alabama

Alabama workforce development

Alabama: Strength In Numbers

In Alabama, a focus on workforce development is in motion to support new and existing companies across the state.
Airbus

Airbus Expansion Project In Mobile, AL To Net 1,000 Jobs

Airbus recently broke ground on the third assembly line for its Mobile, Alabama growth project that will bring 1,000 jobs to the area.
Halloween site selection

Looking For A Halloween Hotspot? Check Out Springfield, MA

Just in time for Halloween, Upgraded Points' "Top U.S. Cities to Be a Ghost" report ranks the top spookiest cities in the U.S. 
automotive industry Alabama

Automotive Industry Projects Bring Alabama $404M In Investment

Hyundai will invest $290M to upgrade its Montgomery assembly plant; Shinhwa Auto USA will spend $114M to expand its Auburn manufacturing operation.
Trendco USA Tuskegee Alabama

Trendco USA Will Invest $43M In New Alabama Glove Factory

Trendco USA will launch a medical glove manufacturing operation at REAL Park in Macon County, AL, creating more than 290 jobs.
Core Industries Alabama

Core Industries To Invest $8.75M In Alabama

Core Industries will build a new wood pellet processing and storage facility at its port facility in Mobile County, Alabama.
Alabama

USNC Selects Alabama for Advanced Microreactor Assembly Plant

The new advanced manufacturing facility in Alabama will create 250 direct professional, technical, and skilled manufacturing jobs.
Alabama

Alabama Ups Its Game

Home to some of the biggest names in the auto industry, Alabama has introduced “The Game Plan” to support economic development.
Mobile County

Expansions Projects Adds 240 Jobs In Mobile County

Two growing companies, Chart Industries and Superior Air Parts, are expanding into Mobile County, Alabama investing over $90 million.
innovation

National Science Foundation Awards $1M To First-Ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines

The National Science Foundation will provide the award to 44 unique teams spanning universities, nonprofits, businesses, and others towards creating local innovation ecosystems.
Quality of Life Site Selection

The Best Things In Life Are Nearby

Outdoor activities, cultural amenities, and more attract business leaders and employees.
business parks

Winning Combination: Business & Industrial Parks

Amidst economic shifts, demand for space and amenities provided by industrial parks and business parks remains high.
Alabama Department of Commerce

Why Alabama? A Q&A With Greg Canfield, Alabama Department of Commerce

Alabama Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield discusses how the state fosters skilled labor with a workforce development agency buttressed by a 21st century Jobs Act.
Sunbelt Solomon

Sunbelt Solomon Plans Alabama Transformer Facility

The transformer repair and service facility by Sunbelt Solomon will bring the state of Alabama $5 million and 50 jobs.

Honda Announces Next Steps For U.S. EV Production

Automaker Honda’s electric vehicle (EV) production plans will impact facilities in Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, and Alabama.
GE Manufacturing Investments

GE To Invest $450M+ In U.S. Manufacturing This Year

Investments in equipment, facility upgrades, and other improvements at GE’s aerospace and energy businesses will take place across eight states, create 1,700 jobs.
Nucor Alabama

Nucor Plans $125M Advanced Manufacturing Facility In Alabama

Nucor Towers & Structures will create 200 new jobs building transmission towers at the new facility in Decatur, where the company already operates a steel mill. 
aerospace & defense locations

Launching To Success: Aerospace & Defense Locations

Locations are attracting aerospace & defense companies with highly educated workers, advanced manufacturing capabilities, and supply chain networks.
Peak North America Alabama

Two Growing Companies Will Create 245 New Jobs In Alabama

Peak North America USA will create 175 jobs at its new Mobile County facility, while Resicum International LLC will create 70 jobs at its Dallas County aviation training academy.
Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance

Baldwin County, AL Attracts Top-Tier Talent

Lee Lawson, President & CEO, Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, shares why this coastal Alabama county is the seventh fastest-growing area in the nation.
economic development deal

DEADLINE NEARS: 2023 Deal Of The Year Awards

Submissions for Business Facilities’ 2023 Deal of the Year Awards will be accepted through November 29, 2023.
Deal Of The Year

2022 Deal of the Year Winners: Where Are They Now?

Business Facilities revisits its 2022 Deal of the Year winners as economic development organizations submit for this year's awards. Enter by November 15.

[VIDEO] Camp Hall – A Next Generation Commerce Park in South Carolina

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in Charleston, S.C. As a convergence of people, place and programming, Camp Hall delivers thoughtful infrastructure and logistical features that empower people — and business — to thrive.

Location Spotlight: Welcome to Columbus, Indiana

Columbus, Edinburgh and Bartholomew County, Indiana are consistently ranked among the Top Ten locations in the United States. With one of the highest concentrations of engineering talent in the nation, manufacturing employment that ranks in the Top 2% of the U.S., I-65 access, and nationally recognized community living, now is the right time to consider the unexpected opportunities this unforgettable community has to offer.