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Historic Alabama: Nitrate production comes to the Shoals

Two nitrate plants and a dam were created to support the war effort.

Huntsville’s space legacy enters a new era

The Rocket City is expecting approximately 1,400 employees of Space Command to relocate.

Huntsville company lands $369 million contract

Pinnacle, a Huntsville-based subsidiary of Akima, has been awarded a $369 million U.S. Air Force contract.

Boeing awarded $2.7 billion multi-year contract for PAC-3 seekers

Since 2000, Boeing has delivered more than 6,000 PAC-3 seekers to the U.S. Army as a Lockheed Martin subcontractor from its Huntsville facilities.

Austal wins $314M contract options for Coast Guard cutters

The contract options allow the Mobile firm to use a long lead time to order materials for additional Coast Guard patrol cutters.

L3Harris Technologies expands in Huntsville

L3Harris' new $20 million facility adds 379,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

BL Harbert among awardees of approximately $2 billion contract

The construction for the Navy is expected to be complete in 2030.

Retrospect: ADDSCO during World War II

Mobile answered the call to war with the Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. building Liberty Ships and other vessels.

Davidson Technologies nears completion of quantum computing system installation

Company says installation makes Alabama a key contributor to quantum infrastructure in the U.S.

Northrop Grumman opens integration center in Madison

The new Northrop Grumman facility has 175,500 square feet of covered production space.

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