Top Headlines: Oct. 1, 2021
Protective Stadium opens Saturday with newly named Legacy Plaza
Birmingham’s Protective Stadium opens Saturday as the home of UAB Blazers Football, and Legacy Community Federal Credit Union has entered into a 10-year partnership with the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) for the Legacy Plaza at Protective Stadium, the main entry point for the stadium. – Legacy Community Federal Credit Union
UA to offer new manufacturing degree
The University of Alabama College of Engineering will begin offering a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing systems engineering beginning in the fall of 2022. In addition, UA opened the Alabama Initiative on Manufacturing Development in Education, a partnership between the university and state’s largest manufacturers. – Tuscaloosa News
Huntsville Hospital Health System gains a hospital
Highlands Medical Center in Scottsboro will join the Huntsville Hospital Health System. The 170-bed hospital will become the 10th facility in the Huntsville system. – Becker’s Hospital Review
NASA awards honor leadership in aerospace business community
Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. was named Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year and Aerie Aerospace LLC was named Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year as NASA presented its Industry & Advocate Awards Thursday night. A number of other companies were honored, too. – PR Newswire
