Annual HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge Goes Virtual

It’s time to get your hack on … virtually! The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and Urban Engine are gearing up for the fourth annual HudsonAlpha Tech Challenge. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, this year’s event will take place virtually April 16-25. HATCH is a unique life sciences hackathon that brings together Alabama-based college and high […]

Google Fiber is Looking for Trusted Testers to Upgrade Fiber TV

If you’re a Fiber TV viewer, Google would like to talk with you. The company is looking for Huntsville residents to become “trusted testers” and try out its Google Fiber TV upgrade next month. “We believe the best TV is online,” Liz Hsu, Google’s director of Product Strategy, posted on her blog. “While many of […]

Dynetics Completes ‘Lunar Lander’ Preliminary Design Review

The U.S. is another “small step” closer to landing Americans on the moon, thanks to a Huntsville company. Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, has completed the preliminary design review of its Human Landing System for NASA’s Artemis Program, marking another critical milestone in human spaceflight. This review provided NASA with insight into the […]

Huntsville-Madison County Launches Text-to-911 Service

The Huntsville-Madison County 911 Center has launched a text-to-911 service, providing a significant step forward in accessibility to those who are unable to dial 911. The center has served Huntsville, Madison, and Madison County since 1992. This service, offered in conjunction with the Alabama 911 Board and its network provider, INdigital, is available to those […]

Sit Down with Success: Lynn Troy, CEO of Troy 7

‘Don’t be afraid to ask for help and seek advice’

Alabama A&M Joins Grow with Google, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Program

Alabama A&M University is among 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to join the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program. Through a $1 million investment in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Google-backed program provides digital skills workshops in HBCU career centers to help Black students prepare for the workforce. “The global pandemic has […]

Huntsville’s deciBel Research now Employee-Owned

Huntsville-based deciBel Research announced Tuesday it is “100 percent employee-owned.” According to a news release, the company transitioned from a privately held, small business to an employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective Jan. 1.  Jeff Gronberg, deciBel Research Chief Executive Officer, will continue to lead deciBel Research and the company’s day-to-day management […]

For COVID Peace of Mind – and No Swab Up Your Nose – Huntsville Hospital and Kailos Genetics Roll Out Assure Sentinel

Two issues negatively impacting COVID testing are false readings and the turnaround time it takes for results. False positive results can cause undue concern, whereas false negative readings have the potential to unwittingly add to the continued spread of COVID. The waiting game is especially difficult; it’s the kind of time that most people don’t […]

Huntsville Takes Lead on Two Northrop Grumman Projects

Northrop Grumman is bringing two major Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System production programs to its Huntsville manufacturing center.  The command system is the centerpiece of the Army’s modernization strategy for air and missile defense.  Most of the work is performed here and the city will be the center of production for the […]

System High Acquires Booz Allen Hamilton TEAMS Contract

Protecting sensitive government activities and operations is one of the biggest national security challenges facing our country. The Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville got a big boost of momentum with System High’s acquisition of Booz Allen Hamilton’s Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) contract with its 110 employees here. System High specializes in a […]