HudsonAlpha and gener8tor welcome five companies to third Agtech Investment Accelerator cohort

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in partnership with global venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor, announced the five startup companies selected for the Fall 2023 cohort of the HudsonAlpha AgTech Accelerator. The 12-week accelerator began earlier this month and invests $100K in each of five startups at the forefront of the agriculture technology industry. The concierge […]

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Drake State President selected to join TVA Regional Energy Resource Council

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Dr. Patricia Sims, President of Drake State Community and Technical College, has been selected to join the 6th term of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Regional Energy Resource Council (RERC). This appointment highlights Dr. Sims’ dedication to sustainable energy practices and community engagement. The RERC, comprising representatives from various sectors, including academia, […]

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Huntsville welcomes new collaboration between partner DSV and Qatar Airways Cargo

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Showered by the spray from a water cannon salute, the first Qatar Airways cargo jet to land at Huntsville International Airport (HSV) marked the inauguration of the Gateway Star route linking Mexico to the Middle East. The Boeing 777 arrived in Huntsville from Mexico City at the DSV facility in the airport International Intermodal Center […]

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Boeing wins $70 million contract to develop interceptor prototype

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] will develop and test technologies for a hypersonic interceptor prototype for DARPA’s Glide Breaker program as part of a four-year effort. Boeing will perform computational fluid dynamics analysis, wind tunnel testing and evaluation of aerodynamic jet interaction effects during flight tests. “Hypersonic vehicles are among the most dangerous and rapidly evolving threats […]

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Real Estate Update: Sales Picked Up as Mortgage Rates Poise to Fall

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The latest report from the Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has shown increased activity for the Huntsville/Madison County area in the last full week of August.  The report, which covers the week ending August 26 2023, shows new listings for single-family homes increasing by 16.7%, while pending sales saw a modest increase of 1.5%.  […]

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Education, Workforce Development Key to Drake State’s Story

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Dr. Patricia Sims’ story begins in a smaller town just a little over 20 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi.  Canton is its name, although some of the locals in the area call it “Nissan City,” a name that pays homage to the Nissan Manufacturing plant there and the  economic development that followed its opening decades ago.  […]

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New Hampton Cove social hub adds unique destination to North Alabama

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Planes, trains and automobiles. Or rather, plane parts, a train car and a double-decker bus. These are all part of the unique Hampton Cove gathering place “The Grid,” created by Russ Dunford in 2019. The latest addition is a bright red, double decker bus, which Dunford has turned into a double decker coffee shop.  That’s […]

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Sit Down With Success: A Conversation with Ric Patterson of RP Media

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Ric Patterson grew up in nearby Albertville, Ala., an only child raised by a single mother after losing his dad at age 11. Young Patterson was a talented catcher, which landed him a baseball scholarship at the University of Alabama where he earned a degree in social work. But Patterson didn’t have career aspirations for […]

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VOTE NOW for The Best of Huntsville awards

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It’s time to vote Huntsville! It has been a full week since Event Magazine and the Huntsville Business Journal partnered up to announce an exciting joint venture between the two publications, and we want to hear directly from you! Huntsville has consistently been ranked high in national awards over the past year, and we are […]

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FirePoint opens new Applied Innovation Center to help facilitate collaboration between private sector, DoD

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At the end of August, FirePoint Innovations celebrated the grand opening of its highly anticipated Applied Innovation Center (AIC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The AIC hopes to be a game-changer in fostering collaboration between private-sector emerging technology companies and U.S. Army Aviation. Matt Pfrommer, a Huntsville native and seasoned aviation and defense technical executive with a […]

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