Four companies announce merger as ribbon cutting kicks off Auria Aerospace

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle was in attendance Wednesday as a ribbon cutting was held to mark the union of four space-oriented companies.  Boecore, Orbit Logic, Ascension, and La Jolla Logic have united under the umbrella of Auria; a space, defense, and cybersecurity company which is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Chance Hill, Auria’s Huntsville Regional […]

CFD announces new start-up focused on groundbreaking eczema treatment

HUNTSVILLE, AL – CFD Research Corporation (CFD) announced the formation of Kalm Therapeutics (Kalm Tx) this week to bring a much-needed non-steroidal eczema treatment to patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. The condition affects more than 16 million people in the United States. “After several years of research and development, it is rewarding to […]

Cyber Huntsville still accepting applications for 2024 scholarship

Cyber Huntsville is hosting a college scholarship opportunity to high school seniors pursuing a college degree in a Cyber related field. Winning applicants will be awarded a one time monetary scholarship of $4000. The scholarship will be sent to their college of choice by late July of this year, once the student is enrolled. Applicants will […]

Sit Down With Success: A Conversation with Mike Wicks

Engineer and entrepreneur Mike Wicks has had a remarkable career, successfully launching and selling two successful defense contracting businesses, creating his own charitable foundation, and embarking on a post-retirement second career in cancer research. In a recent conversation with the Huntsville Business Journal, the Huntsville native and Auburn University alum shared his journey, and attributed […]

Space Race 2.0: Blue Origin, Cerberus, and Textron eyeing North Alabama’s ULA in aerospace power play

Reports from the Wall Street Journal this week suggest that entities such as Blue Origin, led by Jeff Bezos, and private equity firm Cerberus are closing in on a potential deal to acquire United Launch Alliance (ULA), located in Decatur, Alabama. This information unveils a potential shake-up in the aerospace industry for North Alabama. Lockheed […]

Huntsville’s Performance Drone Works project approved by Department of Defense

Performance Drone Works (PDW), an Huntsville-based producer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), announced that its man-packable and heavy lift quadcopter, the C100, has received approval for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Blue UAS program. The Department of Defense (DoD) developed the Blue UAS program to rapidly vet and scale commercial UAS technology. The C100 is […]

Drake State and Yulista solidify partnership to bolster Madison County workforce development

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Drake State Community & Technical College and Yulista, a Huntsville-based defense and aviation solutions provider, announced a collaboration to create a robust talent pipeline and foster mutual growth.  Yulista is a partner in Drake State’s Connecting Students with Industry (CSI) program. The program provides students with hands-on experience at Yulista, allowing them […]

Marshall honors Expedition 69 astronauts for record space mission and looks ahead at exciting 2024 launches

Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) hosted NASA astronauts Stephen (“Steve”) Bowen, Warren (“Woody”) Hoburg, and Frank Rubio, as well as Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, on Thursday to celebrate the crew’s record-breaking mission, Expedition 69, to the International Space Station (ISS).  The 182-day mission began in March 2023 and concluded on 27 September 2023. Expedition […]

Leidos successfully completes Lonestar program

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Leidos, a Fortune 500® science and technology company, announced the successful completion of the Lonestar tactical space support vehicle’s on-orbit demonstration. Lonestar, a technology demonstrator designed to provide space-based situational awareness directly into the hands of the tactical warfighter, launched on July 1, 2022, from the Mojave Air and Space Port. The U.S. […]

AI Talks: The applicability of Artificial Intelligence in national workforce, small business

“AI Talks” is a new series from the Huntsville Business Journal on Artificial Intelligence and its applicability to the world of business. Each month, HBJ plans on bringing you interesting topics led by our new contributing expert writer, Carl Holden. This series will also introduce another new “writer” to our journal: Artificial Intelligence itself. Using […]