HudsonAlpha Plays Part in Big DNA Breakthrough
Scientists at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in Huntsville, were key players in a nationwide, multi-institution, multi-national research breakthrough about...
Start-ups, Expansions, Cut Backs
Firestone Building Products announced plans to double the size of its Tuscumbia plant, where it makes thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membranes. Fontaine...
Two More Med Schools and a Holistic Center
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine announced plans in late August for a branch campus in Auburn, accepting its first class of...
Alabama #1 in Un-funding Schools
Alabama topped all other states for its dollar decline in education spending since 2008, cutting funds by $1, 318 per student, ...
Airbus Orders Fly In
The first new plane won’t roll off the assembly line at Airbus Mobile until 2016. In fact, construction of the new plant...
Feds Accuse BP of Gross Negligence
The Department of Justice has filed new claims against BP, accusing the company of “gross negligence and willful misconduct” with regard to...
Alabama Auto Production Revs
Watching its market share drop even as sales rose, Hyundai’s U.S. sales leader John Krafcik said the firm will look to increase...
Robins & Morton Benchmarks Include Silver LEED
Robins & Morton broke ground on two projects in Opelika and earned a LEED silver rating for a recently completed building on the...
ThyssenKrupp Layoffs; Is Alabama Euro Vulnerable?
ThyssenKrupp, the darling of state economic developers just a few years ago when it started work on twin steel mills valued at...
Working the Land
Begin your photo tour of Alabama land-based enterprises with two Southern staples, cotton and pecans. Four million acres of Alabama were planted...