Labor

Community Development

Why headquarters are relocating to Williamson County, Tenn. (and why not)

Greater Nashville has lured more than 20 new headquarters in the past five years, and Williamson County can take much of the

Labor

UAW president meets with Alabama Mercedes workers amidst union drive: ‘We’re gonna win in the South’

The president of the United Auto Workers visited Alabama this weekend in the midst of the union’s biggest push at the state’s

Automotive

Alabama saw $6.4 billion in economic development in 2023, report says

Companies locating and expanding operations in Alabama last year pumped about $6.4 billion into the state’s economy, according to a new report

Arkansas

Lithium, Steel and Tourism: Arkansas’ Next Boom Industries

In 1953, Arkansas lawmakers signed off on “The Land of Opportunity” as the official state nickname. Within a few years, future governor

Cover Story

A massive supercycle of industrial construction takes the South to new heights

Folks, we have never seen a manufacturing deal run like this in the American South before. Possibly not in the nation’s history,

Labor

Georgia economy got off to better-than-expected start in 2024

Georgia’s economy got a slightly better-than-expected start to the new year, as the unemployment rate dipped to 3.1%, the first time in

Automotive

Nick Saban addressing Alabama Mercedes workers as union push intensifies

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban is addressing workers at Mercedes-Benz’s Vance plant on Thursday, according to reports. Labor journalist Luis Feliz Leon

Labor

What does ‘signing a union card’ mean? Understanding the UAW effort in Alabama

The United Auto Workers (UAW) is in the midst of a potentially-historic drive to organize in the Deep South’s auto plants. But

Labor

Is the Great Resignation over? Here’s how turnover is trending in Texas

The turnover tsunami is over by most measures and high-profile layoffs are a frequent occurrence, but Texas is one of the states leading the way

Automotive

UAW targeting South, Georgia as part of new union drive

For decades, union power in the auto industry has been in reverse, and in the South, it hasn’t gotten traction at all,

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