Nedra Bloom
Construction and Building Planes
The massive hangar now under construction at Mobile’s Brookley Aeroplex – like the mythical phoenix – is rising from ashes of dreams.
Seven years ago,...
Automotive Success from Big Cities in Alabama to Small Towns
They make car seats, car doors, braking systems, headlights, gaskets and more. If it’s a component of a modern automobile, odds are somebody’s making...
Auf Wiedersehen, ThyssenKrupp Moi, Moien, Konnichiwa, Newcomers
Just six years after beginning work on two high-tech steel mills at the Mobile-Washington county line, German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp has sold both mills...
Boeing Moves into Redstone Gateway: The Massive New Complex
Boeing also made news at the close of 2013 by being the first to move into Redstone Gateway, the massive new multi-use complex that...
Headlines Review of 2013
JANUARY 2013
Philly Fed predicts economic gains
Transocean agrees to $1.4 billion payout
BP agrees to $4 billion criminal fine
Russell Brands announces layoffs
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National Alabama Under Fire for Fraud after Borrowing Money
Greg Aziz, chairman of Canadian rail car maker National Steel Car, was indicted by a Colbert County grand jury on securities fraud charges in...
Supreme Court in Alabama Upholds Verdict in a Slander Lawsuit
The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a $7.5 million verdict in a slander lawsuit between the owners of two competing car dealerships.
Iranian refugee Shawn...
EADS Retreats from U.S. Military
If EADS hadn’t set its sights on a share of the massive U.S. defense budget, officials with the European Aeronautics Defence & Space Co....
Going for Boeing
For more than 50 years, Boeing Co. has been a major player in Alabama’s space and defense industry — designing and building for NASA...
Jefferson County Up from Bankruptcy
After a judge approved terms of Jefferson County’s plan to work out of bankruptcy, county officials began turning to the future — hoping that...