Boyd Stephens

Scientist from the Tuskegee University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently published their research findings in a paper entitled “Comparative Genomic Profiles of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Dublin Bovine Isolates from the U.S. Indicate Possible Factors Associated with the Host Adaptation of Salmonella Dublin in the Region” ( The details and particulars of the research paper … Read more

As a result of Apple Launching its Self-Repair Tools for IPads Program the technology repair landscape is all abuzz.  In its review of this set of circumstances the Washington Post News reached out to one of the nation’s premier electronic repair, sales and data recovery shops – XI Repair, which just happens to be located … Read more

The members of our small team at Launch & Learn Labs Accelerator are often asked “Why do you guys keep doing what you do and what keeps you motivated to continue to train startup founder after startup founder?” Well, every now and then we have these moments when we are allowed a “peek” into the … Read more

AIourneyForServiceProvidersALANOG6 The Alabama Network Operators Group(ALANOG) held its 6th NOG Meeting on May 22, 2025 in Montgomery, AL with a wall to wall attendance of network operators, engineers and Internetworking enthusiasts from across the Southeastern US.  This event concludes a second year of operator group meetings. ALANOG-6’s Meeting Agenda was stacked with a series of … Read more

During April 1 – 3, 2025 the City of Montgomery, AL hosted “THE POWER OF COMMUNITY” South and Appalachian Creative Placemaking Conference   The theme of this annual conference is centered on social and economic justice, equity and inclusion, and grassroots community-led efforts that create positive impact and enhance the quality of life for smaller … Read more

Mayor Steven Reed and his team from the City of Montgomery released version 2.0 of the City of Montgomery Open Data Portal earlier today. and IT IS A BEAST TO BEHOLD!!  Powered by ArcGIS Hub technology, the platform upon which the new Open Data Portal is built Creates a most excellent collaboration tool upon which … Read more

Central Alabama Datacenter and I85 Cyber Corridor Community member AUBIX signs and on boards new customer Core Scientific, Inc.  As a result of this effort Core Scientific, Inc., a publicly traded company and leader in providing digital infrastructure for high-performance computing, is expanding the AUBIX Datacenter facility with an initial investment of $135 Million and … Read more

Back in September of 2017 Bryce Roberts of Indie.vc fame wrote a most interesting piece entitled “Permissionless Entrepreneurship.”  In this media segment the author states that “We want to enable a world where founders DON’T NEED PERMISSION from an increasingly small group of FICKLE FUNDERS to exist.” Within this piece the author goes on to share … Read more

I85 Cyber Corridor Initiative Launch & Learn Labs Startup Accelerator has finalized the membership of its upcoming Winter/Spring 2025 Cohort.  Against conventional postures in this particular professional space this upcoming cohort will be excessive large with 35+ founders. “We simply had far too many solid founders ‘who are hungry and ready to go after it’ … Read more

Almost 5 years after the inaugural “State Of The I85 Cyber Corridor” (February 2020)   event our team was asked to provide regional stakeholders, leadership and the general citizenry an update of trials & failures, the triumphs & successes that are being experienced on a day-to-day basis by the team of “COMMUNITY STEWARDS” who are … Read more