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Birmingham organization tapped for global blockchain accelerator program
By Stephanie Rebman
A Birmingham-based organization has been selected to join a global blockchain accelerator.
GlobalXplorer, a nonprofit crowdsourced archaeology initiative, was selected among the first 16 companies in the world to participate in the ConsenSys Tachyon Blockchain Accelerator. As we've noted, GlobalXplorer is an online citizen-science and archaeology platform that was the brainchild of
Sarah Parcak - a former Top 40 Under 40 winner who has drawn global
headlines for using technology to find ancient sites.
Six early-stage companies will be advancing the finals of
Alabama Launchpad competition in Huntsville Sept. 27.
The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama competition will include two categories: concept stage for entrepreneurs launching businesses and seed stage for business acceleration.
AUBURN, Ala., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA inspires the world with its mission of space exploration, scientific discovery and development of new technology. That's why Auburn University is partnering with NASA to employ 3-D printers that will build components for the next generation of spacecraft in support of a U.S.-led program for a human return to the Moon.
That is just one component of Auburn's thrust as a national leader in additive manufacturing research, which allows manufacturers to fabricate parts layer-by-layer from metals, plastics or other materials using a 3-D computer-aided design model.
To expand upon its existing relationship with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Auburn has formed the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence, or NCAME, and is already collaborating with more than 50 industry and government partners.
In an effort to expand manufacturing capacity and provide additional support to customers, Wisconsin-based Rice Lake is expanding its presence in Walker County with the purchase of an additional manufacturing building located in Bevill Industrial Park in Jasper.
Rice Lake Weighing Systems is a global leader in measurement equipment, with a manufacturing facility located in Curry.
The additional facility will increase manufacturing capacity for the company, where employees will produce Rice Lake SURVIVOR truck scales, among other product lines as production comes online.
Join us on September 27th at LogiCore in Huntsville, Alabama
for the Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition Finale
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With up to $150,000 on the line and expert judges deciding the winners, this competition is high stakes for six early-stage companies. Beyond the competing startup teams, the event features a meet and greet and also a panel discussion. The night concludes with live music.