Boeing wins $5 billion Missile Defense Agency GMD Contract

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) contract. The contract is worth up to $5 billion. Boeing has supported the GMD system since its inception in 1998, through development, sustainment and test operations. The system has now been on alert […]

President Biden appoints Drake State’s Dr. Patricia Sims to National Infrastructure Advisory Council

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – President Biden announced this week his intent to appoint Dr. Patricia G. Sims, President of Drake State Community & Technical College, to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). The NIAC advises the White House on how to reduce physical and cyber risks and improve the security and resilience of the nation’s […]

Council approves HCS construction of new Central Office

The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education will soon have a new home as will the Career Tech Center, and both will share the same campus at the corner of Max Luther Drive and North Memorial Parkway. The Huntsville City Council approved the transfer of 14 acres of what is the old Builder’s Square property […]

Doster begins HQ at Upland Park; residents moving in at Constellation

Doster Construction Company continues to make an imprint around Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley, including being part of the Upland Park development in Cummings Research Park. Upland Park is an 110,000 square foot, four-story mixed-use project that will consist of office, retail and restaurant spaces being built on Enterprise Way. Doster is erecting the HQ, […]

Huntsville Transit seeks public’s feedback on service, operations

HUNTSVILLE, AL – As the City of Huntsville grows, Huntsville Transit is exploring ways it can improve operations while also evaluating an expansion of its service area. To that end, a series of community outreach meetings will be held next month to hear comments from Huntsville Transit users or anyone who has an opinion about […]

Noblis Celebrates Grand Opening of New, Expanded Facility

Nonprofit science and technology organization Noblis celebrated the expansion of its Huntsville office on last Thursday with a ribbon cutting and open house, which featured demonstrations of its different areas of expertise and opportunities to talk to a variety of company experts. Formed in 1996 as a spin-off of the nonprofit R & D-focused MITRE […]

Innovate Alabama announces inaugural small business grant recipients

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Alabama Innovation Corporation (Innovate Alabama) announced the first round of small business recipients of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program, awarding more than $4.5 million in grant funding. 31 awards were presented to 30 winners, encompassing a diverse group of entrepreneurs across six Alabama cities. The recipients will be able to utilize […]

Drake State CSI Program connects students to advanced manufacturing companies

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Five advanced manufacturing companies have selected 14 Drake State students to participate in the CSI (Connecting Students with Industry) Advanced Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Program. Boeing, GE Appliances, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Toyota Alabama Inc., and LSINC interviewed students and selected this top group who will work for the companies while pursuing a two-year […]

CFD Research celebrates $8M laboratory expansion, honors founder

As CFD Research Corporation celebrates 35 years of operation, it’s enjoying yet another milestone in its success story: the opening of an $8 million laboratory expansion at the company headquarters at 6820 Moquin Dr NW in Cummings Research Park.  The roughly 13,500 square foot expansion increases the size of the biomedical labs by 50 percent, […]

Serina Therapeutics receives state grant to develop pain drug, target opioid misuse and addiction

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Serina Therapeutics announced that it was recently awarded $250,000 by the State of Alabama’s Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant. The funding helps support the development of SER-227, a medication that can be administered in a hospital room by a physician to provide immediate and prolonged pain relief over a period of 3-5 days. […]