Entries by staff reports

TVA, Drake State Partner to Support Electric Vehicle Chargers in North Alabama

Drake State Community and Technical College (Drake State) announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) that marks a significant step toward a sustainable future. As part of this partnership, TVA has generously donated two cutting-edge Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers to Drake State’s campus to support regional students as they learn […]

Two Huntsville lawyers named among 2024 Best Lawyers in America

The Best Lawyers in America© released their 2024 edition last week, which included Huntsville-based Tommy and Bart Siniard of Siniard Law. Senior partner Tommy Siniard has received the distinction for 28 consecutive years. Joining his father for the first time in the rankings is partner Bart Siniard.  Tommy Siniard’s recognition in the 2024 edition continues […]

Huntsville’s Avilution successfully demonstrates new experimental technologies at EDGE

Avilution LLC, a Huntsville-based avionics software startup company, soared to new heights with its successful demonstration of new experimental technologies at this year’s U.S. Army Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise (EDGE 23), held at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground. Avilution participated in the exercise from May 15 through May 18, 2023. Because of the critical need to […]

Bank Independent hires new Community Engagement Representative

Bank Independent announced that Ashlyn Biggers has joined the team as the Community Engagement Representative for Huntsville and Madison County. Biggers joins Bank Independent after spending the past year co-founding The Vessel, a ceramics studio and curated space for art education, community and retail shopping. Before launching The Vessel, she spent three years at Holtz Leather Company where […]

Robins & Morton celebrates completion of Redstone Gateway 8100

Construction firm Robins & Morton and Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) have completed the Redstone Gateway 8100 building in Huntsville, Alabama. The five-story, 125,000-square-foot office building is located on Rideout Road, just outside Gate 9 at Redstone Arsenal, and is adjacent to the five-story RG8200/RG8300 Northrop Grumman R&D campus buildings completed by Robins & Morton earlier this […]

AAMU expands campus housing capacity amid national shortage

Through several campus projects and partnerships, Alabama A&M University (AAMU) has increased its housing capacity by over 16 percent since 2022. This fall, capacity will reach an all-time high thanks to additional on-campus beds along with new University-brokered apartment options as close as three miles from campus. These efforts are part of AAMU’s work to […]

UAH College of Engineering receives $3.1M gift for Andrew and Betty Ventre Memorial Fellowship Fund

A $3.1 million gift from an alumnus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Engineering will enable the college to attract even more of the best engineering students from around the world and across town through the endowed Andrew and Betty Ventre Memorial Fellowship Fund.  This fund will provide a full graduate […]

Boeing wins top NASA award for Southern University partnership

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Southern University and A&M College won NASA’s 2022 Mentor-Protégé Agreement of the Year for their combined work on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The award was presented at the NASA Small Business Industry Awards. “This achievement is Boeing’s first mentor-protégé partnership with a Historically Black College or University so the award is […]

NeXolve recognized at Collier Award Presentation for James Webb Space Telescope contributions

 NeXolve Holding Company, a key partner in the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission, is proudly celebrating its first year of discoveries and the ongoing success of its sunshield layers. The Webb team, which includes NeXolve, was recently awarded the 2022 Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Coming on the heels […]