HTEC Momentum Recognized as a Clutch Global Honoree and Champion for Fall 2025

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 9, 2025--

HTEC Momentum (formerly Momentum Design Lab), HTEC’s research, product design, management and innovation arm, has earned two of Clutch’s highest distinctions—Global Award honoree and Clutch Champion—reaffirming its ninth straight year as the platform’s top-rated UX agency worldwide.

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The Clutch Global Awards honorees are selected based on demonstrated industry expertise and exceptional delivery—evaluated through thousands of verified client reviews published on Clutch. Clutch’s rigorous, case-study-driven review process includes extensive verification to ensure the authenticity and depth of each submission. These distinctions further underscore HTEC Momentum’s position as a top-rated leader in UX strategy, design, and user research, reflecting the consistent satisfaction of our clients and the high caliber of service our teams deliver.

“At HTEC Momentum, true innovation lives at the intersection of human empathy, strategic thinking, and emerging technologies. Being named a Clutch Global Award honoree and Champion once again validates our commitment to human-centered design and our ability to deliver transformative digital experiences that resonate deeply with users. For us, it’s not just about building products—it’s about crafting meaningful journeys that shape the future of digital engagement, and we’re proud to continue leading the way as the world’s top-rated UX agency,” said Peter McNulty, Head of UX at HTEC.

“At Clutch, we believe the most powerful indicator of excellence is what clients say. The companies earning both Global and Champion recognition this fall are among the highest-performing providers on Clutch,” said Mike Beares, Clutch Founder and CEO. “Their verified client feedback, review growth, and delivery track records position them as benchmarks of UX excellence.”

View our recent work and reviews on our Clutch profile: https://clutch.co/profile/momentum-design-lab#summary.

ABOUT HTEC MOMENTUM

HTEC Momentum, formerly Momentum Design Lab, is the strategy and design practice within HTEC. We partner with business leaders to move from organizational inertia to product momentum, transforming your most complex challenges into clear direction. We integrate product, AI, data, design, and technology strategy to give our clients the clarity, confidence, and inspiration to build the right solutions. Our expert teams guide you on what's worth building and why, turning ambiguity into compelling, actionable visions.

We design what moves business forward.

ABOUT HTEC

HTEC is a global AI-first provider of strategic software, hardware-embedded design, and engineering services. HTEC Group Inc. specializes in Advanced Technologies, Financial Services, MedTech, Automotive, Telco, and Enterprise Software & Platforms. With a proven track record of helping Fortune 500 and hyper-growth companies solve complex engineering challenges, drive efficiency, reduce risk, and accelerate time to market, HTEC continues to invest in world-class talent across its 20+ strategically located Centers of Excellence.

HTEC Momentum Recognized as a Clutch Global Honoree and Champion for Fall 2025

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A parent of a Kentucky State University student has been charged with murder in an on campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another.

Jacob Lee Bard was at the school's campus in Frankfort on Tuesday and fired shots at the victims at a residence hall, police said in a statement.

Investigators said the shooting was isolated, but they have not publicly shared details of the circumstances or a possible motive. The shooting killed 19-year-old De’Jon Fox of Indianapolis. A second student who was shot remains in critical condition, but his name has not been released, police said.

Bard, 48, was booked into jail on murder and first-degree assault charges. Police said Bard is from Evansville, Indiana, which is about 150 miles (241 kilometers) west of Frankfort.

Bard is being represented by a public defender at the Franklin County Department of Public Advocacy, which declined to talk about his case Wednesday.

University police officers were near the scene of the altercation that ended with the shooting and immediately arrested Bard, police said.

Investigators have watched video taken by others at the scene and surveillance footage.

Asked by reporters about alleged videos showing a fight involving Bard’s sons preceded the shooting or whether Bard might have come to campus to talk to administrators about his sons' safety, Frankfort Assistant Police Chief Scott Tracy refused to say what may have led to the shooting.

“It’s really too early in the investigation right now to really give any details that led up to it. A lot of it would be speculation,” Tracy said Wednesday.

The shooting happened at Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall. It was the second shooting in four months near the student residence.

Someone fired multiple shots from a vehicle on Aug. 17, striking two people that the university said weren’t students. Frankfort police said one victim was treated for minor injuries and a second sustained serious injuries. The dorm and at least one vehicle were damaged by gunfire.

University President Koffi C. Akakpo said the school brought in more police officers after the first shooting and will evaluate whether more needs to be done to keep students safe once the investigation into the latest shooting is complete,

“The campus is a safe place,” Akakpo said at the news conference.

Kentucky State is a public historically Black university with about 2,200 students. Lawmakers authorized the school’s creation in 1886.

The school sits about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) east of the Capitol building in Frankfort.

Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University's campus in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Hannah Brown/The State Journal via AP)