Tennessee Valley Corridor

The 2025 Association of the United States Army - AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition is coming to Huntsville, March 25-27. With 7,000+ attendees and 200+ exhibits, this three-day event at the Von Braun Center will dive into the US Army's modernization strategy. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/egBF8MGK

Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee generated a $1.1B economic impact in FY 2024, positively impacting local areas across Southern Middle Tennessee through direct payroll, job creation, and spending on supplies, utilities, fuel, and more. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e-7HDnRd

As the United States Department of Defense launch more satellites, United Launch Alliance (ULA) & Blue Origin in North Alabama likely to gain. ULA has a long history with the National Security Space Launch program, while Blue Origin recently completed its first successful New Glenn orbit. https://lnkd.in/dd5dp7ND

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in Knoxville recently to celebrate a groundbreaking turf partnership with the University of Tennessee for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup & 2026 World Cup. The 5-year R&D project aims to create perfect playing surfaces (or pitches) for players worldwide. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dC479c_C

Governor Bill Lee recently proposed an additional $92.6M to help make Tennessee a national leader in nuclear energy innovation, including $50M for Tennessee Valley Authority's first commercial small modular reactor at Oak Ridge's Clinch River Site. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eBrMWx5m

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center & General Atomics are partnering to test nuclear fuel for future Moon & Mars missions. The milestone, reached at Marshall Space Flight Center, paves the way for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) rockets that could one day take astronauts to Mars. Read: https://lnkd.in/eij3jNyt

Tennessee Valley Authority is partnering with Bechtel Corporation, Sargent & Lundy, and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy to plan the first small modular reactor (SMR) at the Clinch River Nuclear site in Oak Ridge. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eHPKWPzQ

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is helping drive Huntsville’s economy, as ranked among the top metros by Heartland Forward. Known as 'Rocket City,' Huntsville thrives on a steady pipeline of talent in research, space & technology at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal. More: https://lnkd.in/eHg2qZV6

Join us for the TVC National Summit, celebrating 30 years of the Tennessee Valley Corridor! Hosted at Y-12 National Security Complex and the New Hope Center in Oak Ridge on May 29-30, featuring top speakers, panels, and exhibits on TVC's leadership in energy, science, space, and more. Don't miss out! More info coming soon.

BWX Technologies, Inc. purchased nuclear test facility company Kinectrics for $525M. Kinectrics will operate as a BWXT subsidiary by year’s end, supporting BWXT's uranium fuel production for U.S. Navy reactors and converting Cold War-era bomb-grade uranium: https://lnkd.in/e574F4j9