Austal sets hiring fair for Saturday
Mobile shipbuilder plans to hire 1,000 workers in the next 18 months, some 700 of them right now.
Employers develop in-house training to find workers
Alabama employers are becoming creative to lure and train workers in a time of full employment.
Morgan Metals Inc. plans expansion in Athens
Morgan Metals Inc., a metal manufacturing company based in Athens, plans to expand its plant in 2023.
New South Alabama facility will create 175 jobs
Peak North America USA is coming to the Gulf Coast, planning a $24 million facility in Mobile County’s Irvington community that will provide services to the wood products industry
Birmingham Fastener acquires California bolt company
Birmingham Fastener has acquired Pacific Coast Bolt Corp., based in California. The Birmingham company now has coast-to-coast branches.
3M to exit PFAS manufacturing
3M says it will exit PFAS manufacturing and discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025.
EV charging station manufacturer opening first U.S. location in Auburn
ADS-TEC Energy, a maker of fast electric vehicle charging stations, will open its first U.S. location in Auburn
Air Hydro Power acquired by Houchens Industries
Houchens Industries, an S Corp. ESOP, is acquiring Air Hydro Power. Air Hydro Power has a location in Birmingham.
Coca-Cola United will invest $85 million in Georgia facility
Birmingham-based Coca-Cola Bottling Company United will invest $85 million to expand its warehouse in Macon, Georgia
Austal christens USS Augusta
With a splash of bubbly over the bow, Austal USA christened the USS Augusta — the 17th Littoral Combat Ship built by the Mobile-based shipbuilder.