Agriculture

Bonnie Plants branches out

Bonnie Plants' growth includes new headquarters, greenhouses and distribution center.

Parkdale Mills plans to close in July

Parkdale Mills, the Alexander City textile mill that once was Avondale Mills, has announced that it plans to close in July, taking 113 jobs with it

Boise Cascade acquires Coastal Plywood

Boise Cascade Co. has acquired Coastal Plywood Co. and its two manufacturing locations, one of which is in Chapman in Butler County.

Foster Farms acquired by Atlas Holdings

Foster Farms has been acquired by Atlas Holdings. The poultry producer is the second-largest industrial employer in Marengo County, with 400 workers.

Tyson building $208 million plant near Hanceville

Tyson Foods will invest $208 million in a new facility near Hanceville to replace its River Valley Ingredients rendering plant lost in a fire...

Wrangler taps local farmers, including in Alabama, for new collection

Alabama’s Martin Family Farm is one of four farms participating in Wrangler's Rooted Collection state-specific jeans.

Farmers using social media to promote products, lifestyle

Farmers like Mitchell and Rebecca Henry are using social media posts to answer the age old question, 'Where does your food come from?'

Bonnie Plants unveils new greenhouse space in Union Springs

Multi-million-dollar greenhouse expansion provides more space for growing and distributing plants, including fulfilling online orders.

Black Belt cattle farm embraces bird-watchers, ecotourism

The Joe family has been working a 200-acre plot of land in Alabama’s Black Belt for three generations, first as a vegetable farm before...

Landscape Workshop acquires Memphis company

Expansion increases Birmingham-headquartered Landscape Workshop’s ability to serve Memphis area.

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