Alec Harvey

Members of the Writers Guild of America employed by Hearst magazines staged a walkout in Birmingham Thursday, joining similar efforts in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Global Resources International and its subsidiary Advanced Product Solutions plan to create 36 jobs through a $1.6 million expansion in Houston County.

Birmingham’s Capstone Building Corp. has finished a $21.5 million rental development project in Shallotte, North Carolina.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $15 million to the Alabama Agricultural Development Authority to support meat and poultry slaughter and processing businesses in the state.

A new phase of Guntersville’s year-old, $30 million City Harbor project will kick off in the next month or two as ground is broken for 20 condo units.

An Alabama woman is suing Norfolk Southern and U.S. Pipe over the death of her husband last year.

CVS Health will close its distribution center in Bessemer over the next two months.

PCH Hotels & Resorts has expanded its services to include third-party hotel management services for additional ownership groups.

Alcrete Industries, a Pell City-based provider of precast concrete products, has acquired Cape Fear Precast in North Carolina.

Sara Beth Wilcox is vice president and division manager for Brasfield & Gorrie.