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Startup Sun Charge Systems eyes solar solution for mobile world
CLEVELAND, Alabama – In the workshops at Hornsby Steel, hulking machines bend and curve steel plates, pipes and rods to the exacting specifications of architects and builders. And it’s the Blount County firm’s manufacturing know-how that’s at the heart of a new venture that aims to keep mobile devices charged when people are on the…
Game-changing GE Aviation technology comes to life in Alabama (video)
For GE Aviation, two futuristic manufacturing technologies that will change the design and performance of jet engines are taking off in Alabama. This week, the Ohio-based company announced a $200 million plan to build a pair of plants in Huntsville that will produce silicon carbide materials used to make ultra-lightweight ceramic matrix composite components (CMCs)…
GE Aviation plans Alabama materials factories in $200 million project
GE Aviation will create adjacent factories in Huntsville to mass-produce silicon carbide materials for ultra-lightweight components that are poised to revolutionize how jet engines are manufactured. Ohio-based GE Aviation announced the $200 million project for the factories at a press briefing today at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. The two manufacturing centers are expected…
Mobile Chamber forum to connect businesses to NASA
Mobile area companies have a chance to earn business from Marshall Space Flight Center and the subcontractors that serve the giant NASA complex in Alabama. Opportunities are significant, as the agency alone spent approximately $1.8 billion with direct and indirect contractors last year. The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce will host a NASA Business Forum…
Georgia-Pacific upgrades Alabama River Cellulose with $110 million investment
PURDUE HILL, Alabama — Georgia-Pacific today announced plans for $110 million in upgrades to its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill in Monroe County, enhancing the facility’s competitiveness and making it more technologically advanced. The investments include replacing one of the mill’s two existing wood yards that process incoming logs, upgrading the other wood yard and…
Alabama Global Supply Chain & Logistics Summit set for Oct. 20
The state of Alabama will hold its fourth annual Global Supply Chain & Logistics Summit in Huntsville this month. The North Alabama International Trade Association (NAITA) and the Port of Huntsville will host the event put on by the Export Alabama Alliance, which is aimed at teaching interested companies how to improve their efficiency and…
UAH building $2 million wind tunnel
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will soon be home to a new $2 million wind tunnel system championed by the university’s eminent scholar in propulsion, Phillip Ligrani. Ligrani’s TranSonic/SuperSonic/WindTunnel, or TS/SS/WT, is under construction in the Air Breathing Test Cell at UAH’s Johnson Research Center. The facility’s test sections will be capable of…
Auto supplier Yorozu plans $100 million Alabama plant with 300 jobs
JASPER, Alabama — Yokohama, Japan-based Yorozu Corp., a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, plans to invest more than $100 million to build an advanced metal stamping facility in Alabama, creating 300 jobs in Jasper and adding momentum to the state’s growing auto manufacturing sector. The Yorozu Automotive Alabama Inc. (YAA) facility will be located on…
Shape Corp. selects Alabama for $24 million manufacturing facility
ATHENS, Alabama – Michigan-based Shape Corp. announced today that it will open a new injection molding and roll forming operation in the north Alabama city of Athens, expanding the company’s network of global manufacturing facilities. Shape engineers, tests and manufactures metal and plastic components in North America, Europe and Asia for an array of industries,…
Business Alabama publishes 2016 Economic Development Guide
Business Alabama has rolled out its 2016 Alabama Economic Development Guide, a comprehensive look at the state’s economic climate, its most critical industry sectors and resources, as well as the advantages that Alabama offers for investment and job creation. The 2016 Alabama Economic Development Guide features in-depth articles examining key developments affecting the state’s economy, including…