HudsonAlpha’s Scott Ross Named Alabama CIO of the Year

Scott Ross, director of information technology for HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnolgy, has been named the Alabama Chief Information Officer of the Year by Alabama CIO – an organization that helps chief information officers (CIOs) maximize their leadership effectiveness, create value, reduce risk and share success. The honor came at Friday’s annual Alabama CIO of the Year […]

CFD Research Breaks Ground on Laboratory in Cummings Research Park

Smiles and laughter were in abundance as one of the first post-pandemic maskless celebrations took place in Cummings Research Park. The celebration was for CFD Research breaking ground for a 13,265 square foot laboratory in Cummings Research Park.  The new facility, behind the company’s headquarters adjacent to the Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, will expand the […]

HudsonAlpha Breaks New Ground with Campus Expansion

The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is the epicenter of ground-breaking work in biotechnology and genomics. In keeping with that image, it hosted a rather unique ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of its campus. Not only was it masked and socially distant, but it also took place inside the Propst Center with the participants each donning […]

Victory Solutions Awarded $169M NASA Contract

Huntsville-based Victory Solutions has been awarded a Consolidated Program Support Services Configuration and Data Management contract to provide CDM services at 10 NASA centers including Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center. A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business, Victory Solutions specializes in building relationships with defense and commercial customers to develop, analyze, and integrate advanced aerospace […]

Alabama Approves Innovation Legislation

The state of Alabama, near the bottom of the national rankings in its support of small business and entrepreneurship took a giant step to help solve that problem. The Alabama Senate this week unanimously passed HB 540 and HB 609, two bills geared toward the advancement of state’s economy. The passing of these bills serves […]

Adtran Reports Record Product Orders for First Quarter

Huntsville-based Adtran announced its financial results for the first quarter and reported record product order bookings in the quarter. “Our business continues to be driven by strong demand for our fiber access platforms, in-home service delivery platforms and software platforms with regional service providers across the U.S. and Europe,” said Adtran Chairman and Chief Executive […]

HudsonAlpha Scientists Study Gene-Sequencing Plants for Potential Biofuel

It’s no secret that the world’s petroleum-based resources are finite. At some point, our reliance on fossil fuel as an energy source will need to be replaced by something more viable. In response to this ever-growing dilemma, the scientists at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology have been looking into plant genomes – particularly switchgrass, as an […]

Somerville-based Amdek Specializes in Products from High Tech to Super Bowl and BCS

SOMERVILLE — For anyone who received an autographed collectible football at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, here’s a fun fact: the souvenir made its way to the Sunshine State via Somerville. The small town in Morgan County is home to the headquarters for Alabama Molding and Decorating (Amdek). That’s the name founder Robert Tetzlaff gave the […]

Abaco Systems Sold for $1.35 billion

Ametek has agreed to purchase Huntsville-based Abaco Systems for $1.35 billion, the Pennsylvania-based company said in a news release.   A maker of electronics equipment, Ametek will acquire Abaco Systems in an all-cash transaction; it is expected to close in mid-2021. Abaco Systems specializes in open-architecture computing and electronic systems for aerospace, defense, and specialized […]