Smart Apparel Manufacturer Gets Smarter
The world apparel industry used to be between 28th and 38th Street, midtown New York City.
Today, like the internet, it could be almost anywhere.
Anywhere...
AL Fares OK in Georgia-Pacific Reshuffle, LA Walloped
Alabama is a comparative winner among Southern states in the major restructuring announced by Georgia-Pacific at the beginning of the summer, and the biggest loser is Louisiana, especially considering tax incentives.
Simpson Door Chooses Birmingham for New Facility
Washington State-based Simpson Door Co. has opened a distribution and light manufacturing facility in Ensley. It’s the third location for Simpson Door, which was...
Soybean Innovation in Wood Product Manufacturing
The soybean is a widely edible bean with numerous food uses, from soy milk to soy sauce. For people with allergies, it often is...
Engineered for Great Quakes — AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Co.’s Earthquake Joint System
July brought a reminder of the perennial great earthquake threat, with a series of major tremors in California.
Among the many risks that earthquakes unfold,...
Warren Manufacturing Acquired by CEI Pacer
Warren Manufacturing, a Birmingham-based manufacturer of bulk feed delivery truck bodies and trailers for the pork and poultry feed transport industry, has been acquired...
Why Haven’t Prices for Wooden Pallets Fallen, with the Slump in Wood Prices?
Across the U.S., the hardwood lumber market has been in an unseasonable slump. So why have prices for wooden pallets, a mainstay of the distribution industry, not gone down as well?
A Month’s Worth of Defense Contracts in Alabama — More than $852 Million Worth
Defense contracts awarded from May 17 to June 17 to Alabama companies and to non-Alabama companies for work to be performed in Alabama.
Alabama Aviation Rides High in Paris
Government officials at the Paris Air Show this week brought home news of new and expanding aviation and aerospace suppliers, while north Alabama’s Boeing and south Alabama’s Airbus notched up aircraft sales.
Auburn’s Expansive Additive Manufacturing Centers
Auburn University has rapidly established itself as a national leader in additive manufacturing, with more than 70 public-private partnerships and expansion into sectors beyond manufacturing.