MONTGOMERY – Recognizing the companies that are the “cornerstone of Alabama’s economy,” nominations have opened for the 2025 Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Awards. The Business Council of Alabama, Alabama […]

MONTGOMERY — It’s a hot commodity for defense contractors and for the nation’s allies, but a Huntsville-made missile is the “Coolest Thing Made in Alabama.” The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) […]

HUNTSVILLE — Space is in the name of this Rocket City-based small business, but that’s not necessarily its limits. Though SpaceFactory is designing habitats on Mars for NASA, the 3-D […]

HUNTSVILLE — Deliveries hit a record high for Boeing’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seeker program in 2024, with more than 500 produced for the Army and global partners, the company announced. […]

CINCINNATI – Manufacturing is taking off in Huntsville-Limestone County and GE Aerospace is providing an economic engine to drive the growth. The aircraft engine builder announced plans Wednesday to invest […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Community College System is driving a program for residents who want a career in the automaking industry. The system is partnering with the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers […]

HUNTSVILLE — When it comes to business and manufacturing, Alabama is the envy of the nation and needs to stay on that path. That was the tenor Thursday at the […]

WASHINGTON — Just a month after the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket, Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin said it is cutting about 10% of its workforce. The layoffs affect […]

MONTGOMERY — A bracket-style competition akin to “March Madness” has been launched to find the “Coolest Thing Made in Alabama.” Nominations and competition open Monday and there’s even a “Final […]

ATHENS – The Limestone County Economic Development Association is accepting applications for the 2025 LCEDA CTE Scholarship Fund. This scholarship provides a $1,500 award to Limestone County residents pursuing careers […]

HUNTSVILLE – The departments of Psychology and Industrial & Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have joined forces in a novel interdisciplinary collaboration with […]

ELGIN, Ill. — To help address the shortage of skilled labor in the industry, SparkForce, The FMA Foundation, has awarded 59 scholarships- including one to a Calhoun Community College student […]

HUNTSVILLE — A new weapon that is fast, light and cost-effective could soon enter the Army’s arsenal thanks to a Huntsville small business. Cummings Aerospace recently completed a series of […]

MADISON–Mazda Toyota Manufacturing is undergoing a leadership change in a key position that directly contributes to the overall success of the corporation. On Thursday, MTM announced that Hironori (Hiro) Kagohashi, […]

MONTGOMERY — The Board of Directors for Manufacture Alabama has announced a shift in leadership and elected its next chairperson. Karen Johnston, the regional director for government affairs at Toyota […]

GUNTERSVILLE — A Japan-based electronics manufacturer is expanding its Guntersville operations with plans to nearly quadruple its workforce. JST Corp., an advanced electronic connector manufacturer in Japan, announced recently it […]

HUNTSVILLE – It was signing day today at Drake State Community & Technical College. However, instead of students committing to the next level of college, it was signing day for […]

RESTON, Va. — Education is power and Leidos took a step today to provide Drake State Community & Technical College students with the tools to attain the power through education. […]

HUNTSVILLE — Technical Micronics Control will be launching and “re-grand opening” its Huntsville based Engineering Division at the end of the month as part of a planned company expansion. The […]

BOSTON — A high-ranking Toyota North America executive with more than two decades of experience in the auto manufacturing industry has been inducted into the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Hall […]

MONTGOMERY – Athens-based Asahi Kasei Plastics North America has been named Alabama’s Emerging Manufacturer of the Year. The award came at the annual Manufacturer of the Year awards hosted by […]

HUNTSVILLE — An international company specializing in the research, development, manufacturing, and global distribution of solar cells and modules has begun production in Huntsville. With a yearly output of 2 […]

TRINITY — Called the largest investment project ever undertaken in a rural Alabama county, a $1.1 billion solar manufacturing facility was inaugurated in Trinity. First Solar launched the facility which […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Rocket City has been called the economic engine of North Alabama. One of the industries that helps power that engine is, coincidentally, the auto industry. And providing […]