Nedra Bloom
Record Sales, Great Workers — But Maybe Not Forever
While leaders of Alabama’s big four automotive companies bragged to suppliers about record years, third shifts and even brighter plans for 2013...
Defense Industry Downers
Recent headlines that could trouble Huntsville and Alabama’s other military-dependent cities include: The military began an immediate hiring freeze for civilian workers...
Big Premiums, Paltry Payouts
Alabamians are among those crying foul over the discrepancy between what insurers charge for coverage and the payout when claims are made. ...
Birmingham Breathes Easier
For the first time in 30 years, Birmingham has attained acceptable air quality standards, the Birmingham News reports. The new...
Monster on the Prowl
Drummond Co.’s multi-million-ton dragline crane, idled since 1995, is moving again, the Birmingham News reports. In a story by Kyle...
ThyssenKrupp Leader Declares Reformation
Watching his company’s proud industrial history become “a case of a managerial culture gone wrong, ” ThyssenKrupp chief executive Heinrich Hiesinger says it’s...
Shuttles on the Auction Block
There are quite a few miles logged on this headline making craft, but theoretically it’s for sale as NASA seeks to unload...
Expansions, layoffs and acquisitions
Rausch & Pausch has announced plans for a new $18 million plant and North American headquarters in Auburn Technology Park West. Expected to...
Transocean Bites $1.4 Billion Bullet; Not Enough, Says Bentley
Transocean, the owner and operator of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that figured heavily in the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil...
Highpoints for a New Year
Mercedes-Benz gave the economy its first boost of 2013 when it announced, in mid-December, that it’s looking for 1, 000 workers...