More big projects could be coming for Huntsville’s industrial market
By Bryan Davis
July 2, 2016
It’s no secret that Huntsville has been getting a sizable number of Alabama’s economic development projects over the past few years.
The Rocket City’s industrial and office markets stand to benefit from the arrival of thousands of manufacturing jobs with plants like Polaris and Remington Arms.
According to Graham & Company’s 2015 Huntsville Real Estate Market Survey, the city’s industrial vacancy rate fell to 7.06 percent last year, making it the fifth consecutive year of vacancy decline. It is the lowest vacancy rate since 2008.
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Why Lean Thinking and Shop Problem-Solving are Critical for Truck Equipment Distributors
Rick Weber | Trailer / Bodybuilders
Jul 5, 2016
Jon Sievert says he gets many different answers when he asks people to describe lean: tightening the belt; doing more with less; reducing inventory; cost-savings program; waste elimination; quality program; reducing head count; and turnaround tool.
“When you look at this word, it has come to mean many different things to people, and it also means not much to anyone,” said Sievert, senior VP of operations for Henderson Products.
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International airshow offers Alabama chance to grow aerospace sector
By Charles J. Dean
on July 06, 2016 at 7:09 PM, updated July 06, 2016 at 7:12 PM
Planes full of aerospace sector executives, salesmen, economic developers and politicians from around the world will all gather near London next week for the year’s most important event in aviation, or at least aviation business.
Monday marks the start of the bi-annual Farnborough International Airshow.
Gov. Robert Bentley will lead an Alabama delegation that includes top economic development specialists most of whom will take part in dozens of events and meetings with aerospace companies aimed at fueling additional growth in the state’s aviation sector.
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