‘Muscle Shoals’ Documentary Spurs Enterprise, Travel
The 2013 documentary “Muscle Shoals” that celebrated FAME Studios founder Rick Hall, developer of a signature sound heard in “I’ll Take You There” and...
777x Dreams Grounded
A Jan. 3 vote by Boeing’s machinists union to accept the company’s long-term contract offer will keep final assembly of the new 777X plane...
Vulcan Inc.: Employee-Owned Aluminum Company Expands $18.5 Million
Vulcan Inc. has completed an $18.5 million expansion of its aluminum mill in Foley to meet growing demand in the aluminum industry. Vulcan added...
Auf Wiedersehen, ThyssenKrupp Moi, Moien, Konnichiwa, Newcomers
Just six years after beginning work on two high-tech steel mills at the Mobile-Washington county line, German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp has sold both mills...
Boeing Moves into Redstone Gateway: The Massive New Complex
Boeing also made news at the close of 2013 by being the first to move into Redstone Gateway, the massive new multi-use complex that...
Spotlight on Autauga and Elmore Counties
Autauga and Elmore counties, in south-central Alabama, are crisscrossed with major waterways that provide recreational opportunities for residents and tourists alike.
Historic downtowns are center...
National Alabama Under Fire for Fraud after Borrowing Money
Greg Aziz, chairman of Canadian rail car maker National Steel Car, was indicted by a Colbert County grand jury on securities fraud charges in...
Supreme Court in Alabama Upholds Verdict in a Slander Lawsuit
The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a $7.5 million verdict in a slander lawsuit between the owners of two competing car dealerships.
Iranian refugee Shawn...
EADS Retreats from U.S. Military
If EADS hadn’t set its sights on a share of the massive U.S. defense budget, officials with the European Aeronautics Defence & Space Co....
Going for Boeing
For more than 50 years, Boeing Co. has been a major player in Alabama’s space and defense industry — designing and building for NASA...