Hill Technical Solutions (HTS) celebrated its expansion last week with the grand opening of its Analysis, Digital Engineering, and Prototype Technology (ADEPT) Center at its new corporate headquarters at 700 Boulevard South SW in Huntsville.

Founded in 2010 by Brad and Stacey Hill, HTS provides engineering solutions for major government programs for the Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy.

The HTS ADEPT Center provides a working lab and demonstration center equipped to support both classified and unclassified projects, allowing users to find solutions through digital engineering, modeling and simulation, systems analysis, and other tools and processes. The center provides a collaborative environment in which users can work at stations customized for them to solve problems.

In August 2021, HTS made the Inc. 5000 list for the fifth time, ranking No. 1158 in America’s fastest-growing private companies with a three-year revenue growth of 420 percent. The company currently ranks 14th on Inc’s list of fastest-growing Alabama companies and 9th on the Huntsville list.

L to R: Richard Bigoney, Mayor Tommy Battle, Congressman Mo Brooks, and HTS CEO Glenn Turner

A large audience was in attendance at the event. Along with Chamber representatives, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks were on hand to assist with the ribbon cutting.

In his address to the attendees, HTS CEO Glenn Turner stated that he anticipates the addition of about 250 jobs to the community over the next couple of years as a result of the opening of the ADEPT Center.

Mayor Battle congratulated Hill Technical Solutions, adding that he had just returned from spending three days at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

“There’s a competitive atmosphere out there…the most important thing is, we have the people here, we have the facilities here, we have everything that gives us a competitive edge over everybody else,” Battle said. “In Huntsville, Alabama, we will continue to grow, continue to thrive because of companies like Hill Technical [Solutions], because of the team members like we find here, and because of leadership like Glenn’s provided, like the whole leadership team has provided.”

“It’s fantastic that Hill Technical Solutions is doing what it’s doing in our community, of all the places in the world that they could have located,” said Congressman Brooks. “I want to thank the Hills for risking the capital, for taking that kind of chance to start up this kind of business that is brought to fruition now roughly 160 employees around the country and 140-some odd here in Huntsville, Alabama.”

Brooks, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, stated that the world is becoming more dangerous.

“Everything that we do in our community, particularly as it relates to missile defense, comes to mind. We’ve got to make sure our warfighters have the best protection that missile defense can offer against any kind of weaponry, whether it be the normal types of missiles or the development of hypersonic defense capabilities,” Brooks said.

“We also have to have the capability to be on offense so that we can stop some of these attacks before they’re even launched, to the extent that we can destroy the facilities that our foes may deploy in other parts of the world as they’re attacking either us or our allies,” he continued.

Brooks expressed his pride in what the Huntsville community does for the national security of the United States of America and what Hill Technical Solutions does as a part of the bigger team here in the Tennessee Valley.

“Thank you so much for the contributions you’re making to our national security and to all the people in this room who are contributing in one way or another to help us enjoy the kind of freedoms and liberties that are the envy of so many parts of the world,” he concluded.

Following Brooks’s address, Richard Bigoney of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce offered his congratulations for the success of the company, presenting Turner with a membership plaque to commemorate the occasion. He noted that HTS has won multiple awards for Best Places to Work.

“Obviously you have a great business model, you’re doing it the right way, and we’re very appreciative of that.”

Following the ribbon cutting, Turner again addressed the crowd, thanking the attendees for celebrating with them: “We’re really looking forward to what we can accomplish in here to help the warfighter and the local community, and to help advance technology so we can all have a secure nation.”

Photo’s provided by Dawn Suiter