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AIDT teams with Lockheed Martin for new Alabama training facility
TROY, Alabama – Lockheed Martin has opened a new onsite training at the company’s Pike County Operations site that was made possible with the help of AIDT, the state’s primary workforce development agency. The Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Center is a $2 million project funded by AIDT, which is part of the Alabama Department of…
Conecuh Ridge Distillery to base operations in Troy with $13M project
TROY, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey today announced that the maker of Clyde May’s Alabama-style whiskey plans to consolidate operations in Troy, where the company will build an artisan distillery, rack houses and a bottling hub, as well as a tasting experience center designed to attract tourists. Conecuh Ridge Distillery LLC’s project calls for an…
Autocar chooses Alabama for $120 million truck assembly plant
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Hagerstown, Indiana-based Autocar will invest $120 million launch a manufacturing operation plant in Alabama to produce heavy-duty cab-over-engine trucks. The project is expected to create 746 jobs. At a press conference this morning at the Birmingham Business Alliance, Autocar said its manufacturing operation will be located…
Georgia-Pacific plans $100 million Alabama lumber production facility
Georgia-Pacific announced today plans to construct a $100 million lumber production facility in Talladega that will employ more than 100 full-time employees and generate an annual payroll estimated at $5 million. Construction on the technologically advanced, 300,000-square-foot plant is scheduled to begin immediately, with an anticipated startup in late 2018. “The availability of talent and…
Commerce leads trade mission to Australia and New Zealand
SYDNEY, Australia – Business and community leaders from across Alabama are traveling in Australia and New Zealand this week, seeking to boost exports and strengthen trade ties in the region. The 17-member delegation today kicked off a series of briefings with U.S. Commercial Service officials in Sydney, as well as appointments with area companies. Later…
Montgomery hosts Air Force’s largest conference on cyber threats
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – This week, Alabama’s Capital City has been at the center of high-level discussions focusing on the wide-ranging cyber challenges facing the nation in the digital age. The Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference (AFITC) today enters its third and final day in Montgomery, which last hosted the Air Force’s largest tech…
Baxter marks completion of $270 million Alabama expansion project
OPELIKA, Alabama – Medical device company Baxter marked the completion today of a $270 million expansion project that more than doubled the size of its Alabama production facility, along with its workforce. The expansion brings the total current size of the Opelika facility to 400,000 square feet, roughly the size of seven football fields. Three…
Dynetics kicks off project to build Alabama rocket test facility
DECATUR, Alabama – Huntsville-based Dynetics Inc. today officially launched a project to build a three-building complex in Alabama to support the development and testing of large rocket components. Leaders of Dynetics joined state and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony this morning at 60 Booster Boulevard in Decatur, near the sprawling United Launch Alliance (ULA)…
BASF completes expansion project at Alabama catalyst plant
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – BASF today announced the completion of an investment project to expand production at its Alabama mobile catalyst manufacturing site, which has been in operation for more than four decades. BASF said the Huntsville site expansion began 18 months ago and created 10 jobs. The company said the expansion enables it to continue creating…
2017 Innovation Awards honor ingenuity of Alabama companies
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Three Alabama businesses will be honored this week as leading innovators in their fields. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) will present the 2017 Innovation Awards at its “imerge” program today in Birmingham. Among this year’s winners is ZeroRPM of Cullman, named Corporate Innovator of the Year in the small company…