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HUNTSVILLE — Things continue to grow up and out at Huntsville MidCity District. Today, RCP Companies announced plans for the MidCity Arts + Innovation Subdistrict, a transformative 12-acre phase within MidCity […]

HUNTSVILLE – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in partnership with venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor, has launched its Fall 2025 AgTech Accelerator featuring 10 startup companies selected for the cohort. […]

HUNTSVILLE – This week, the second cohort of the CRP DefenseTech Accelerator will culminate as the five companies pitch their products and technologies to investors and local business and community […]

HUNTSVILLE — North Carolina-based defense technology company Duotech Services is expanding to Huntsville, bringing 50  jobs and 25,000 square feet of advanced operations space to Thornton Research Park with help […]

BIRMINGHAM – A Huntsville “small pharma” company is the big winner in Alabama Launchpad’s Life Sciences Track competition. Kalm Therapeutics won $100,000 in non-dilutive funding, Alabama Launchpad, a program of […]

DECATUR — State and local leaders gathered last week at the Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur to celebrate new investments advancing the Tennessee RiverLine initiative, including the addition […]

BIRMINGHAM — More than a half-dozen Huntsville companies are among 13 companies statewide as winners of SBIR/STTR supplemental grants, Innovate Alabama announced. This round’s Huntsville area recipients are EngeniusMicro, ENVENTION, […]

HUNTSVILLE — To fuel Huntsville’s growing startup community, First Horizon Bank is investing $150,000 in entrepreneurial programs powered by gener8tor, according to a news release. The funding supports gBETA Huntsville and […]

BIRMINGHAM – An initiative to give founders and their companies access to what matters most: capital, customers, and community has been launched. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, in coordination […]

BIRMINGHAM — A Huntsville company is among five statewide organizations to share $1 million from Innovate Alabama through its newly launched Talent Pilot Program. According to a news release, the […]

HUNTSVILLE – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is one of 12 regional ecosystem innovation hubs in the U.S. and four countries to be selected as an Ecosystem Partner in the new […]

HUNTSVILLE – Score Pharma of Huntsville was recently selected as a finalist in the title round pitch competition at ConvergeSouth 2025 and participated as an exhibitor at the event held […]

BIRMINGHAM — Representing diverse industries, three Huntsville startups are among 11 Alabama Launchpad finalists, it was announced today. Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, in […]

HUNTSVILLE – Labeled as an accelerator that is “more than mentorship; it’s about momentum,” the deadline for applications has been extended for the second cohort of the Cummings Research Park […]

HUNTSVILLE – Labeled as an accelerator that is “more than mentorship; it’s about momentum,” applications have opened for the second cohort of the Cummings Research Park DefenseTech Accelerator. An effort […]

RAINBOW CITY — A newly formed regional economic development organization representing nine counties across Northeast Alabama, has announced a landmark partnership with three leading educational and workforce innovation programs to drive economic prosperity […]

HUNTSVILLE — With a program to create rural economic development through plant-based products for construction materials as well as the automotive and packaging industries in the Southeast, the HudsonAlpha Institute […]

HUNTSVILLE – The name may be changed but the mission remains the same. In a rebranding initiative, the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Integration Center (AMIIC) in Huntsville is now known […]

BIRMINGHAM – Innovate Alabama has partnered with Harmony Venture Labs to launch the Innovate Alabama Venture Studio and Fund, a vehicle for building high-growth, venture-backed startups in the state. Led […]

BIRMINGHAM — Several small businesses in Madison County are among 20 statewide to share more than $3.3 million in SBIR/STTR supplemental grants from Innovate Alabama. The grants will help the […]

NORMAL — Alabama A&M University has received a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to lead cutting-edge research in energy storage technology. The four-year project will focus […]

HUNTSVILLE – A research team at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has demonstrated inexpensive store-bought tape can be used to craft a triboelectric nanogenerator capable of harvesting electrical energy […]

HUNTSVILLE –  With a focus on sustainable farming practices and cutting-edge agtech solutions, the HudsonAlpha AgTech Accelerator powered by gener8tor will support companies that are tackling some of the most pressing […]

HAMILTON — Bevill State Community College and C3 of Northwest Alabama have launched a tuition reimbursement program to support workforce development and economic growth across Fayette, Lamar, and Marion counties. […]

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