Economic Development

Mergers & Acquistions

Antitrust probe of Nippon’s Alabama assets threatens $14.9 billion US Steel takeover

An antitrust probe by the Department of Justice of Nippon Steel’s assets in Alabama is adding to the pressure on the Japanese

Biotech

Schott Pharma expanding with 400 jobs in Wilson, N.C.

Germany-based Schott Phama is investing $371 million in Wilson to build a pharmaceutical production facility that will create 401 jobs, officials announced Monday.  It will

Kentucky

Vista Metals to invest $60M in Bowling Green aluminum casting site

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Vista Metals – a market leader in the manufacturing of specialty aluminum products primarily supporting aerospace, commercial aircraft, defense, automotive and

Biotech

Manufacturer selects Eastern North Carolina city for 400-job plant

A German company will invest hundreds of millions in a new manufacturing facility in Wilson, adding to a flurry of investments coming to

Biotech

Pharma exec talks construction, hiring for new North Carolina plant

Now that the dust has settled on news that its first North American manufacturing plant will be in North Carolina, Kyowa Kirin is ready to focus

Career and Workplace

DFW named No. 2 US metro for women-owned businesses

Dallas-Fort Worth is the second-best metro for women-owned businesses in the United States, according to a new report from Wells Fargo &

Energy

Solar overtook coal in energy production in Florida in 2023

While energy production in Florida is dominated by natural gas, solar-powered energy moved past coal in 2023 and into the third-highest source

Community Development

One Tampa Bay city named the best ‘up and coming’ hot spot for financial growth

Personal finance site MoneyGeek set out to determine the top small up-and-coming cities that are the most promising for financial growth.  Their

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,

Infrastructure

$230 million broadband project to give lift to Selma, Ala., Black Belt counties

Major new investments aimed at expanding high-speed internet service across Alabama are poised to give many rural communities an important tool to

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