Think You Know Alabama Business? Take the August 2026 Quiz
Test your knowledge of Alabama business news old and new, from a Luverne family company to a $1.5 billion data center deal and a Bayou La Batre shipyard's billion-dollar Coast…
Inside the Birmingham Foundry That Helped Build Hoover Dam
Founded in 1895, Birmingham's Hardie-Tynes Company built ship engines, utility equipment and the valves and gates used in Hoover Dam before closing in 2016.
FMC Corp. to Cut 41 Jobs at Axis Plant in Mobile County as Revenue Slides
FMC Corp. will lay off 41 employees at its Axis manufacturing center in Mobile County beginning Oct. 31, according to a WARN notice. The cuts follow reports of falling revenue…
Shareholders Give Green Light to Ingredion’s $5 Billion Purchase of Tate & Lyle, Owner of McIntosh Plant
Tate & Lyle shareholders overwhelmingly approved Ingredion's $5 billion all-cash acquisition offer, advancing a deal that will eventually bring new ownership to the McIntosh plant, Alabama's only sucralose facility.
Bay Minette Novelis Plant Sounds Test Alarms as Tornado Siren Check Gets Underway
The Novelis aluminum recycling plant in Bay Minette tested its tornado warning sirens for two hours on July 31, prompting an advance heads-up from the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office so…
BASF to Cut Nearly 80 Jobs at McIntosh Chemical Plant by Spring 2027
BASF Corporation will shut down multiple production lines at its McIntosh, Alabama facility by spring 2027, eliminating nearly 80 jobs, according to a WARN notice filed with the state.
MYER Industries to Invest $2.3M in New Grand Bay Production Facility
MYER Industries LLC is investing $2.3 million to build a new manufacturing headquarters and production facility in Grand Bay, a project expected to create 24 jobs over the next four…
The Port of Mobile Just Landed on a List With the Golden Gate Bridge and the Transcontinental Railroad
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association named the Port of Mobile one of '250 transportation projects that helped build America,' putting the nearly century-old Alabama port on a list…
Airbus Completes Second Mobile Assembly Line for A220 Jets, Adds JetBlue as Customer
Airbus has finished a 270,000-square-foot hangar at Brookley Aeroplex dedicated to its A220 jets, opening a second Mobile assembly line and welcoming JetBlue as a new customer.
Airbus Resumes Commercial Jet Production at Mobile Plant After COVID-19 Pause
Airbus confirmed its Mobile assembly line will restart commercial aircraft production on April 29, returning to full staffing under enhanced hygiene and social distancing rules put in place before the…