BendPak Expands in Mobile
Less than six months after opening a 100,000-square-foot distribution center in Mobile, BendPak has started construction on a 70,000-square-foot warehouse next door.
The California-based firm,...
Motion Industries Expands in Kentucky
Motion Industries Inc. has acquired Applied Machine and Motion Control Inc., a Kentucky-based supplier of motion control and automation products and services.
Founded in 1995,...
Wheel Pros Acquires Borbet Alabama
Wheel Pros has acquired the assets of Borbet Manufacturing Facility in Auburn.
Wheel Pros, a Colorado-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of branded automotive aftermarket wheels,...
Leadership Changes at O’Neal Industries
O’Neal Industries President and COO Holman Head has announced his retirement at the end of September.
A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Head joined...
Pilgrim’s Donates $1.6 Million to Aid Alabama Communities
Chicken producer Pilgrim’s Inc., which operates three plants in Alabama with some 3,200 employees, has announced plans to donate $1.6 million to help Alabama...
Ivey Names Four to Port Authority
Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed three new members to the Alabama State Port Authority board and reappointed a fourth. All will begin their terms...
FedEx Ground Announces $40M Facility in Birmingham & Bessemer
FedEx Ground on Thursday announced plans for a $40.6 million facility on 46 acres along Lakeshore Parkway — mostly in Birmingham, partly in Bessemer...
John Soules Plant Breaks Ground in Valley
Texas-based John Soules Foods broke ground this week on a production facility in Valley in Chambers County. Construction is expected to take about 13...
ArcelorMittal Plans $500 Million Furnace at Mobile-area Mill
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal yesterday announced plans to add a $500 million electric arc furnace at its Calvert mill on the Mobile-Washington county line.
The new furnace...
Oakland Metal Buildings Merges into Mississippi Firm
Florence-based Oakland Metal Buildings has merged with Reed’s Metals of Brookhaven, Mississippi, and the combined firm will operate under the Reed’s Metals name.
The Oakland...