Tag Archive for: Cummings Research Park

JLL Capital Markets Closes Sale on Redstone Research and Development Facility

JLL Capital Markets announced that it has closed the single-tenant sale of a Research & Development Facility at Redstone Arsenal leased to a global defense contractor in Huntsville, Alabama. JLL represented the seller, AGC Equity Partners, in the sale to FD Stonewater STAR Fund. The property was completed in 2020 as a build-to-suit for one […]

Erin Koshut Named Board President of International Research Park Association

Erin Koshut, Executive Director of Cummings Research Park (CRP), the second largest research park in the U.S. and the fourth largest in the world, has been named president of the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) Board of Directors.   AURP is a nonprofit organization representing more than 250 research parks and innovation districts globally, as […]

HudsonAlpha and Gener8tor Provide Opportunities for First Cohort of the AgTech Investment Accelerator

The five startup companies chosen for the inaugural AgTech Investment Accelerator gave their final presentations at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology’s (HudsonAlpha) campus last Saturday. These series of presentations came after a 12 week program that aimed to bolster Alabama’s ability to translate agriculture technology into commercial products.  A crowd of around 120 people gathered to […]

L3Harris Confident with Aerojet Rocketdyne Acquisition

Defense Contractor L3Harris announced in a joint statement on Sunday that the company intends to acquire propulsion expert Aerojet Rocketdyne in a deal valued at $4.7 billion if approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  L3Harris is optimistic the FTC won’t seek to block the acquisition like it did earlier this year when Lockheed Martin […]

Discovery Life Sciences Launches Proteomic Services Division

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Discovery Life Sciences™ (Discovery) announced the launch of its new Proteomic Services Division and is now accepting samples from pharmaceutical and biotech companies, government, and non-profit and academic research centers. This innovative offering includes both exploratory and targeted proteomics using the Seer Proteograph™ Product Suite, SCIEX LC-MS/MS systems, Olink® Proximity Extension Assay (PEA), and Luminex xMAP® platforms. Discovery’s […]

Mayor Battle Highlights Growing Path Forward in “State of the City” Address

The excitement in the air was evident at Mayor Tommy Battle’s “State of the City” address on Tuesday. Around 1,400 community and business leaders filled the Von Braun Center (the most ever for a chamber event according to Battle) to hear what the mayor had to say and to celebrate many of Huntsville’s latest achievements.  […]

“Go Team Artemis!” Huntsville Area NASA Partners Celebrate Historic Mission

At 12:47 AM CST on November 16, the nation celebrated the launch of a momentous new chapter in human history as the long-awaited goal of returning humans to the Moon came one giant leap closer to reality.  Numerous Huntsville area NASA partners played a key role in bringing the Artemis program to life. While Boeing, […]

Para-cycling Returning to City with Larger Event

HUNTSVILLE, AL – After a successful two-year run hosting a Paralympic Games qualifier in 2020 and 2021, para-cycling is returning to the Rocket City next year. This time, though, the stakes are higher. More than 300 athletes from 30-40 countries will be here Memorial Day Weekend May 26-29 for the Para-cycling Road World Cup. The […]

HudsonAlpha Names Greenhouse in Honor of Generous Donation

The new greenhouse on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is now named the Kathy L. Chan Greenhouse thanks to a recent gift from the Pei Ling Charitable Trust. Mrs. Chan and her husband, Tony, and son, David, serve as trustees of the Pei Ling Charitable Trust. Other funding for the Greenhouse was made […]

Lockheed Martin Marks First Next Generation Interceptor Flight Software Delivery

Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first flight software package for the nation’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) interceptor ahead of schedule. Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program completed its first official software release in August 2022. The delivery of this first incremental flight software to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) marks a critical step […]