Alabama candy manufacturer tastes sweet success in overseas markets
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama– From a modest candy factory tucked away in a corner of suburban Birmingham, Scott Green satisfies sweet-tooth cravings in more than 50 countries across the globe. Green’s firm, Creative Concepts in Irondale, produces Pucker Powder, a sugary confection that is dispensed from custom-designed machines to fill plastic tubes in colorful layers. The company…
Biggest steelmaker eyes ThyssenKrupp Alabama steel plant, a ‘world-class asset’
MOBILE, Alabama – The world’s largest steelmaker wants to buy the ThyssenKrupp Alabama steel plant, calling it a “world class asset,” according to a report in the Wall Street Journal’s online edition. ArcelorMittal is one of several bidders for the ThyssenKrupp plant near Mobile, which is capable of producing 5 million tons of steel a…
