Tag: June 2021
New electric arc furnace going strong at U.S. Steel
Birmingham endured many hazy days of summer during its steel-making peak of the 1960s and ’70s. Back then, whenever stagnant air descended upon the...
Universities’ research making transportation safer
Traffic, road conditions, safety — common concerns and complaints of drivers everywhere. But here in Alabama, aside from the traditional state and federal departments...
RV business booms post-pandemic
In the movie “Nomadland,” which recently won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2020, an unnamed woman describes why she enjoys traveling the...
Getting delivery products to your doorstep
Your sleep is troubled. You dream of delivery vans converging outside from Amazon, FedEx and UPS. A grocery delivery car parked alongside. A pizza...
Giving trucking companies the data they need
Matt Reilly, who earlier this year was named the chief executive officer of Tuscaloosa-based Randall-Reilly, says “the sun is going to shine” on the U.S....
Fort Payne firm knocks the lead out of radiation shielding
Artemis Shielding’s mission is to protect people and the world from the dangers of lead and radiation. The veteran-owned-and-operated company, headquartered in Fort Payne, focuses...
TLS keeps freight rolling down the road
Jason King, president and CEO of Transportation & Logistical Services Inc. (TLS) in Hoover, had served in the trucking industry as a terminal manager...
Spotlight on Mobile County
Aerospace. Ship building. One of the nation’s largest seaports. A new downtown airport. Steelmaking. Those are just a few of the economic sectors that...
Flatiron Firepits combines a backyard firepit with a grill
Ask Lloyd Cooper, and he’ll tell you his current project was born of COVID-19.
“The most interesting ideas come out of personal need,” says Cooper,...