Huntsville is called a “smart city” and that isn’t an overstatement. The Rocket City is one of the nation’s most highly educated cities. Nearly 47.2% of adults age 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Its three four-year universities – Alabama A&M, University of Alabama in Huntsville, […]
Drake State Community & Technical College, in partnership with Trenholm State Community College and Lawson State Community College, has been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a project named the Semiconductor Exposure, Exploration, and Development (SEED): Collaborative to Broaden Participation in STEM Education. The grant award period runs from October 1, 2026, […]
Eight years after Huntsville bet that live music could become an economic development tool, a new report says the gamble is paying off. According to the 2026 Huntsville Music Audit, unveiled Tuesday at Mars Music Hall, the city’s music economy generated an estimated $278.2 million in economic output last year, supported 3,047 jobs, and contributed […]
The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology annually hosts its Memory & Mobility Update, an educational event designed to keep the public informed (free of charge) about its latest advances in neurodegenerative disease research. HudsonAlpha Director of Communications Sarah Sharman moderated this year’s program held on June 23 at the Jackson Center. The event featured presentations from […]
Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at more than $35 billion to produce THAAD missiles, the Department of Defense announced. “This award reflects our shared vision with the Department of War to strengthen America’s Arsenal of Freedom through a transformational shift to multiyear procurement,” said Tim Cahill, president, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “This […]
The “snap, crackle, pop” that some of us wake up to in the morning – no, not the cereal – may be a thing of the past. According to a study by University of Alabama in Huntsville researchers, ultrasound therapy may help accelerate tissue repair for joint injuries and some cases of osteoarthritis. Their findings […]
With a healthy 2025 behind it, Huntsville’s commercial real estate market continues to be stable with growth on the horizon. According to the 2026 Graham Report, the market saw positive absorption in the industrial and office markets. Graham & Co. has been tracking and publishing data on the commercial real estate market since 2005. While […]
A team of engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) earned first place overall in the NASA 2026 Student Launch Initiative (NSLI), following a nine-month engineering competition that concluded with a final launch event. NASA announced the awards on June 3. UAH earned first place overall and received a $5,000 prize. Vanderbilt […]
Huntsville may be known for rockets, defense, and technology, but Natalia Infante, Ph.D., owner and founder of Hola Insights, a market research and insights agency, is proving the Rocket City is also a place where nationally recognized research firms can thrive. Infante recently sat down with the Huntsville Business Journal to share how her multicultural […]
As autonomous systems become more capable and increasingly central to military operations, the ability to move information reliably, securely, and rapidly across contested environments is becoming one of the most important technical challenges facing modern military operations. That is one of the reasons Huntsville-based PDW has entered into an agreement to acquire Vanteon of Rochester, […]
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