Business Alabama Staff
Austal golf tourney nets $200,000 for local charities
Mulherin Home, United Way of Southwest Alabama and Eagles Landing benefit from Austal USA event.
Aerojet Rocketdyne receives contract for portion of THAAD system
Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to produce additional solid rocket motors and DACS for the THAAD system.
Three Alabama firms win $126 million in DOD contracts
Contracts were awarded to B.L. Harbert International, Intrepid LLC and Torch Technologies.
UAB Hospital and System have new leaders
Brenda Carlisle named CEO of UAB Hospital; Susan Jennings named CFO of Health System.
Owa water park opens $70 million addition
Owa Parks & Resort in Foley has opened a $70 million expansion that includes a 30,000-square-foot outdoor wave pool.
Canadian manufacturer opening facility in Tuscaloosa County
Epsilon Industries, a Canadian-based off-site construction system manufacturer, plans to open a site in Tuscaloosa that will create 180 jobs.
Alabama’s foreign direct investment increases by 11.8% from 2015 to 2020
Alabama has 116,900 workers employed by international companies, with 57% of those jobs being in manufacturing.
Georgia-Pacific awards $100,000 to Auburn University
Georgia-Pacific has donated $100,000 to Auburn University to fund a new digester, allowing engineering students to test a patented papermaking innovation.
Brasfield & Gorrie finishes 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center
Prologis Riverwest III, a distribution center in Georgia, was constructed by Brasfield & Gorrie using tilt-up construction methods.
Innovate Alabama awards $3 million to Alabama small businesses
In its second round of supplemental grants, Innovate Alabama has awarded $3 million to small businesses across Alabama.