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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...
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...
Great $30 Million Moon Chase
Despite personnel shifts among member companies, Huntsville’s multi-firm team still hopes to capture Google’s $30 million Lunar X Prize for happy landings...
On the Lookout
AIRBUS How many suppliers can dance on the runways of Brookley Aeroplex? How will shake-ups in the parent company EADS affect Alabama plans? THYSSENKRUPP...
The Year That Was 2012
January 2012 Forecasts in Hindsight Last January, Business Alabama asked a dozen...
Bassmaster’s Back
The 2014 Bassmaster Classic will fish the waters of Lake Guntersville with tournament headquarters in Birmingham, the B.A.S.S. organization announced in mid-November....
Cotton Growers Take on Cargill
It’s a complicated complaint if you don’t follow commodities, but here’s the gist. For decades, farmers in the Autauga Quality Cotton...