Great Southern Wood plans $13.7 million Alabama expansion project
MOBILE, Alabama — Great Southern Wood plans to invest $13.7 million in an expansion project at its treatment facility in Mobile County, allowing the company to create 12 jobs and retain 78 current positions, according to the Mobile Chamber. The project will improve the facility’s traffic flow, storage, and its ability to process imports and…
Beyond Gravity doubling production of rocket structures in Alabama expansion
DECATUR, Alabama — Switzerland-based Beyond Gravity, a manufacturer of structures for launch vehicles, said Thursday it is adding a new production facility in Decatur to provide additional payload fairings for the United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Alabama-built Vulcan rockets. Beyond Gravity said it is working with ULA to build the new production facility, which will add…
Governor Ivey tapped for Alabama auto manufacturing group’s Hall of Fame
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA), a trade group representing companies in the dynamic and fast-growing industry, named Governor Kay Ivey to its Hall of Fame at a Thursday night dinner in Birmingham. Ron Davis, the AAMA’s president and chairman, praised Governor Ivey for her steadfast commitment to facilitating the growth of…
Hyundai Mobis plans Alabama EV battery module plant, creating 400 jobs
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey joined executives of Hyundai Mobis, one of the world’s largest auto suppliers, today to announce the company’s plans to invest $205 million to open an EV battery module plant in Montgomery that will eventually employ at least 400 people. Once it reaches full production, the 450,000-square-foot facility will be…
Manna Capital Partners plans $600 million Alabama beverage product hub
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Manna Capital Partners plans to invest nearly $600 million to construct an advanced beverage production and distribution complex in Montgomery, Governor Kay Ivey announced today. Manna Capital Partners, a minority-owned business enterprise and investment firm, said its Montgomery “beverage park” will create 280 full-time jobs and will be owned and operated by…
Novelis kicks off construction on $2.5 billion Alabama aluminum mill
BAY MINETTE, Alabama — Site work is under way on one of Alabama’s most prominent construction projects — a $2.5 billion aluminum mill being built by Atlanta-based Novelis in Baldwin County that is the first facility of its kind constructed in the U.S. for 40 years. Crews are engaged in earthwork, excavation and piling at…
Companies to invest $92 million in Alabama Wiregrass growth projects
DOTHAN, Alabama — Houston County officials say infrastructure improvements will allow two growing businesses to make new capital investments totaling a combined $92 million in Dothan as part of projects that will create at least 70 jobs and provide a boost to the region’s forestry industry. SmartLam North America, a maker of cross laminated timber…
Mercedes-Benz launches EV production in Alabama as new chapter begins
VANCE, Alabama — Mercedes-Benz has launched production of the all-electric luxury EQS SUV at its Tuscaloosa County plant, part of a global strategy of next-generation technology that is ushering in a new era for Alabama’s auto industry. Mercedes has invested $7 billion in the state since it arrived in the early 1990s, and Alabama workers…
Canfor to invest $210 million in new Alabama sawmill complex
MOBILE, Alabama — Canfor Southern Pine Inc. plans to invest $210 million to develop a new state-of-the-art sawmill complex for manufacturing and processing wood products in the Axis community near Mobile. “We are excited to be making this investment in a new state-of-the-art sawmill complex that will be built with next-generation, innovative technology and transform…
Wellborn Cabinet plans $17 million Alabama expansion creating 415 jobs
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield announced today that Wellborn Cabinet Inc., a family-owned manufacturer based in Ashland, plans to invest nearly $17 million in an Alabama expansion project that will create 415 jobs over five years. Wellborn Cabinet, whose cabinets are distributed nationwide, intends to construct and equip a 250,000-square-foot facility in Oxford…
