Birdon looking to build HQ in Pensacola; Huntsville company lands $95M contract; $2.3M go-kart track opens in Irondale

Birdon looking to build HQ in Pensacola

Birdon, an Australian shipbuilder with operations in Bayou La Batre, is planning to build a $275 million facility in Pensacola that would be the company’s southeastern headquarters. It would be the shipbuilder’s sixth location in the U.S. — News 5

Huntsville company lands $95M contract

Huntsville’s Verus Research LLC has been awarded a $95 million contract by the U.S. Air Force. The contract is for laser effects and analysis research at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. — U.S. Department of War

$2.3 million go-kart track opens in Irondale

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K1 Speed, an entertainment venue featuring go-karts, opened Thursday in Irondale. The $2.3 million location is K1’s first in Alabama. — ABC 33/40