Jacobs Donates $200K to Support Drake State’s Frontiers Research Program and Industry Diversity

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – On Wednesday, Jacobs presented the Drake State Foundation with a $200,000 commitment to support the college’s Frontiers Research Program. Notable speakers included Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions President Dr. Steve Arnette, Marshall Space Flight Center Director Jody Singer, Huntsville City Council President John Meredith, and Jacobs Space Exploration Group Team Lead Ayana Reese. […]

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AMIIC to Offer Free Additive Manufacturing Workflow Course

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – As part of its efforts to support Army modernization and Alabama’s need for 500,000 skilled workers by 2025, the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) has opened registration for a three-day course to introduce Additive Manufacturing (AM) Workflow.  The Intro to AM Workflow course will be held from Tuesday, November 15 […]

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Don’t Believe the Hype, Quiet Quitting is Nothing New and There Is a Solution

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Early in my career I worked at a very large corporation where it felt like we spent a considerable amount of time listening to conference calls. This was a multinational organization where the conference calls would have hundreds of participants, often with several people from the same location on the call. Sometimes the calls were […]

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State Business Leaders Still Sour on Economy

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TUSCALOOSA, AL – For the second consecutive quarter, state business leaders have a negative outlook on the economy, according to the latest quarterly survey by The University of Alabama. The UA Center for Business and Economic Research’s latest Alabama Business Confidence Index, taken in early September, remains slightly negative following a similar outlook in the snapshot […]

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1818 Farms Provides New Headquarters for Singing River Trail

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Singing River Trail is now calling Mooresville home base thanks to a generous Limestone County family. The McCrary family, owners of 1818 Farms in Mooresville, is providing Singing River Trail a charming home and six acres of land to serve as the new Singing River Trail headquarters located at 4865 Arrowhead Landing Road, Mooresville, AL […]

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HudsonAlpha and gener8tor Welcome Five Companies to the Inaugural Fall 2022 Agtech Investment Accelerator

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Global venture firm and startup accelerator, gener8tor, in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, announced the five startup companies selected for the inaugural fall 2022 HudsonAlpha Agtech Investment Accelerator. Kicking off on Oct. 13, the 12-week accelerator invests $100K in five startups at the forefront of the Agtech industry. The concierge accelerator provides meaningful engagement with […]

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Scientific Research Corporation Gives Back to Alabama A&M University’s College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) announced a newly formed relationship with Alabama A&M University (AAMU) that aligns with a diversity  and inclusion strategy for community outreach and recruitment initiatives. SRC committed to a $165,000 investment to enable AAMU to meet the needs of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences students in […]

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America Makes TRX Comes to Huntsville

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On October 18th and 19th, engineering, scientific, and academic professionals from around the nation converged at the UAH campus for America Makes Technical Review and Exchange (TRX), a conference and networking event centered around the future of advanced manufacturing technologies.  This is the first time the event has been held in Huntsville, with the majority […]

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Von Braun Symposium and Memorial Dinner to Welcome Aerospace Executives and Leaders

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Leading government officials, industry executives, academia and others from the aerospace community will gather at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, for the 15th annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium on Oct. 26-28. This year’s theme is “Space at the Table: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Inclusion.” Organized by […]

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Mary Makima Ross’ Love for UAH lives on With $400,000 Gift

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – Lester Ross, Sr., Mary Makima Ross’s husband of more than 40 years, says his wife, who died in 2021 at the age of 75, was always giving money to the “places where it would do the most good.” For her, supporting education was paramount, and she made sure to impact students for years […]

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