Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Revs Up Hiring, Shows Off Post-COVID Assessment Center & Interview Process

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing kept its motor running throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hiring 100 employees in April. They auto plant kicked things into second gear May 11 by restarting the hiring process with job interviews and skills assessments at the MTM/AIDT Assessment Center at 7262 Governors Drive West, Suite 203, near Bridge Street Towne Center. Mazda […]

The COVID-19 Endgame: Questions & Analysis From UAH Business School

Huntsville is accustomed to goal-oriented missions. When it was determined that our healthcare system could be overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 patients in North Alabama, Madison County residents and business owners took unprecedented steps to follow state and federal guidelines for social distancing. They closed their businesses and sheltered at home to help flatten […]

Dynetics to develop NASA’s Artemis Human Lunar Landing System

Huntsville-based Dynetics has been awarded a contract under NASA’s Artemis program to design a Human Landing System and compete to build a system to take the first woman and next man to the lunar surface by 2024. Dynetics is one of three prime contractors selected. The Dynetics approach enables near-term reusability and sustainability and provides […]

Pandemic Delays Production Start at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Plant

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another victim in the manufacturing community. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing announced it has delayed the start of production until later next year. Delivery of vital equipment and construction work have been adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Plant officials have notified state and local government agencies about the delay, said Toni […]

Designed, Shield and Delivered: Boeing Joins Fight Against Coronavirus

Boeing in Huntsville is on the front line of the medical supply shortages, as the team here delivers 2,300 reusable medical face shields to the Department of Health and Human Services, which will in turn be distributed by FEMA to those medical facilities most in need in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. As production […]

Companies Step Up to Help Produce Protective Equipment during Pandemic

Innovative thinking and ideas know no limits in the Rocket City, famous for finding solutions to complex problems and managing complicated situations. The list of needs from the hospitals as they ramp up preparations for a potential surge in COVID-19 cases include surgical and procedural masks, N95 masks, isolation gowns, gloves, face shields, face goggles, […]

Gradl Named Kent’s First Female Vice President

Huntsvillian Leah Gradl has been named the first female vice president in the history of Kent Companies. Gradl was recently promoted to vice president of Support Operations. She will oversee the Marketing, Safety, Human Resources, Training/Education and IT divisions nationwide. “Leah has a long track record of collaborating with cross functional teams across all Kent […]

Q&A with Sen. Doug Jones: Tariffs and Global Trade

  U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) recently sat down with the Huntsville Business Journal and discussed several issues important to our state and nation. This is the third installment of five reports from the interview. Today’s topic is international trade and tariffs. HBJ: Let’s talk about Alabama and where it fits in global trade. Sen. […]

Blue Origin Launches Engine Building Plant

Blue Origin, a rocket engine company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, went from ground-breaking to ribbon-cutting in a year to open the company’s facility in Cummings Research Park. Blue Origin held a press conference Monday with a stage full of dignitaries to laud the moment. Among those attending were Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison County […]

Navistar Revving Up Engine Production in Huntsville with $125 Million Expansion

“Whether it’s across the country or across the universe, Huntsville gets you there”