Navistar celebrates powertrain production plant expansion in Huntsville

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Navistar Inc. (Navistar) announced the start of production on the new International® S13 Integrated Powertrain at the company’s Huntsville, Alabama, production facility. T he International S13 Integrated Powertrain—composed of the S13 Engine, T14 Transmission, and Dual Stage Aftertreatment system—marks the final combustion product platform that Navistar will develop as the company transitions towards zero-emissions vehicles. […]

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Huntsville-Madison County Chamber launches “Smart Careers” initiative to fast-track job seekers

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In a move to bolster workforce development, the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber is expanding its ASmartPlace.com initiative. This extension, known as “Smart Careers,” aims to accelerate the careers of job seekers interested in four specific industries: Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Construction, and Healthcare. This innovative approach caters to individuals who may not have the time, opportunity, […]

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing announces important leadership change for North Alabama

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MADISON, AL — Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) will say good-bye next month to a founding member of its Leadership Steering Committee, Senior Vice President Janette Hostettler. Hostettler served as Vice President of Manufacturing since MTM’s start in 2018, before being promoted to SVP in 2022.  Hostettler started her career with Toyota in 2000 at Toyota […]

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TIMES ALMOST UP! Best of Huntsville nominations open for one more week

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After a very exciting month, the nomination period for the Best of Huntsville is coming to a close. Huntsville has consistently been ranked high in national awards over the past year, and Event Magazine and the Huntsville Business Journal have partnered to extend the opportunity to our readers to tell us which businesses have helped shape our […]

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Adtran expands, adds 300 jobs with a $5M investment

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During a press event last week, Adtran announced the successful expansion of their advanced telecommunications equipment manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The expansion will help meet the growing demand for domestically produced network electronics, spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program and its Made-in-America policies in the Bipartisan […]

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North Huntsville’s Freedom Industrial Park is officially on the way

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Ground has been officially broken and the first building is on the way for Freedom’s Real Estate and Capital’s Freedom Industrial Park located across from Toyota Manufacturing on Pulaski Pike. According to Freedom Real Estate CEO Bill Roark, the new Industrial Park will be a massive undertaking for the company. The first of five scheduled […]

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Kömmerling USA Announces Expansion in Huntsville, Adds Additional Jobs

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Kömmerling USA, located in Chase Industrial Park in Huntsville, has announced an expansion and additional jobs for the local facility.  Kömmerling’s Huntsville plant will add two new production lines to manufacture window and door profiles. The company currently makes these products elsewhere, including Germany, and this expansion will allow the team to make […]

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GE Appliances Highlights $1.1 Billion in Economic Impact in 2022 Report

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 GE Appliances, a Haier company, issued its 2022 Economic Impact highlighting the $24.5 billion contribution made by the company’s economic activities to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The effect on GDP was made possible by cumulative impact of more than $2 billion in investments and the hiring of 4,000 new employees at the company’s operations […]

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Aerobotix Receives Outstanding Sales Growth Award from global robotics leader FANUC

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Aerobotix, an AS9100-certified FANUC robotics integrator for the aerospace and defense industries, announces today that it recently received a special sales award from FANUC America, the global leader in CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs. Aerobotix was recognized with a 2022 Outstanding Sales Growth Award, which FANUC presents to an Authorized System Integrator whose calendar-year unit bookings increased […]

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Huntsville’s Aerobotix to exhibit new Active Taping Kit tool at Automate 2023

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Aerobotix and FerRobotics, two leading robotics companies based in the U.S. and Austria respectively, today announced they will exhibit their new Active Taping Kit (ATK) tool at Automate 2023 in Detroit, Michigan, from May 22-25. This will be the first public demonstration of the ATK in North America. Aerobotix and FerRobotics partnered on the ATK in response to aerospace industry demand for […]

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