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UAB virtual reality surgery combines Google Glass, VIPAAR technologies
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – A surgical team from the University of Alabama at Birmingham recently performed one of the first surgeries combining a virtual augmented reality technology and Google Glass, the computer with an optical head-mounted display. UAB says combining the VIPAAR (short for Virtual Interactive Presence in Augmented Reality) and Google Glass technologies could signal…
2014 wish list: 7 Alabama-made products you wish you could buy
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Now that the 2013 gift-giving season is in the bag, it’s time to think big for the 2014 holiday season. Made in Alabama last week shared its holiday gift guide, which featured several great products made right here in the state, ranging from hand-crafted pens that have been presented as gifts by…
Made In Alabama Holiday Gift Guide
The creative and inventive men and women of Alabama design and assemble all sorts of things that get sent as near as surrounding states and as far as Germany and Japan. But while we’ve heard plenty about the state’s planes, trains, and automobiles (literally), there are also plenty of items available as gifts this holiday…
Boeing technology research center to create 300-400 jobs in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -– Following an announcement from Boeing Co. that it will bring one of five research centers to Huntsville, Ala., as part of a restructuring of its Boeing Research & Technology organization, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and north Alabama leaders commended the decision. The decision means between 300 and 400 high-paying jobs for Huntsville,…
International Space Station, made in Alabama, marks 15 years
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The International Space Station, partially designed and assembled in Alabama, celebrates its 15-year anniversary this month. On Dec. 4, 1998, Node 1 — known as “Unity” — was launched into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour and two days later connected with the Russian-built Zarya (“Sunrise”). And on Dec. 10, the hatches of…
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson addresses 300 aviation suppliers at event in Germany
HAMBURG, Germany — Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson told aviation company executives at a conference today in Germany that the Alabama city is an ideal location for supplier operations tied to Airbus’ passenger jet production center, now under construction at Brookley Aeroplex. “I’m here today — just a month since taking office as mayor — to…
Alabama leaders travel to Hamburg, Germany for Aviation Forum 2013
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Alabama Department of Commerce Assistant Director of Business Development Bob Smith and a delegation of Alabama leaders have traveled to Germany to attend Aviation Forum 2013, a conference in Hamburg that largely attracts aviation suppliers looking to work with aerospace giant Airbus. “The Aviation Forum gives Alabama the opportunity to get in…
Nominations sought for Governor’s Trade Excellence Award 2014
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Applications are now being accepted for the 8th annual Governor’s Trade Excellence Award, presented by the Alabama Department of Commerce and the Alabama Export Trade Alliance. This prestigious program recognizes companies in Alabama that have excelled in selling their products or services overseas. Recipients include large, medium and small businesses as well…
Alabama officials talk to Boeing on work related to 777X assembly in Huntsville
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and other officials today met with Boeing Co. representatives to discuss the possibility of the aerospace company placing work related to the assembly of the 777X passenger jet in Huntsville, where Boeing already has a major presence. Leaders from the City of Huntsville and officials from the Alabama…
Meet Satoshi ‘Sam’ Kakuda, Alabama’s economic development point man in Japan
TOKYO, Japan — Before Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley arrived in Japan for this week’s economic mission and after he leaves on Friday, the state will continue to have a voice in Japan. For years, Satoshi “Sam” Kakuda, director of the Tokyo office for the Alabama Department of Commerce, has listened to the needs of Japanese…