Finns’ Alabama-based Advance on U.S. Market
Mick Wallis heads up one of the largest stainless steel plants in the world and the newest. He is president of Outokumpu Stainless...
Spotlight on Pike, Bullock & Barbour Counties
Pike, Barbour and Bullock counties are located in the southeast part of the state. With abundant natural resources, the area is...
Hard Hat Higher Ed
It has all of the characteristics of a typical construction site. The pounding of hammers and the piercing sound of circular saws fill...
Finns Fire up Massive Melt Shop
In a January 2012 move to become the largest stainless steel producer in the world, the Finnish company Outokumpu Oyj paid $3.6...
Building Back Better
Alabama is vulnerable to major storm damage from tornadoes and hurricanes, and lately it seems we have had more than our fair share....
Drilling for Liquid Gold. Water, That Is.
Tragedy struck suddenly from the sky in Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011, when an EF-4 tornado ripped through the town with...
Record Sales, Great Workers — But Maybe Not Forever
While leaders of Alabama’s big four automotive companies bragged to suppliers about record years, third shifts and even brighter plans for 2013...
Working and Living in Alabama’s Biggest Oil Patch
Conecuh County lies about half way between Montgomery and Mobile on I-65. Hop off the interstate at Evergreen, the county seat, ...
Defense Industry Downers
Recent headlines that could trouble Huntsville and Alabama’s other military-dependent cities include: The military began an immediate hiring freeze for civilian workers...
The Competitive Edge and Right-to-Work
Last December, Michigan, a longtime hub of the nation’s auto industry, became the 24th state to pass right-to-work legislation. Gov....