Blue Origin’s overhaul of historic NASA test stand presented challenge

Longtime city residents will recognize the thundering sounds and the shaking of area structures when NASA’s historic 4670 Test Stand at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is once again ready to play a key role in the country’s space exploration. The 300-foot tall stand, first employed in 1965 to support the Apollo program’s Saturn V […]

Groundbreaking Medical AI Program to Hit Market in Near Future

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has once again demonstrated the value of its concentration of technical expertise, this time with the development of a self-learning Artificial Intelligence program with revolutionary applications for the pharmaceutical industry.  The project, led by internationally-recognized machine learning expert Dr. Vineetha Menon, is the result of a collaborative effort between […]

United Community Bank Acquires Huntsville’s Progress Bank

After 14 successful years of banking within and around the Huntsville community, Progress Financial Corporation announced this morning that the company was officially acquired by United Community Bank.  This merger agreement, where United will acquire Progress, was executed in an all-stock transaction with an aggregate value of approximately $271.5 million, or $23.52 per share of […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne – Lockheed Martin Partnership Advances Hypersonics Technology

The collaboration between two giants of the aerospace industry, along with the government agency DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab, has produced a new, more efficient and cost-effective hypersonic missile platform.  The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, an air-launched hypersonic missile system, was successfully flight-tested. During its flight, it reached an altitude over 6https://www.rocket.com/5,000 feet, […]

Audio Video Excellence Acquires Huntsville’s Audio Insight

Birmingham-based AV solutions provider Audio Video Excellence (AVX) announced that it is expanding into the Huntsville market with the acquisition of Huntsville company Audio Insight, located at 1229 Putman Dr. NW.  Founded by Huntsville native John Miller in 2000, Audio Insight focuses on designing and installing audio systems into homes and businesses across North Alabama […]

UAH’s Office of Technology Commercialization Connects Innovators With Investors

Huntsville is known for the advanced technology of its defense sector, with firms developing bleeding edge advancements in fields as varied as computer engineering, hypersonic ballistics, and material science.  Since the advent of the Space Age, Huntsville has invested a great deal of resources into developing the intellectual infrastructure that has made this concentration of […]

Drake State CSI Program Partners Students with Industry

As the demand for skilled technicians continues to grow, Drake State and local industry partners are teaming up for a win-win-win proposition. The Drake State CSI (Connecting Students with Industry) Advanced Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Program will match five companies with the right students as they pursue a two-year technical associate degree.  The CSI program combines […]

Apollo to Artemis: USSRC Events Celebrate Space Program’s Past and Future

On Wednesday, April 20, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) kicked off a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke landing on the Moon.  Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke, the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, was the guest of […]

Toyota Manufacturing announces $222 million investment in Huntsville facility to develop new line of four cylinder engines

Toyota Manufacturing is again emphasizing the importance of its Huntsville plant for their plans to develop and build the cars of future. On Tuesday morning, executives from Toyota gathered at the Chamber of Commerce, along with Huntsville city leaders, to announce new funding totaling $383 million being invested across four manufacturing plants across America. Of […]

Huntsville’s Adtran set to bring 10 gigabit broadband speeds to Tennessee

The Huntsville based Adtran Inc. announced last week that the Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation selected the Adtran 10G fiber access platform to bring fiber broadband connections with 10G speed across the rural Tennessee area. Adtran is a leading provider of next-generation multi-gigabit fiber access and fiber extension solutions.  Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperation’s advanced fiber […]