Lockheed Martin’s Troy plant awarded $200 million contract
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $206 million contract to Lockheed Martin’s plant in Troy to build 25 new hulls for the MH-60T (Sikorsky Jayhawk) aircraft. The Troy plant employs about 400 people. – Vertical Magazine
Amazon files to halt Alabama union election
Amazon has filed a motion for the National Labor Relations Board to stop a Feb. 8 union election at its new Bessemer warehouse. The motion also asks the board to review of its decision to allow an election by mail because of COVID-19. – ESM
Tennessee company buys apartments in Madison
The Kirkland Co., based in Brentwood, Tennessee, has purchased The Grand Reserve at Madison for $39.4 million. That’s about $170,000 per unit at the complex. – AL.com
New unemployment claims down
New unemployment claims in Alabama dropped last week, the Alabama Department of Labor said. Alabamians filed 11,983 new unemployment claims last week, compared to 14,084 the previous week. About 50% of the claims were COVID-19-related, down from 79% the previous week. – Alabama Political Reporter
