Tag: manufacturing
Smart Apparel Manufacturer Gets Smarter
The world apparel industry used to be between 28th and 38th Street, midtown New York City.
Today, like the internet, it could be almost anywhere.
Anywhere...
AL Fares OK in Georgia-Pacific Reshuffle, LA Walloped
Alabama is a comparative winner among Southern states in the major restructuring announced by Georgia-Pacific at the beginning of the summer, and the biggest loser is Louisiana, especially considering tax incentives.
Simpson Door Chooses Birmingham for New Facility
Washington State-based Simpson Door Co. has opened a distribution and light manufacturing facility in Ensley. It’s the third location for Simpson Door, which was...
Why Haven’t Prices for Wooden Pallets Fallen, with the Slump in Wood Prices?
Across the U.S., the hardwood lumber market has been in an unseasonable slump. So why have prices for wooden pallets, a mainstay of the distribution industry, not gone down as well?
Auburn’s Expansive Additive Manufacturing Centers
Auburn University has rapidly established itself as a national leader in additive manufacturing, with more than 70 public-private partnerships and expansion into sectors beyond manufacturing.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Fires Up Rocket Propulsion Facility in Huntsville
Aerojet Rocketdyne officials cut the ribbon on an Advanced Manufacturing Facility at the company's Defense Headquarters building in Huntsville.
Manufacturer of the Year Award Winners Named
ZF Chassis Systems, Milo’s Tea Co. and OnPoint Manufacturing have captured 2019 Manufacturer of the Year awards presented by Alabama Technology Network and the...
Auto Supplier Firms Share Honors
The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association has named two Alabama companies as encore winners of the 2019 Supplier of the Year awards and a third...
Alabama’s Safest Manufacturers Award Winners
Three Alabama companies were recognized for the inaugural Alabama Safest Manufacturers Awards presented by Business Alabama magazine at the Business Council of Alabama’s Manufacturer...
Textile Producers Say “No” to Mexican Tariff
The U.S. textile industry's leading trade association says President Trump is shooting American textile companies in the foot if it goes ahead with a proposed tariff on Mexico.