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Courtland Mill, Largest in State, Shut Down by International Paper
International Paper announced plans in mid-September to close its Courtland mill, laying off about 1, 100 workers in Lawrence County. The mill is slated...
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Sponsors Senior Bowl
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has signed on as the new corporate sponsor for the Senior Bowl, played each January in Mobile. The game pits...
Drummond Back to Work in Colombia
Drummond Co.’s coal mining operations in Colombia have chugged back to life after a seven-week strike. The South American nation’s government intervened to halt the...
Building News
Caddell
Caddell Construction Co., based in Montgomery, recently has been awarded three major projects near and far.
Building on its history of major U.S. facilities overseas,...
Hotel Staffed by Volunteers of the City
After an Atlanta-based management company opted out of its contract to run Selma’s historic St. James Hotel, the city and volunteers have taken over...
Wood Pellet Plant Under New Management
Zilkha Biomass Energy has announced plans for a plant to make its proprietary Black Pellets — an alternative to coal — in a Selma...
Royal Increase
Birmingham-based Royal Cup Inc. has announced a $30 million expansion of its facilities on 16 acres adjacent to its present operations. They expect to...
River Users Load up on Locks
Recreational river users aimed to load up the locks on the Alabama River in mid-August to demonstrate that the locks are valuable for recreation,...
Construction on New Facility to Train Workers for Airbus
Mobile-based Rod Cooke Construction Inc. has been selected by Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT) to build the new facility to train workers for the...
Repton Wins Landfill Suit
The tiny community of Repton in rural Conecuh County — backed by its neighbors in Atmore and Brewton, the Escambia County Commission and the...
