Robins & Morton completes U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center on Redstone Arsenal

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Construction firm Robins & Morton and COPT Defense Properties celebrated the completion of U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, the Redstone Gateway 300 building, on Redstone Arsenal. The three-story building, located on Secured Gateway, features 200,000 square feet of Class A office space and a 15,000-square-foot warehouse constructed with concrete tilt wall […]

ASCTE breaks ground on new Sentinel Center after increased student demand

The Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE), a public magnet school on Wynn Drive, broke ground on its upcoming student activity center, a new space for the school’s clubs and athletic teams. The Sentinel Center will include a 1,100-seat gymnasium, purpose-built basketball and volleyball courts, a wrestling room, fully equipped locker rooms, multifunctional […]

Five Huntsville companies selected for the gBETA accelerator program

Five Huntsville-based companies have been selected to participate in a local startup accelerator program. Etch, Ethar, FigBrew, Score Pharma and SymbyAI were selected to participate in the gBETA Huntsville program led by national venture capital firm gener8tor, which supports startups, workers, employers, artists and musicians across race, place and gender.  gBETA Huntsville is a seven-week […]

Registration now open for inaugural Business of Space Conference

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Business will host the inaugural Business of Space Conference to focus on economics, commerce and sustainability of new space. Registration is now open for the gathering that will unite space industry professionals from across the nation on April 21-23 on the campus of UAH, a part of the […]

Huntsville Legislative Update unveils priorities, economic initiatives for 2024

On Monday, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon at the Jackson Center for North Alabama Legislators. The gathering gave the Huntsville business community the opportunity to hear from key elected officials before the February 6th opening of the legislative session. Legislators who spoke at the sold-out event included Alabama State Senator Arthur […]

HudsonAlpha opens application for Biotrain Internship Program to undergraduate and graduate students

HUNTSVILLE, AL – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha) is now accepting applications for its BioTrain internship program. The summer program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to connect classwork with real‐world job experience and gain skills and knowledge that will prepare them for careers in biotechnology and related fields. This year’s nine-week internship begins […]

AI Talks: HBJ discusses Sam Altman, potential changes to employment with AI integration

AI Talks” is a new series from the Huntsville Business Journal on Artificial Intelligence and its applicability to the world of business. Each month, HBJ plans on bringing you interesting topics led by our new contributing expert writer, Carl Holden. This series will also introduce another new “writer” to our journal: Artificial Intelligence itself. Using […]

How Huntsville companies can win the engineering talent race in 2024

Ever since post-2020 COVID times, small and large businesses alike have shared one common problem: staffing.  From catering to engineering firms, “We Are Hiring” signs and online posts seem to be a commonplace occurrence, especially in the Rocket City. This led to what Forbes dubbed as an “employee driven labor market” back in 2022, alluding […]

Sit Down With Success: A Conversation with Mike Wicks

Engineer and entrepreneur Mike Wicks has had a remarkable career, successfully launching and selling two successful defense contracting businesses, creating his own charitable foundation, and embarking on a post-retirement second career in cancer research. In a recent conversation with the Huntsville Business Journal, the Huntsville native and Auburn University alum shared his journey, and attributed […]

TVA announces partnership with Huntsville organizations to bolster workforce development

HUNTSVILLE, AL – A partnership between the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Huntsville Utilities will provide $100,000 in scholarship funding to train and educate utility lineworkers. Calhoun Community College will manage the scholarships and enroll students in the college’s Pre-Apprentice Lineworker Program. The partnership was created to address the growth in the Huntsville-Madison County population, […]