Historic Alabama: Port of Mobile
The Port of Mobile has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. Here’s an aerial view, featuring Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding Co., in the 1960s.
Nicotine and prostate health study funded at University of South Alabama
Ajay Singh, Ph.D., a professor at the University of South Alabama, studies how exposure to nicotine impacts prostate cancer progression.
Auburn to create coastal research station at Orange Beach
Engineering center will study effects of natural and man-made disasters and more.
Austal’s future Apalachicola completes sea trials
The future USNS Apalachicola, under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, completes sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico.
Austal partners with Saildrone to make uncrewed ships for Navy, others
Austal has partnered with Saildrone Inc. to build autonomous, uncrewed surface vehicles — with work on the first vessel beginning in October.
Mobile airport welcomes first international flight
Shuttle service between Airbus A220 plants in Mobile and Mirabel, Canada, inaugurated the new international capability.
Daphne company lands in top 10 of Inc. list
Daphne’s Distributed Ledger, a company dealing with cryptocurrency and the blockchain, landed 7th on Inc.’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country
Port of Mobile has busiest month ever for containerized cargo
The Port of Mobile has had its busiest month ever in July for containerized cargo, breaking 50,000 TEUs for the first time.
Domain Timber acquires nearly 3,400 acres of timberland
Domain Timber Advisors LLC has acquired nearly 3,400 acres of timberland in Alabama and Georgia. The Alabama tract has 1,360 acres.
Canadian company investing $210 million into south Alabama mill
Canfor Corp. will invest $210 million to build a sawmill complex that will replace an existing facility in Mobile