Alabama economic developers, educators team for new workforce development strategies
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Top Alabama education officials and economic developers increasingly are on the same page when it comes to workforce development strategies, crafting initiatives that align classroom learning with critical workplace needs. At a forum sponsored by the Birmingham Business Alliance, Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield and high-ranking state education officials described how…
Infinitus Energy to build $35 million advanced waste recovery facility in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Infinitus Energy will build a technologically advanced waste recovery facility in Montgomery as part of a $35 million project that will create 110 jobs and bring long-term environmental benefits to the area. Representatives from Infinitus Energy joined Mayor Todd Strange, elected leaders and Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce officials in a groundbreaking…
Alabama showcases high-tech capabilities at trade conference in Canada
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – From a sustainable energy research firm based in Brownsboro to a materials management company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama’s delegation at this week’s trade conference in Canada will demonstrate the state’s high-tech economy. A delegation of 19, including economic development leaders and business representatives, will travel from Alabama to Halifax this weekend for…
Curse Inc., online game portal, moves headquarters to Huntsville from California
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Curse Inc., an operator of an online game portal that was named one of Inc. magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies in 2011, announced plans to locate its corporate headquarters and content team in Huntsville and bring 20 new jobs to the area. The company provides editorials, videos, wikis, databases, forums, add-ons, blogs,…
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Alabama network substantially complete after major investment
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Verizon Wireless announced today that the company’s 4G LTE network is now substantially complete in Alabama just two years after first launching in Montgomery and Mobile. Verizon’s 4G LTE network now represents the vast majority of the company’s 3G footprint that provides coverage across tens of thousands of square miles in Alabama, from…
Alabamians work to land orders for micro propulsion system at Paris Air Show
PARIS, France — Alabamians Brad Caban, president of Aero-mark aerospace manufacturing and maintenance, and Brent Trotter, chief engineer at the company’s Fairhope division called Amro, arrived at the Charles de Gaulle Airport Sunday with their Paris Air Show display in tow. It fit into a small black box about the size of bowling ball. Caban…
NASA, Alabama aerospace hub developing SLS, most powerful rocket for space
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Airbus’ passenger jet production center will launch Alabama into the commercial jet manufacturing business in 2015. But an Alabama aerospace hub has long played a critical role in a different kind of flight – space travel. More than four decades after going to the moon with the Alabama-designed Saturn V rocket, NASA is…
Alabama aerospace sector primed for growth, trade group says
Alabama’s aerospace and aviation sector, which stretches from Huntsville to Mobile, is well positioned for expansion as new projects land in a state with a rich heritage in the industry, according to Jeff Thompson, executive director of the Alabama Aerospace Industry Association. “Aviation has been going on in Alabama for more than 100 years, since…
Huntsman Corp. kicks off project to manufacture specialty epoxy resins near Mobile
McINTOSH, Alabama – Huntsman Corp. today broke ground for the expansion of a facility here to manufacture specialty epoxy resins, a move that will create new jobs for the area. The Huntsman project will create 150 construction jobs and 25 full-time positions when the expansion reaches full capacity. Governor Robert Bentley said he hopes to…
Space Warriors movie, filmed at U.S. Space and Rocket Center, premieres on Hallmark Channel May 31
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Space Warriors, which highlights Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, premieres on the Hallmark Channel Friday, May 31. The movie was filmed entirely on location at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Space Warriors is the story of a young man who joins an elite team of…
