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North America’s most advanced additive manufacturing facility opens in Tanner

December 4, 2019

North America’s most advanced additive manufacturing facility opens in Tanner Wednesday. The Emerging Technology Center in Tanner is an investment by Carpenter Technology. They say the 500,000 square foot facility will be the “only AM facility in North America with true end-to-end capabilities.” Carpenter Technology is investing more than $50 million in the ETC and it’s…

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Meet ALEX: The Alabama Experience

July 6, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 6, 2022) – ALEX: The Alabama Experience is a mobile exhibit, featuring a collection of interactive kiosks and informational pieces, as well as a knowledgeable staff who walks visitors through every aspect of life in Alabama. An immersive, first-hand experience, ALEX is the personification of Alabama through technology, powered by Atlas RFID…

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$120 million data center opens in Auburn to expand access to fiber networks

April 5, 2022

The 40,000 square-foot center near the Auburn University campus will offer private and public organizations more secure and efficient access to fiber networks and more content for consumers. CEO Andrew Albrecht said AUBix would serve companies in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and other sectors, as well as academia, and state and local governments. Read more…

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How is Innovation Changing How We Do Business?

March 9, 2021

HOW IS INNOVATION CHANGING HOW WE DO BUSINESS? WE ASKED EXPERT GREG BARKER The Frontier Founder Hank Torbert sat down with Greg Barker, president of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama and Birmingham-based partner of The Frontier, to discuss industrial innovation and the importance of cross-pollination and adaptability in today’s landscape. We’re grateful for EDPA’s…

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Lockheed Martin purchases Aerojet Rocketdyne in $5 billion deal

December 22, 2020

Lockheed Martin announced Sunday it has purchased Aerojet Rocketdyne for $5 billion in a transaction involving two major high-tech companies with strong presence in Huntsville. Lockheed Martin has operated in Cummings Research Park for almost 60 years after being recruited to Huntsville by Wernher von Braun while Aerojet Rocketdyne opened its defense headquarters in the…

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Mazda Toyota unveils logo, updates Alabama construction progress

October 30, 2020

Mazda Toyota’s giant auto manufacturing plant in Huntsville looks virtually complete on the outside while it still has a long way to go on interior construction. Production, however, is still expected to begin next year, the company said in a press release Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mazda Toyota rolled out its corporate logo on Tuesday – an…

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$53.5 million Mercedes-Benz expansion to add 373 jobs

October 14, 2020

A new storage and sequence facility for Mercedes-Benz parts in Vance will be completed by mid-2021. Construction on the New Vance Manufacturing Logistics Center, or Vance Ventures Project, is expected to begin this month. The project, taking shape on Will Walker Road, is expected to create 373 jobs. The 500,000-square-foot facility will be built on…

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Northrop Grumman Awarded $13.3B Contract

September 15, 2020

Northrop Grumman Corp. will be modernizing the nation’s aging intercontinental ballistic missile system (ICBM) under a $13.3 billion contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force. The contract covers the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center said the effort would span more than…

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Publication gives Alabama high marks for business climate, workforce training

July 29, 2020

In the 16th installment of its Annual State and Metro Rankings Report, Business Facilities rated Birmingham as the No. 1 mid-size metro area for its business climate, while Huntsville was No. 1 among small-size metros. Overall, Alabama ranked No. 4 for business climate. Alabama’s workforce development and talent attraction programs ranked No. 2 among the…

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How Mazda Toyota is benefiting from the coronavirus

May 22, 2020

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, the giant development in Huntsville, also had a giant problem. It needed 4,000 employees at the $1.6 billion facility under construction to produce vehicles for the two Japanese automakers who had come together for one of the largest economic projects in state history. To read more of the story go to: al.com Mazda…

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