Manufacturing and Distribution

NASA is learning how to build habitats in space

Marshall Space Flight Center's MMPACT project is looking at how the moon's surface material can be used for construction.

Teledyne Brown receives $476 million contract from NASA

The contract will provide Earth observation data and related services and will support NASA’s Earth science research.

First Solar opens $1.1B plant in Lawrence County

First Solar's plant in Lawrence County will make thin-film solar panels.

BendPak breaks ground on industrial complex

BendPak Inc. starts construction on a 33-acre industrial complex in Mobile County, just a couple of miles from the company’s East Coast campus.

Silver Ships expands to second location in Theodore

The new facility adds 16,500 square feet of manufacturing space and creates 18,500 square feet of space for outfitting.

Command Alkon provides the software to help its clients manage heavy loads

Birmingham-born Command Alkon offers a complete suite of software solutions for heavy building materials suppliers.

Austal wins $450M contract to expand submarine work

Under contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat, Austal will enhance its Mobile shipyard to fabricate more submarine modules.

Builders Supply Co. breaks ground on $10.6 million expansion project

The family-owned company is building a new cement block manufacturing facility in Fort Payne.

Historic Alabama: From the bedrock

The Alamet Division of Calumet and Hecla in Selma processed dolomite from Shelby County to produce magnesium.

Austal begins work on first Coast Guard cutter

The contract for the offshore patrol cutter could range up to 11 vessels, with a contract value of $3.3 billion.

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