Manufacturing and Distribution

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.

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