Brown Precision expands Alabama presence with $7M project
August 4, 2016
Made In Alabama News Center
ATMORE, Alabama – Huntsville-based Brown Precision Inc. plans to invest $7 million to open a manufacturing facility in Southwest Alabama’s rapidly expanding aerospace corridor, officials said this morning.
Brown Precision’s new facility in Atmore’s Rivercane Industrial Park will create more than 100 jobs, said Mayor Jim Staff, who welcomed the company at a joint meeting of the City Council and the Atmore Industrial Development Board.
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How Google came to choose Alabama for its $600 million data center
By Michael Tomberlin
August 1, 2016
Getting Alabama to come out on top of Google’s own search results for its high-tech data center took thousands of emails and texts, 20 visits from the company to north Alabama and the last-minute signature of a mayor named Bubba.
The key players in the recruitment of the $600 million Google data center to Jackson County gave a behind-the-scenes look at the twists and turns the project took before settling on 500 acres at a power plant that was shutting down. The recruitment was the subject of a panel discussion at last week’s Economic Development Association of Alabama summer conference.
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Vance factory expansion to create 535 new jobs
By Patrick Rupinski
Business Editor
Published: Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m .
Last Modified: Thursday, July 28, 2 016 at 7:40 p.m .
Automotive supplier Lear Operations Corp. plans to expand its factory in Vance — a move that will create more than 500 new manufacturing jobs during the next few years.
Lear now makes auto seats for Mercedes-Benz’s C-Class sedans. It will make seats for Mercedes’ GLE and GLS sport utility vehicles when the additional plant comes on line in 2019.
Mike Thomas, Lear’s plant manager, said the plant will add an estimated 535 employees when the SUV seating production begins.
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