New business incubators to spark innovation across Alabama
Alabama universities are providing new launch pads for entrepreneurs and their innovative business ideas across the state. Several new incubators have opened or are in the works, and all of the projects have the potential to help spin out new jobs and investment for local communities. At the University of Alabama, the Technology Villages program…
Alabama universities plug into industry with auto research projects
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Alabama isn’t only a major center for auto manufacturing, it’s also a growing hub for research and development projects that drive future industry technologies. At the University of Alabama, the Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies offers interdisciplinary education, as well as research projects to prepare the next generation of automotive engineers. The…
New Flyer to add Innovation Center in $25 million Alabama expansion
ANNISTON, Alabama – New Flyer, the largest transit bus manufacturer in North America, kicked off a $25 million project this morning that will expand and upgrade its Anniston production campus and include a unique Vehicle Innovation Center dedicated to the advancement of bus and motor coach technology. In addition, New Flyer of America said the investment…
Montgomery hosts Air Force’s largest conference on cyber threats
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – This week, Alabama’s Capital City has been at the center of high-level discussions focusing on the wide-ranging cyber challenges facing the nation in the digital age. The Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference (AFITC) today enters its third and final day in Montgomery, which last hosted the Air Force’s largest tech…
2017 Innovation Awards honor ingenuity of Alabama companies
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Three Alabama businesses will be honored this week as leading innovators in their fields. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) will present the 2017 Innovation Awards at its “imerge” program today in Birmingham. Among this year’s winners is ZeroRPM of Cullman, named Corporate Innovator of the Year in the small company…
Boeing to perform design work on new ICBM in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The U.S.’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile could be designed in Alabama. Boeing Co., the aerospace company whose roots in Alabama go back more than half a century, announced today that the U.S. Air Force has awarded it a $349 million contract for preliminary design work on a replacement for the Minuteman III…
Innovation Week to showcase Birmingham’s dynamic innovation ecosystem
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Birmingham’s rich entrepreneurial landscape will be in the spotlight this week, as inventors, investors and the new technologies they created are celebrated. Innovation Week Birmingham events include a solar eclipse viewing party, a panel discussion on how technology is changing Birmingham’s hospitality industry and the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama’s “imerge” event…
INNOVATION: New UAB Accelerator to power startup growth
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – A new effort at the University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks to provide critical support for startups when they are in the earliest stages of development. The UAB Commercialization Accelerator will officially launch next week during Innovation Week Birmingham, an annual event that spotlights new technologies and inventions, along with the entrepreneurs…
IT services firm Provalus to create 300 jobs at Alabama facility
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Governor Kay Ivey announced that Provalus, a company specializing in business technology service and support, plans to invest $6.5 million to open a center in Brewton staffed with 300 workers. Atlanta-based Optomi, one of the nation’s fastest-growing tech-staff firms, launched Provalus to provide an alternative to overseas outsourcing of business functions. Provalus…
After the Paris Air Show, Alabama team targets aerospace projects
PARIS – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield departed France early this morning after two intensive days of appointments at the Paris Air Show, where they met with 18 top-level executives and discussed potential and ongoing projects that could bring hundreds of jobs to the state. Altogether, Governor Ivey and Secretary Canfield…
