Bessemer Amazon workers set second union vote
Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center will vote again in February on whether to unionize. The mail-in vote will begin Feb. 4, with counting set to begin March 28. An initial vote against unionizing led to the National Labor Relations Board finding that Amazon violated labor law during the vote. – The Wall Street Journal
Mobile company buys Mississippi lumber mill
Mobile-based Cooper Marine & Timberlands has purchased Seago Lumber Co., which is in McComb, Mississippi. Seago produces 1-inch dressed boards for domestic and export markets. — Enterprise-Journal
Arkansas lands $3 billion U.S. Steel expansion
U.S. Steel will expand its operations in Arkansas with a $3 billion investment that is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Alabama was reportedly in the running for the new steel facility. – Arkansas Times
