The first phase of a planned overhaul to the University of Alabama Huntsville’s College of Engineering has been approved by the UA Systems Board of Trustees. With initial approval granted, UAH will formally proceed with planning the construction of a new facility for its College of Engineering. The new building will be an 80,000 square foot academic and research facility. “These plans […]
The University of Alabama Huntsville’s College of Business hosted noted labor activist Lilly Ledbetter. Ledbetter, 84, spoke to a mixed crowd of university students and local Huntsville residents at Chan Auditorium. During her hour-long talk, Ledbetter recounted her experience with gender pay discrimination while working as a supervisor for Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s plant in […]
The financial services firm SmartAsset has completed a national survey of the counties in each state with the highest income from investment. The SmartAsset study compared counties by three metrics: Ordinary Dividends, Qualified Dividends, and Net Capital Gains, all sourced from IRS Statistics of Income County Data. Ordinary Dividends are payments made by a company […]
As US Department of Defense priorities pivot from counterinsurgency operations to contentions with other nation-states, Dynetics Technical Solutions (DTS) has rapidly developed new systems for the US Army and Navy to answer the threats posed by America’s adversaries. Of particular concern has been the development and deployment of hypersonic ballistics weapons. Hypersonic ballistic missiles travel […]
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has presented the UAH College of Business with a $100,000 donation. SAIC, a technology integrator with over 25,000 employees, is a longtime supporter of the College’s SAP Business Technology program. In 2006, after receiving a grant from SAP University Alliances to access the software, UAH reached out to SAIC for […]
Huntsville’s efforts to establish itself as the spacefaring center of the United States continues to build momentum, as the California-based startup Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) has announced its imminent relocation to Rocket City. OAC CEO Rhonda Stevenson has high hopes for the company’s future in Huntsville. “We look forward to bringing more jobs to the […]
Huntsville’s Hill Technical Solutions has announced Friday, May 20, 2022, as the date for its second annual charity golf tournament. The event will be held at the Cherokee Ridge Country Club, in Union Grove, Alabama. The tournament itself will be a four-person scramble, with two flights, morning and afternoon. Event registration and sponsorship information can […]
The development of ever-increasingly sophisticated computing software programs has radically changed the way that business is conducted in the 21st century. Information is gathered and processed at a scale and speed unprecedented in the history of our species. Algorithms compile browsing data on billions of customers, providing retailers heavily-customized shopping experiences custom-tailored to each customer. […]
Huntsville-based engineering firm Hill Technical Solutions (HTS) has been awarded the Air Force’s “Eglin Wide Angle Acquisition Contract.” The EWAAC is a $46 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a period of performance over 10 years. Hill Technical Solutions will be providing the Air Force with advanced, specialized digital engineering, model-based systems engineering, […]
Local tech firm IronMountain Solutions has donated $100,000 to Davidson Farms Cottage Community. Davidson Farms, which is owned and operated by the Kids to Love nonprofit organization, gives orphaned and abandoned tween and teen girls a safe and stable home. The donation from IronMountain Solutions will be used to provide landscaping and driveway construction for […]
