Huntsville GovCons Choose Unanet Over Legacy IT Systems

Radiance Technologies, a Huntsville-based company focusing on solutions for defense, intelligence and civilian clients like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, is replacing its legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with Unanet GovCon ERP and customer relationship management technology (CRM) to streamline processes and reduce manual errors in the business. The employee-owned company, with […]

HudsonAlpha and gener8tor Welcome Five Companies to the Inaugural Fall 2022 Agtech Investment Accelerator

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Global venture firm and startup accelerator, gener8tor, in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, announced the five startup companies selected for the inaugural fall 2022 HudsonAlpha Agtech Investment Accelerator. Kicking off on Oct. 13, the 12-week accelerator invests $100K in five startups at the forefront of the Agtech industry. The concierge accelerator provides meaningful engagement with […]

Scientific Research Corporation Gives Back to Alabama A&M University’s College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) announced a newly formed relationship with Alabama A&M University (AAMU) that aligns with a diversity  and inclusion strategy for community outreach and recruitment initiatives. SRC committed to a $165,000 investment to enable AAMU to meet the needs of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences students in […]

America Makes TRX Comes to Huntsville

On October 18th and 19th, engineering, scientific, and academic professionals from around the nation converged at the UAH campus for America Makes Technical Review and Exchange (TRX), a conference and networking event centered around the future of advanced manufacturing technologies.  This is the first time the event has been held in Huntsville, with the majority […]

Von Braun Symposium and Memorial Dinner to Welcome Aerospace Executives and Leaders

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Leading government officials, industry executives, academia and others from the aerospace community will gather at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, for the 15th annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium on Oct. 26-28. This year’s theme is “Space at the Table: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Inclusion.” Organized by […]

Mary Makima Ross’ Love for UAH lives on With $400,000 Gift

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Lester Ross, Sr., Mary Makima Ross’s husband of more than 40 years, says his wife, who died in 2021 at the age of 75, was always giving money to the “places where it would do the most good.” For her, supporting education was paramount, and she made sure to impact students for years […]

Department of Defense Contract Review: October 03-14

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 3rd– […]

UAH Physicist Lead Author of Paper on Discovery of New Monster Black Hole

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The discovery of a so-called monster black hole that has about 12 times the mass of the sun is detailed in a new Astrophysical Journal research submission, the lead author of which is Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).  “It is closer to the sun […]

Real Estate Update: Madison County Weekly Stats Are Here

The Huntsville Business Journal, in partnership with the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR), is pleased to present a new feature to the Real Estate Update column: weekly updates on the state of the Huntsville/Madison County residential real estate market.  With reports coming in with greater frequency, and in greater detail, the column will be […]

City Council Members Have Questions Regarding Medical Cannabis

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle unveiled plans that the city might allow medical cannabis if the City Council wanted to move in that direction two days before the bi-weekly meeting of that body. The five council members didn’t demur, but there were questions after City External Relations Officer Henry Thornton’s presentation in favor of legalizing the […]