Drake State Community & Technical College and Blue Origin are partnering to train Huntsville residents for careers in space manufacturing through ATLAS (Advanced Training & Learning Academy for Space), a registered apprenticeship program that combines technical instruction with hands-on industry experience. The program launched in Alabama in October with an inaugural cohort of 10 machinist […]
Aerospace and defense manufacturing giant Boeing announced on Monday a $300,000 gift to Free 2 Teach, the Huntsville-based nonprofit that provides free resources to teachers in public schools in Madison, Morgan and Limestone counties. Boeing’s gift is specifically geared toward the Free 2 Explore program, Free 2 Teach’s STEM initiative that utilizes partnerships to give […]
Less than a decade ago, ground was broken for a historic automaking plant. This week, that plant – Mazda Toyota Manufacturing – marked a production milestone as it rolled its one millionth vehicle off the line. To celebrate and reinforce the company’s commitment to North Alabama, MTM gave back to the community with $120,000 in […]
We all know the saying “this isn’t rocket science.” And, in the case of NASA and its workforce, it isn’t all rocket science. Not to discount the hundreds of engineers, scientists and contractors needed to put a rocket into space, “you can’t build rockets without the technicians,” said Lyndsay Ferguson, vice president, Talent Initiatives, Huntsville/Madison […]
Innovate Alabama, a public-private partnership supporting technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, held an event in Huntsville on Monday evening as part of its statewide “Connecting Alabama: Igniting Regional Innovation” tour. The event at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber recognized the contributions of more than 70 organizations across Madison, Limestone, Morgan, Lawrence, Franklin, Colbert and Lauderdale counties who […]
“A small house with a big message.” It was an apt description by Doug Brazier, Drake State Community and Technical College’s dean of workforce development, during a celebration Wednesday of a partnership among the college, the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy, and Nexus Energy Center. The event recognized the students who renovated a model tiny house, […]
Huntsville Hospital Health System will host a community hiring event Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Campus 805’s Stone Event Center, offering job seekers an opportunity to explore clinical and nonclinical career opportunities across its Madison County facilities, including Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, Crestwood Medical Center and Madison […]
PPG is making a $70 million investment to expand its aerospace transparencies work in Huntsville, the company announced Wednesday. The investment is part of a series of multi-year projects that support PPG’s efforts to increase production capacity and continued growth of its aerospace transparencies business. “Demand for aerospace transparencies continues to grow across commercial, military […]
With the aim of preparing the future workforce to meet the demands of manufacturing and artificial intelligence, the Manufacturing Institute and the Alabama Community College System signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring the institute’s AI Skills for Manufacturing Training Suite to community colleges across Alabama. The agreement was signed Monday in a ceremony at […]
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