Deuce Drone launching in next few weeks, Blue Origin having ‘hiring blitz’ in Huntsville

Deuce Drone launching in next few weeks
After successful tests, Mobile’s Deuce Drone will launch lunch delivery service at the BB&T Financial Centre and Legacy Village shopping center in the next few weeks. Lunches will be delivered by drone to employees at the center, which has more than 300 people on site daily. – Yahoo! Finance

Blue Origin having ‘hiring blitz’ in Huntsville
Blue Origin is having a “hiring blitz” this week, hoping to employ 80 skilled machinists and welders to begin building reusable rocket engines. Candidates must apply online at www.blueorigin.com/careers (use #HuntsvilleJobFair to find pertinent listings). Blue Origin will interview candidates Thursday and Friday at the plant in Cummings Research Park. – Aviation Pros

PPP loan helped HudsonAlpha stay afloat
HudsonAlpha’s chief financial officer said a $3.4 million Payment Protection Program loan helped the Huntsville nonprofit stay open and research to keep going. The institute was able to avoid layoffs during the pandemic.  – WHNT 19

ASU offers seminar on businesses and credit
Alabama State University’s Small Business Development Center will offer a seminar Thursday on “How Businesses Use Credit.” The online webinar from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. is free, but registration is required, and it is limited to 25 participants.  – Alabama State University

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