Mexico threatens seizure of Vulcan Materials property
Mexico is threatening to possibly forcefully seize property owned in Mexico by Vulcan Materials if the Birmingham-based company doesn’t accept a $360 million offer for the property by next year. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt is urging the Biden Administration to send a strong message that the U.S. will stand up for the rights of American businesses operating abroad. – AL.com
UAW members end strike at Alabama plant
UAW union members ended a nearly month-long walkout at Tuscaloosa-based ZF, a Mercedes-Benz supplier. The strike by 190 workers ended after a tentative agreement had been ratified. – Reuters
Brasfield & Gorrie working on major Blue Bell expansion in Oklahoma
Brasfield & Gorrie, based in Birmingham, is the general contractor for a 100,000-square-foot expansion of the Blue Bell Ice Cream facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. It will be the 32nd project Brasfield & Gorrie has completed with Blue Bell since 1995. – Brasfield & Gorrie
Radiance Technologies names chief growth officer
Tim Massey has been promoted to chief growth officer at Huntsville-based Radiance Technologies. Massey was most recently sector executive vice president for the company. – Cision