Toyota Alabama Revved Up and Ready to Produce the 2022 Tundra Twin-Turbo V6 Engine

Incredible power. Remarkable efficiency. Toyota Alabama announced they will begin exclusively producing the all-new twin-turbo V6 engine for the 2022 Toyota Tundra. The new i-FORCE MAX 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 engine line represents a $288 million investment in TMMA operations and it will add 450 jobs, bringing the plant’s total employment to 1800. “This is a […]

Leidos Donates $1M Toward Huntsville Cyber School

It is the only public magnet high school in the nation to integrate cyber technology and engineering into all its academic disciplines. Thanks to a $1 million donation from Leidos, the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering is getting an academic and residential facility to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.  Leidos […]

A Microgravity Vote for Huntsville is a Macro Boost for Local Economy

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce is taking some homemade technology on the road and could use a little help from its friends. The Chamber has partnered with three Huntsville companies – Sierra Space, Rhodium Scientific and SustainSpace – to compete against more than 300 other entries at the international 2022 South by Southwest Conference […]

KBR ‘Enhancing Presence’ with Move to Redstone Gateway

KBR, a Houston-based technology and engineering firm, is “enhancing its presence” in Huntsville with a move to Redstone Gateway. According to a news release, Corporate Office Properties Trust and its joint-venture partner Jim Wilson & Associates said KBR will lease space in two buildings at the property near the Gate 9 entrance to Redstone Arsenal. […]

Northrop Grumman Opens Missile Defense Futures Lab in Huntsville

Northrop Grumman has chosen Huntsville for its flagship Missile Defense Futures Lab designed to quickly develop, test and field an integrated missile defense system. The lab joins the developmental center of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System at the company’s Cummings Research Park facility. The message could not have been clearer at […]

MSFC Director Singer: Delivering Our Mission is Biggest Challenge

Marshall Space Flight Director Jody Singer said Tuesday the the biggest challenge she has faced from Washington couldn’t be answered with one item. “I would have been I would say … delivering on our mission. Delivering on our mission is a critical challenge,” Singer said during her update at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium […]

SMD Symposium Focused on Defense in New Era

The annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium begins today at the Von Braun Center with dozens of exhibitors, a list of distinguished speakers and a focus on the future. About a dozen top military officials are scheduled to speak in person or virtually. This year’s symposium theme is “Space and Integrated Air and Missile Defense […]

Lioce Group Launches Line of Electric Vehicle Chargers

In the wake of President Biden’s national goal for zero-emissions vehicles to make up half of new cars and trucks sold by 2030, a Huntsville company is driving to help motorists and businesses meet the challenge. The Lioce Group is launching a line of electric vehicle chargers in a partnership with SemaConnect, company President Nick […]

Drake State Awarded $1.2M from NASA for STEM Workforce Development, Outreach

Drake State Community & Technical College is one of six colleges and universities to win NASA’s Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) award. The awards are made possible through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) and provide up to $1.2 million for a […]

Madison County Legislators Secure Funding for Drake State Space Research Program

The Frontiers Research Program at Drake State Community & Technical College recently received $315,000 in state funding thanks to the efforts and support of the Madison County Legislative Delegation. The money will be used toward the purchase of equipment and technology that will  help the college continue its research in additive manufacturing for NASA’s Moon […]