Manufacturing and Distribution

Austal plans major expansion on Mobile riverfront

Plans call for new 192,000-square-foot building and shiplift system at Austal USA.

Metal Shark shipyard acquired by Birdon

Birdon plans a major investment and 300 more jobs within the next two years at Metal Shark Boats in Bayou La Batre.

Florida firm plans aerospace hub in Muscle Shoals

Florida-based AE Industrial Partners has purchased a Muscle Shoals industrial facility from the Retirement Systems of Alabama

Ford Meter Box plans $23 million expansion in Pell City

Ford Meter Box is planning a $23.2 million expansion at its facility in Pell City

Myer Companies expands in Mobile

The $2.6 million investment will add a coatings building to Myer’s Mobile site.

Primordial Ventures will put its production hub in Birmingham

Primordial Ventures, a startup producing medical supplies, will put a $3.3 million manufacturing facility in Birmingham

Artemis Shielding looking for new CEO

Buddy Lockwood has stepped down from the role of chief executive officer of Artemis Shielding. Chris Linder, COO, will act as interim CEO.

Alabama trade tidbits: What are our customers buying?

What is being exported from Alabama and where is it going.

A quick update on four billion-dollar projects in progress in Alabama

How soon will these billion-dollar projects be up and running? We give a snapshot of where they are in construction and what they will mean to the economy.

Germany’s Miele will open first U.S. plant in Opelika

Germany’s Miele, which manufactures appliances, will open its first U.S. production facility in Opelika

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