Hanwha to build $2M test facility in Opelika
Hanwha Defense USA plans to build a $2 million facility in Opelika to test the company’s K9 Mobile Howitzers. The project is expected to create about 40 jobs. – AL.com
Coast Guard buys BSC campus for $126 million
The U.S. Coast Guard has completed its purchase of the former Birmingham-Southern College campus for $126.5 million. The college closed in 2024, and the Coast Guard plans to turn the 192-acre campus into a training facility. – Bham Now
Austal christens new U.S. Navy ship
Austal USA has christened the future USNS Solomon Atkinson, formally naming the U.S. Navy’s newest Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship that the Mobile shipyard is building. The ship is named in honor of a pioneering Navy SEAL. – Austal USA
