Drake State Community & Technical College and Blue Origin are partnering to train Huntsville residents for careers in space manufacturing through ATLAS (Advanced Training & Learning Academy for Space), a registered apprenticeship program that combines technical instruction with hands-on industry experience. The program launched in Alabama in October with an inaugural cohort of 10 machinist […]
Submitted by Lyn Brinkley, a local homeschooled high school senior Huntsville, Alabama, is a growing city with tremendous potential, but our transportation infrastructure needs to keep pace with that growth. For many residents, traveling across the city during rush hour can be frustrating, and relying almost entirely on personal vehicles makes transportation more difficult for […]
Huntsville Hospital Health System (HH Health) is seeking input from North Alabama residents through a survey on community health needs that runs now through Nov. 13. As a nonprofit, community-based health system serving 15 counties, HH Health is conducting the assessment to gain additional insight into the health challenges and priorities of the communities it […]
The Army has awarded Sigmatech a 10-year, $249 million contract, the Department of Defense announced. The $249,213,547 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is the largest in company history. The previous highest award was $234 million with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command last year. Sigmatech was founded in 1986 by Dr. Gurmej S. Sandhu with a focus […]
Huntsville Hospital Health System will host a community hiring event Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Campus 805’s Stone Event Center, offering job seekers an opportunity to explore clinical and nonclinical career opportunities across its Madison County facilities, including Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, Crestwood Medical Center and Madison […]
A pair of companies are coming together to give a boost to American defense technology. Huntsville-based Performance Drone Works announced that Booz Allen’s new mission autonomy software will be integrated on its attritable multirotor drones. The software supports autonomy-enabled mission execution, helping operators execute parts of the mission workflow with reduced manual control while retaining […]
When disaster strikes, every minute matters, and the right information can mean the difference between uncertainty and action. To meet these challenges, the University of Alabama in Huntsville hosted Alabama Shield 2026, the first exercise of its kind in Alabama. The statewide disaster response exercise was designed to help participants from a wide variety of […]
It’s never too early to prepare for winter weather and Huntsville International Airport took a major step to keep its runways clear from ice and snow. The airport was recently awarded a $1.9 million grant to build a storage facility for the airport’s winter weather snow-removal equipment fleet. The award came from the Alabama Department […]
B&A, a mission-critical technology and solutions provider to the federal government, marking its continued investment in the area with a grand opening of its Huntsville office. The 45,000-square-foot facility significantly expands B&A’s presence and investment in North Alabama, providing the infrastructure, technical expertise, and integration capacity to rapidly design, prototype, test, and deliver mission-ready solutions. […]
With a target of shorter lead times and lower costs, EOS Defense Systems USA is expanding production at its Huntsville facility for the next generation of Slinger, the company’s flagship counter-drone Remote Weapon System. The product is in the final stages of development with upgrades focused on autonomy to meet the current threat, the company […]
