Huntsville’s Integration, Innovation wins $24.5M Navy contract
Huntsville-based Integration, Innovation Inc. has been awarded a $24.5 million contract to provide support services for Tactical Electronic Warfare Simulation for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. — Defense.gov
Austal hosting job fair July 15
Mobile shipbuilder Austal USA plans a job fair at its facilities Saturday, July 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The firm is hiring professional staff in supply chain management, IT, finance and engineering. — Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
Sawmill operator fined in worker’s death
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is fining Rex Lumber in Troy for failing to follow safety procedures resulting in the death of a worker in December 2022. OSHA noted that Rex also had worker deaths in the past two years at two of its sawmills in Florida. — U.S. Department of Labor
A snake knocked out power to some 19,000 customers of Marshall DeKalb Electric Cooperative when it crawled into the Albertville Primary Substation, officials report. — AL.com
Batteries, mines and clean energy
In an environmental conundrum, the search for minerals needed to make batteries that produce clean energy requires mining, like the new one gearing up in Coosa County. — The Christian Science Monitor