Alabama | Trade and Industry Development

AL: Trendco USA to Create 292 Jobs at Tuskegee Glove Manufacturing Facility, with $43M Investment

News Aug 11, 2023

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Trendco USA plans to invest $43 million to launch a manufacturing operation in a Tuskegee logistics hub where the...

AL: Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. to Invest $232 Million in Gadsden Facility, to Employ 250

News Jul 25, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey announced that Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp., (USNC) a Seattle-based company that’s expanding micro-reactor technologies, plans to invest...

AL: Walmart to Transform Cullman Distribution Center into High-Tech Facility

News Jul 20, 2023

Walmart recently announced a multi-million-dollar investment in high-tech automation is coming to its regional distribution center (RDC) in Cullman, A...

AL: Enviva Kicks Off Construction of Wood Pellet Plant in Sumter County, to Create 350 Jobs

News Jul 18, 2023

Bethesda, Maryland-based Enviva Inc., the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, recorded a milestone with a ceremony to mark ...

Alabama Aero. Airbus is adding a third Final Assembly Line at its manufacturing facility in Mobile to increase production of A320 Family passenger jets. The project will create 1,000 jobs. Photo Courtesy of Airbus

Alabama's Aerospace Industry Pushes Past Limits into New Frontiers

Article Jul 01, 2023 | By: State of Alabama

In Alabama’s aerospace industry, big ideas blast off and hurl into the heavens as powerful rockets o...

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Analyzing the Flight Path Ahead: Aerospace Location Trends

Article Jul 01, 2023 | By: Dennis J. Donovan, Christy Blackwood

Extensive technological change in the aerospace parts industry such as additive manufacturing and bl...

Trimming Time and Costs for Business Development with Prime Designated U.S. Sites

Article Jul 01, 2023 | By: Tracey Schelmetic

Today, companies want to be closer to their suppliers as well as their customers, but they need to w...

AL: Gadsden Chosen for $232 Million Microreactor Assembly Plant, Creating 250 Jobs

News Jun 27, 2023

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC) will build a $232 million micro-modular reactor assembly plant in Gadsden, the company announced. When o...

AL: USNC Selects Gadsden for Advanced Microreactor Assembly Plant, to Create 250 Jobs

News Jun 22, 2023

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), the U.S.-based global leader in the deployment of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, announced their s...

AL: Southwire to Expand Florence Manufacturing Campus, Creating About 120 Jobs

News Jun 16, 2023

As part of ongoing modernization efforts, Southwire, one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers, announced plans for an expansion of its ...