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Aerospace & Aviation

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – May is World Trade Month, and recently released data on Alabama’s exports underscore the importance of global trade to the state’s economy. It also highlights momentum behind efforts to diversify and expand the state’s international reach.

Ag Tech & Food Products

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – May is World Trade Month, and recently released data on Alabama’s exports underscore the importance of global trade to the state’s economy. It also highlights momentum behind efforts to diversify and expand the state’s international reach.


Automotive

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Vulcaflex S.p.A, an Italian manufacturer of synthetic leathers used in the automotive industry, is opening its first U.S. facility in Auburn.


Bioscience

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Growth in Alabama’s defense presence and a major pharmaceutical facility announcement helped the state earn a 2026 Silver Shovel Award from the business publication Area Development.

Chemicals

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair today announced that Nelson Brothers LLC, a global provider of specialty chemical products and commercial explosives, has selected its home state for a major expansion project. 


Defense

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Growth in Alabama’s defense presence and a major pharmaceutical facility announcement helped the state earn a 2026 Silver Shovel Award from the business publication Area Development.


Alabama rural development

Forestry Products

PERDUE HILL, Alabama — Georgia-Pacific announced today that it plans to invest $800 million to modernize, expand and streamline the production capabilities of the company’s Alabama River Cellulose mill, making the Monroe County facility the largest softwood pulp mill in the U.S.

Metal & Advanced Materials

AUBURN, Alabama – Germany’s KettenWulf plans to invest $34 million in an advanced manufacturing operation in Auburn that will create 70 jobs and serve as the foundation for the company’s future growth in the U.S., Gov. Kay Ivey announced today.


Mobility

An Alabama delegation focused on advancing the state’s battery and electric mobility industry was recently in Stuttgart, Germany for Battery Show Europe. 


Operations & Logistics

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Global financial services leader StoneX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SNEX) announced on Thursday the relocation and expansion of its Birmingham office, a move that will add nearly 90 employees over the next three to five years.