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 […]
With an aim of connecting area veterans to the nation’s aerospace and defense future, VetsinTech has launched ViT Vets in Space Huntsville. VetsinTech is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to boosting veterans into tech careers. ViT Vets in Space Huntsville is the latest expansion of its national Vets in Space initiative. Sponsored by Blue Origin […]
While the Clean Air Act has been a benefit to our health and the environment, farmers are experiencing some deficiencies in their crops. It is the primary federal law regulating air emissions – including sulfates – to protect public health and the environment. But now, researchers with Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, Alabama Agricultural Experiment […]
Rising above, going beyond. That’s the motto for Phoenix, a Huntsville-based organization that provides assistance programs for people with disabilities in the workforce. And for its work in rising above and going beyond, Phoenix has been recognized as a 2026 SourceAmerica Achievement Award winner. “We are most definitely honored to be recognized,” said President and […]
“I must be in the front row,” the late Bob Uecker famously quipped in a 1984 Miller Lite commercial. Well, that comment will soon be a calling card for residents and businesses of a new development in downtown Huntsville. The Residences at Front Row, part of a one-of-a-kind work-live-play development on Clinton Avenue across from […]
With a hope that this new facility will ignite a passion for space as Aviation Challenge did for him as a 12-year-old, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman helped cut the ribbon last Friday for the Inspiration4 Skills Training Complex at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Isaacman, who made a personal donation for the facility, was […]
