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Rural Development

ATMORE, Alabama — Atmore officials say a $703,000 grant from Alabama’s new Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) program will advance industrial development in the rural Escambia County city.

Export Alabama

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The Global Business team from the Alabama Department of Commerce is leading a delegation of Alabama small and mid-sized businesses at this week’s MEDICA 2024, the world’s largest event for the medical industry, being held in Germany.


Sectors

DC BLOX, a leading provider of digital infrastructure in the Southeastern United States, has announced plans to develop three new hyperscale edge node sites, with Montgomery and Huntsville selected as locations for advanced data centers.


Alabama aerospace industry

Innovation

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — SpaceFactory, an industry leader in space and terrestrial construction technology, today announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Huntsville,  positioning itself within the heart of the nation’s high-tech and aerospace industries.

Workforce

TANNER, Alabama — Alongside state and local leaders, Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair today celebrated the official launch of construction on a cutting-edge $30 million workforce training center at the Alabama Robotics Technology Park near Decatur.


Enterprise

DOTHAN, Alabama — Dothan Warehouse announced today that it plans a $5.2 million expansion project that will add 120,000 square feet of temperature-controlled storage space while creating 50 jobs at the company’s Houston County facility.


Alabama defense industry

Manufacturing

MOBILE, Alabama — Austal USA, a cornerstone of Alabama’s thriving defense industry, has commenced the construction of a cutting-edge submarine module manufacturing facility (MMF3) in Mobile. This expansion marks another milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts to support the U.S. Navy’s submarine programs, further enhancing Alabama’s role in national defense.

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