COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 28 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield issued the following news on Nov. 27, 2023: Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading a delegation of Alabama bioscience businesses on a trade mission to this week's Nordic Life Sciences Days (NLSDays), the largest Scandinavian partnering conference dedicated to the life sciences industry. The Alabama team, which includes representatives from six bioscience firms, arrived in Copenhagen today and was scheduled to attend   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 28 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $4.3 million to help reduce domestic violence and aid victims in 19 counties primarily in the south central region of the state. The grants will enable four agencies to bring awareness of the seriousness of domestic violence through education programs while also providing intervention, shelter and other services at no cost to victims an  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 28 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: After a national search, the Auburn University Office of the Ombudsperson is pleased to announce that Dona Yarbrough will be joining the office as the university's first Associate Ombudsperson, effective Jan. 1. Yarbrough received her doctorate in English from the University of Virginia and served for several years as the ombuds for students at Emory University. She has recently been engaged as the assistant vice  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Auburn University's Department of Geosciences is taking part in a research project that intends to improve tornado resilience for mobile and manufactured homes. The purpose of the study is to learn more about the perceptions of mobile/manufactured homeowners when it comes to using anchoring systems designed for high winds. We are working with a group of researchers from the University of North Texas' Dep  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Leidos, an information technology, engineering and science solutions and services company, issued the following news release: Leidos, a Fortune 500(R) science and technology company, announced it was recently awarded a new $32 million contract by the Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM) through the Consortium Management Group (CMG). The defense radar systems development contract calls for four Medium Range Air Defense Radar (MRADR) prototype system  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 27 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama is building a $30 million workforce training center in Decatur that will focus on electric vehicles and emerging technologies in order to position the state's auto industry for the next chapter of its growth. The facility will be located on the campus of the Alabama Robotics Technology Park, a unique $73 million center operated by AIDT that helps companie  more