Medical products maker growing with new 110 jobs in Houston County
DOTHAN, Alabama — Global Resources International and its Advanced Products Solutions subsidiary announced plans today to add 100 workers at the APS medical manufacturing center in Dothan and to expand in the nearby community of Columbia with 10 new jobs. The growth project come less than two years after GRI announced plans for the APS…
Lockheed Martin plans Missile System Integration Lab in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Lockheed Martin announced plans today to invest $16.5 million to open a new facility focusing on missile defense on its campus in Huntsville, another milestone marking the defense contractor’s growing footprint in Alabama. The 25,000-square-foot Missile System Integration Lab (MSIL) facility will initially be used exclusively for development in Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI)…
James Hardie adding 200 workers with Alabama expansion project
PRATTVILLE, Alabama — James Hardie plans to hire 200 additional workers as the company expands its manufacturing plant in Prattville, where it produces high-performance fiber cement building solutions, according to an announcement by Governor Kay Ivey The growth project will double the size of the Alabama facility, permitting a large-scale expansion of its manufacturing capacity.…
Auto supplier Shinhwa investing $78 million in second Auburn facility
AUBURN, Alabama — Shinhwa Auto USA Corp. plans to add a second auto parts manufacturing facility in Auburn as part of a $78 million growth project that will create 42 jobs over the next three years, Governor Kay Ivey announced this morning. Shinhwa will build the new 400,000-square-foot factory across from its existing location in…
Novelis plans $2.5 billion Alabama aluminum mill with 1,000 jobs
BAY MINETTE, Alabama — Novelis Inc., a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, plans to invest more than $2.5 billion to build a new low-carbon recycling and rolling plant in Baldwin County, according to Governor Kay Ivey. The facility at the 3,000-acre South Alabama Mega Site, located in Bay Minette, will create approximately 1,000 jobs,…
Airbus Alabama expansion project adding 1,000 jobs in Mobile
MOBILE, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey joined Airbus officials, Mobile leaders and education professionals at a community event this afternoon to celebrate the aerospace company’s new growth plans at its Alabama manufacturing facility. Airbus’ latest expansion project calls for the addition of a third Final Assembly Line, or FAL, at its Mobile factory to support…
Cerrowire kicks off $100 million expansion project in Alabama
HARTSELLE, Alabama — Cerrowire, a major U.S. manufacturer of copper building wire, today officially launched an expansion project near its Morgan County factory, where it will build a 270,000-square-foot facility to produce metal clad cable in Alabama. Cerrowire, which is investing over $100 million in the project, said the new facility at the Morgan Center…
Mercedes gives first look at electric EQS SUV coming to its Alabama assembly line
Mercedes-Benz gave the world a first glimpse today of the 2023 EQS sport utility vehicle, an all-electric luxury ride that will be built at the automaker’s Alabama plant later this year. The world premiere of the EQS SUV comes amid preparations at the Mercedes campuses in Tuscaloosa County, where the EQS and sibling EQE SUVs…
Toyota to invest $222 million to expand engine production in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Global automaker Toyota announced plans today to invest $222 million at its manufacturing facility in Huntsville to create a new production line for four-cylinder engines, including a hybrid electric version. The project is part of a $383 million companywide plan that injects new investment into four U.S. manufacturing plants that support powertrain…
Austal opens advanced $100 million steel shipbuilding facility in Mobile
MOBILE, Alabama — Austal USA marked the beginning of a new era at its Mobile shipyard with the Tuesday opening of a state-of-the-art facility for the production of steel ships for the U.S. Navy and other customers. The addition of steel shipbuilding capability complements the company’s aluminium shipbuilding expertise at its Alabama manufacturing site. “We are…
