Jacobs Donates $200K to Support Drake State’s Frontiers Research Program and Industry Diversity

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – On Wednesday, Jacobs presented the Drake State Foundation with a $200,000 commitment to support the college’s Frontiers Research Program. Notable speakers included Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions President Dr. Steve Arnette, Marshall Space Flight Center Director Jody Singer, Huntsville City Council President John Meredith, and Jacobs Space Exploration Group Team Lead Ayana Reese. […]

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Chairman Dale Strong Presents $250,000 Check for Space Exploration Memorial

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) is hosting a news conference for a check presentation from Madison County Chairman Dale Strong to the NASA/Marshall Retirees Association (MRA) Thursday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m., at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration. The Madison County Commission grant of $250,000 will support the MRA’s […]

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Support Local Business and SHOP LOCAL-OPOLY This Holiday Season

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber is excited to announce the start of a new ‘shop local’ campaign called SHOP LOCAL-OPOLY. This campaign will offer participants the opportunity to be put in a drawing to win up to $650 worth of gift cards from our local businesses! The campaign is designed after the popular […]

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AMIIC to Offer Free Additive Manufacturing Workflow Course

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – As part of its efforts to support Army modernization and Alabama’s need for 500,000 skilled workers by 2025, the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) has opened registration for a three-day course to introduce Additive Manufacturing (AM) Workflow.  The Intro to AM Workflow course will be held from Tuesday, November 15 […]

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Don’t Believe the Hype, Quiet Quitting is Nothing New and There Is a Solution

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Early in my career I worked at a very large corporation where it felt like we spent a considerable amount of time listening to conference calls. This was a multinational organization where the conference calls would have hundreds of participants, often with several people from the same location on the call. Sometimes the calls were […]

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CAPSTONE Completes Successful Maneuver, Teeing Up Moon Orbit

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The CAPSTONE spacecraft successfully completed a trajectory correction maneuver on Thursday, Oct. 27, teeing up the spacecraft’s arrival to lunar orbit on Nov. 13. CAPSTONE is no longer in safe mode following an issue in early September that caused the spacecraft to spin. The team identified the most likely cause as a valve-related issue in one […]

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Department of Defense Contract Review: October 17-28

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This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Each week, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday, October 17th– […]

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The Historic Context of Mortgage Rates

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The national real estate market has reeled at the sharp increase in mortgage rates, as 30-year fixed mortgage rates have topped 7% for the first time in over twenty years.  Sounds bad, and it has many wondering if numbers will continue to get worse. Freddie Mac has compiled the average rates on mortgages, organized by […]

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Plans at Ditto Landing Include Singing Trail, Tennessee RiverTown

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As manufacturing, eateries and businesses in general continue to bloom in Huntsville and Madison County, activity is also picking up at Ditto Landing Marina on the Tennessee River. The historic landing – it’s believed that Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett ferried across the river during the Creek War (a.k.a War of 1812) – near Hobbs […]

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Bank Independent Honors Athens State Recipients of Mauldin Scholarship

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Two Athens State University students were among ten local recipients of the 2022/2023 Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed Scholarship awarded through Bank Independent. They were recognized at a reception held in their honor at Founders Hall on the Athens State Campus on October 13th with guests from Bank Independent and Athens State.   The Edward Fennel Mauldin […]

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