel Command and senior commander of Redstone Arsenal, suddenly changed course and threw down the gauntlet. “You have not hosted military organizations,” he said Tuesday during the […]
Marking another step in Pryor Field Regional Airport’s continued growth, Rocket City Aviation Services has landed in Decatur. The Pryor Field Airport Authority announced the expansion, further strengthening the airport’s growing reputation as a premier aviation hub for North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley. Rocket City Aviation Services is a Cirrus Training Center bringing advanced […]
As autonomous systems become more capable and increasingly central to military operations, the ability to move information reliably, securely, and rapidly across contested environments is becoming one of the most important technical challenges facing modern military operations. That is one of the reasons Huntsville-based PDW has entered into an agreement to acquire Vanteon of Rochester, […]
Though separated by about 300 miles or so, Auburn and Middle Tennessee State have a commonality – strong engineering programs. And where better to bring their basketball teams than to Huntsville, where we have a few engineers with degrees from Auburn and MTSU. In fact, the Tigers and Blue Raiders will meet Dec. 15 in […]
On the heels of a $1 billion government investment, L3Harris Technologies is expanding its Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South in Huntsville. The $25 million expansion plan announced Wednesday includes an additional 130,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The expansion increases the company’s footprint in Huntsville to about 670,000 square feet across three sites. AMF-South features 379,000 square […]
From the halls of Bob Jones High School in Madison, Dr. Candice Storey Lee has become one of the most influential and successful women in college sports. Now, she is one of the most successful people in college athletics. Lee, Vanderbilt’s vice chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and athletic director, was recently honored as […]
One of the newest companies in the area with roots to a local legacy software company is making its debut on Wall Street. Madison-based Octave Intelligence, a spinoff from parent-company Hexagon, has begun trading today on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. “Today marks a new day for our customers, employees and partners,” said CEO Mattias […]
“Pentagon of the South” That’s one of Huntsville’s nicknames and one it wears proudly. With more than 46,000 people working on Redstone Arsenal and more than $50 billion in federal budgets managed on the post, Redstone and the combined federal sector account for over half of the local economy. Redstone is the home of the […]
AeroVironment continues to step up its anti-drone game in the Rocket City. The defense technology company said Tuesday it is investing $20.2 million in AV’s Huntsville facility to accelerate full-rate production of the Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Missile, known as Freedom Eagle-1. In March, AV announced a $97 million contract to design and integrate prototype […]
