James Hardie to open $220M Alabama building products plant
PRATTVILLE, Alabama – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that James Hardie Building Products plans to invest up to $220 million to open an advanced fiber-cement building products manufacturing plant in Prattville, creating 205 jobs. James Hardie, whose corporate roots go back more than a century, is a leading high-technology manufacturer of numerous types of fiber-cement…
Elmore County project positions GKN Aerospace for growth
TALLASSEE, Alabama — A new economic development-focused alliance in Elmore County is funding the construction of a $700,000 warehouse facility that will permit the county’s largest manufacturer, GKN Aerospace, to open up critical manufacturing floor space for new projects. The 20,000-square-foot storage depot in Tallassee is the first project launched by the Elmore County Industrial…
Mohawk acquires fiber facility in Bridgeport, preserving jobs
BRIDGEPORT, Alabama – Jackson County officials announced that Mohawk Industries has acquired the former Beaulieu fiber facility in Bridgeport in a transaction that includes a commitment to preserve current jobs and grow employment in the community. “To support the growing demand for its carpet and rug collections, Mohawk has purchased a fiber plant in Bridgeport,…
Frontier Spinning Mills investing $6 million at Alabama facility
Frontier Spinning Mills, the second largest yarn spinner in the Western Hemisphere, plans to invest $6 million to add new, state-of-the-art fiber preparation and open-end spinning equipment at its plant in Elmore County. The expansion project will add 18 jobs to the Alabama plant’s workforce of 120, according to Sanford, North Carolina-based Frontier. The project…
STERIS Healthcare expanding Birmingham operation, creating 22 jobs
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – STERIS/IMS plans a second expansion of its Birmingham operations as part of a $1.6 million project that will create 22 jobs. The follow-on expansion will help accelerate growth and boost the company’s workforce in the city to 450 people, according to the Birmingham Business Alliance. Cleveland, Ohio-based STERIS Healthcare acquired Birmingham’s Integrated…
Hanwha adding 100 jobs in $20 million Alabama expansion
OPELIKA, Alabama – Auto supplier Hanwha Advanced Materials America LLC plans to invest $20 million to upgrade its manufacturing facility in Opelika, adding 100 new jobs over the next three years, according to Mayor Gary Fuller. Hanwha launched operations in Opelika in 2005 with an initial commitment of 150 jobs. The additional new jobs will push…
‘Retooled’ Marshall County manufacturing base charts new era
GUNTERSVILLE, Alabama – Marshall County has a long history of successful manufacturing operations, and that legacy is helping to shape its future. Several of the northeastern Alabama county’s newer industrial residents have transformed buildings that were operated for decades by companies from another era. For example, the former Accutek electronics factory in Arab is now…
Aerojet Rocketdyne to build AR1 rocket engine, add 800 Alabama jobs in expansion
Aerojet Rocketdyne announced plans today to expand its presence in Huntsville with a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for the company’s AR1 rocket engine and the relocation of engineering, program management and other jobs. Altogether, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s overall growth plans for Huntsville calls for the California-based company to add 800 jobs to support the U.S. space…
Leonardo plans to produce advanced Air Force trainer in Tuskegee
TUSKEGEE, Alabama — Governor Robert Bentley announced today that Leonardo, a global aerospace and defense firm, will create 750 jobs at an advanced assembly center at Tuskegee’s Moton Field if the company’s T-100 jet trainer wins a U.S. Air Force competition for a next-generation training aircraft. Governor Bentley, Tuskegee University officials, Tuskegee Mayor Tony Haygood…
Honda Alabama expansion project launches with $85M first phase
LINCOLN, Alabama — Honda continues to build on its massive investment in Alabama and today announced a plan to spend an additional $85 million at its Talladega County auto manufacturing plant. The money will be used for the first of a multi-phase project to improve vehicle manufacturing flexibility, strengthen logistics efficiency for future models, and…
