Dave Helms
China’s Import Duty Cuts Benefit Alabama’s Automakers
Production line at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant in Tuscaloosa. China’s Finance Ministry announced in late May it would cut its...
Airbus Goes NEO, Celebrates New Customers
Hawaiian Airlines took delivery in June of the first US-built A321 new-engine-option aircraft at Mobile’s Airbus final assembly line.
Hyundai Guns Engines with $388M Infusion
Engine assembly at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama will soon stretch out with a $388 million expansion.
Huntsville Lands $750M Facebook Data Center
A Facebook data center will begin to take shape in Huntsville later this year to host photos, videos and news.
Shaw Industries Finishing $184 Million Alabama Upgrade
Shaw Industries Group’s flooring plant in Andalusia, which makes fiber used in carpet, has been in the midst of a yearlong upgrade worth $184 million.
Peco Foods Plans $40M Mississippi Plant
Destinations to which Peco Foods exports its chicken include Cuba, Mexico, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Iraq. Tuscaloosa-based...
Coconut Purveyor Marx Brothers Goes Solar
Marx Brothers Inc., a Birmingham company that imports and distributes coconut products, recently installed a rooftop solar system that can generate 35 percent of the company’s annual energy requirements.
5 Reasons to Visit Hotel Indigo in Five Points
Hotel Indigo, Birmingham’s latest hospitality jewel, opened in April in the city’s original entertainment district, historic Five Points South.
Mapping the Peanut Motherboard
Auburn Professor Charles Chen was part of the Peanut Genome Consortium — an international team of scientists — that unveiled the map...
Tennis Ball Fetching Robot on Kickstarter
Business Alabama has been following the progress of Tennibot, the tennis court-roaming robot that uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to...