German auto supplier Gerhardi picks Alabama for first U.S. plant
July 12, 2016
Made In Alabama News Center
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – At a groundbreaking ceremony today, German auto supplier Gerhardi Kuntstofftechnik announced plans to invest $37.9 million and create 235 jobs in Montgomery to create its first North American manufacturing facility.
“This is a great opportunity for Gerhardi, and we are very excited,” Gerhardi Managing Director Reinhard Hoffman said. “Montgomery Industrial Park offers a great infrastructure, attractive support and is located close to many OEMs (original equipment manufacturers).
“These benefits convinced us that this is the best place for our new facility.”
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Four trends lifting Alabama aerospace industry to new altitudes
By Made in Alabama
July 11, 2 016
One day last month, a barge floated along the Tennessee River toward NASA’s Alabama hub, the Marshall Space Flight Center. Onboard was a key piece of hardware for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS), its new deep space exploration rocket.
The hardware – fabricated at the United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket plant a few miles away in Decatur – was a prototype of the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, or ICPS. The real thing will give the SLS’ Orion capsule the in-space push it needs to get beyond the moon.
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The 2016 IndustryWeek 50 Best US Manufacturers
IndustryWeek
The Industryweek 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers is IW’s exclusive annual ranking of America’s top-performing public manufacturers. IndustryWeek’s 50 Best Manufacturers list rolled out this week. The list is IW’s exclusive annual ranking of America’s top performing public manufacturers. Ten of the manufacturers on the list have a presence in Alabama – 3M Co , CVR Refining LP , Donaldson Co. Inc , Greenbrier Cos Inc , Lear Corp, Lockheed Martin, Packaging Corp of America, Pilgram’s Pride , Polaris , and Select Comfort. IW has created a free database to view and sort the list – click on the link below to see the 2016 50 US Best and where companies with an Alabama presence rank
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