One of the state’s largest legal organizations recently installed a new leadership team at its annual convention. The Alabama Association for Justice (ALAJ) named seven attorneys to new positions, according to a release from the group. ALAJ president-elect Josh Hayes, a partner at Prince, Glover & Hayes, outlined the goals for his term.

It has been a little more than a month since several members of Alabama’s congressional delegation received a commitment from the Air Force to proceed with the national security space launch program. Now a high-ranking member of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives may make an end run through the committee process to […]

A gymnast who suffered a severe leg injury accomplished her goal of walking down the aisle at her wedding. The Advocate reports Auburn University graduate Samantha Cerio shared photos on Instagram Monday of the ceremony in Fairhope. The gymnast dislocated both knees and tore ligaments in both legs during a competition in April. After having […]

Alabama’s sizable footprint within the aerospace industry continues to grow. Governor Kay Ivey and other high-ranking elected officials cut the ribbon today on Aerojet Rocketdyne’s new 136,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Huntsville. The company’s Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) will produce advanced propulsion products such as solid rocket motor cases and other hardware for the […]

A meeting expected to provide clarity on some pressing issues for the Birmingham Airport Authority produced lengthy debate between members of the Alabama Ethics Commission and its staff over their responsibilities in interpreting the ethics laws. The point of contention at this week’s meeting was a belief by the commission’s legal staff that the body […]

Alabama’s Dynetics was one of 11 companies selected by NASA last month to participate in the next phase of its lunar lander development program. According to Andy Crocker, director for space strategy and lunar program manager at Dynetics, NASA selected the Huntsville-based company to focus on the descent element of the Artemis Human Landing System […]

The Alabama Ethics Commission is scheduled to meet on Wednesday and deliver, as promised at its last meeting, answers to several questions presented to it by the Birmingham Airport Authority. As the governing body for the state’s largest and busiest airport, the Birmingham Airport Authority serves an important function in the state’s overall economic development […]

When Vice President Mike Pence announced plans to launch a lunar mission by 2024, it was as if someone had placed the nation’s renewed interest in human spaceflight inside of an accelerator. Suddenly there was a timeline. A palpable air of urgency arose. Some balked at the enormity of the task ahead. Without question returning […]

The University of South Alabama community reflects with joy, sadness, optimism and apprehension on the discovery of the Clotilda in the Mobile Delta. The remains of the Clotilda were recently found by marine archaeologists in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta near the Plateau/Africatown area of Mobile. The Alabama Historical Commission unveiled the discovery to descendants of the […]

Alabama lawmakers ended the 2019 legislative session on Friday. Here’s a look at some of the proposals that passed and failed this year. WHAT WAS APPROVED:

NASA and Boeing have entered a new phase of assembling structural parts for the powerful Space Launch System. The critical project is being overseen at Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center with this phase of work completed at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Space Launch System (SLS) will be the rocket that launches America’s […]

Cherry Starr, wife of Crimson Tide and Green Bay Packer great Bart Starr, received a heartfelt message from noted Alabama author Andy Andrews this week. Following Bart Starr’s passing over the weekend, Andrews delivered a specially inscribed copy of his book The Butterfly Effect to Starr’s wife of 65 years.

Winning the national security space race is crucial for America’s ability to defend itself. Recently, several members of Alabama’s congressional delegation fought to equip the nation for success when they petitioned the Air Force to select a U.S. launch provider based on a competitive, timely process in the best interest of national security. The Air […]

Improved rural broadband funding is in serious jeopardy after the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to slash a proposed rural broadband grant program appropriation by 73% — an amount that equals a whopping $22 million decrease. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Senate Finance and Taxation Education Chairman Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) […]

Legislation aimed at bringing more rural and high-tech jobs to Alabama is one of the remaining priorities for lawmakers and industry recruiters as the 2019 session begins to wind down. Known as the “Alabama Incentives Modernization Act,” HB540 is sponsored by State Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa) and seeks to bring Alabama’s economic incentives up to […]

Winning the national security space race is crucial for America’s ability to defend itself. Recently, several members of Alabama’s congressional delegation fought to equip the nation for success when they petitioned the Air Force to select a U.S. launch provider based on a competitive, timely process in the best interest of national security. The Air […]

HUNTSVILLE — The excitement over the opening of a new facility at Dynetics — and what it means for the company — was evident to visitors who received a sneak peek of the building on the company’s Huntsville campus this past week. The new Dr. Stephen M. Gilbert Advanced Manufacturing Facility is the sixth building […]

Winning the national security space race is crucial for America’s ability to defend itself. Recently, several members of Alabama’s congressional delegation fought to equip the nation for success when they petitioned the Air Force to select a U.S. launch provider based on a competitive, timely process in the best interest of national security. The Air […]

A rocket booster built at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur plant was loaded on a boat bound for Cape Canaveral on Thursday. The booster will help power a historic mission to the International Space Station, the first manned commercial space flight since 2011. The occasion also served as a reminder of just how critical Alabama […]

With the support of a broad coalition of legislators and stakeholders behind it, a key rural broadband initiative received final passage in the Alabama legislature on Wednesday. The bill, carried by State Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Cullman) and State Sen. Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) in their respective chambers, will allow electricity providers to run broadband using their […]

Winning the national security space race is crucial for America’s ability to defend itself. Recently, several members of Alabama’s congressional delegation fought to equip the nation for success when they petitioned the Air Force to select a U.S. launch provider based on a competitive, timely process in the best interest of national security. The Air […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced it had concluded the final review of the design for the company’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket. The Vulcan Centaur is ULA’s next-generation rocket for use on national security space missions and is manufactured in Decatur, Alabama. Tory Bruno, ULA president and CEO, explained the importance of this event to the […]

Winning the national security space race is crucial for America’s ability to defend itself. Recently, several members of Alabama’s congressional delegation fought to equip the nation for success when they petitioned the Air Force to select a U.S. launch provider based on a competitive, timely process in the best interest of national security. The Air […]

The Alabama legislature’s long-time champion for rural broadband is seeking new ways to strengthen the state’s flagship program. State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) is sponsoring a bill this legislative session aimed at ensuring expanded service under the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Act, a grant program which he helped create. The program, administered by the Alabama Department […]