Tag: February 2015
Economic Development – Top Economic Coups of 2014
Area Development magazine’s Top States for Doing Business in 2014 ranks Alabama No. 4 nationwide, thanks to its favorable business environment, labor climate, infrastructure...
Dobbins Group Hammers out $24.6M from The Moretti at Vulcan Park
Dobbins Group LLC recently closed the sale of the company’s 135-home upscale multifamily development, The Moretti at Vulcan Park, to Raia Properties for $24.6...
Alverson – Counsel to the Contestant
The past three winners of the Miss America Pageant have at least two things in common. They were all from New York and they...
REHAU: Not Your Dad’s Old Bumper or Paint Job
Business has never been better at the REHAU automotive plant in Cullman.
Sales will set a record in 2015, the facility will add at least...
Manufacturing Alabama – Breathtaking Turnaround
When the economic downturn struck Alabama, the state’s prominent automotive manufacturers faced industry-wide challenges as demand declined. Now that the economy shows signs of...
AAMA: The Next Production Line — R&D
If the South is to continue developing as an automotive corridor, it must create strong collaborative research centers that will spur continuing innovation at...
CAR study – South Competes with Mexico in Automobiles
The Southern Automotive Research Alliance (SARA), including Alabama and five other Southern states, recently funded research to determine strategies for boosting the region’s attractiveness...
Automotive Manufacturing – Keys to Keeping the Automotive Lead
Automotive manufacturing is alive and well in Alabama and surrounding Southeastern states, but the phenomenal growth the region has seen in the past few...
New Concept Branch: Regions Tests Branches, with a Human Variable
In a world where some financial institutions have no branches at all, Regions Bank is sorting out how to provide customer service with a...
Automakers Boast: Hottest Vehicles Made in Alabama
As buying power increases, drivers are more willing to invest in new vehicles. The rising tide lifts all ships, and each of Alabama’s automakers...