When Eli Lilly and Company in December 2025 announced plans to invest more than $6 billion in a new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama, the project immediately rewrote the state’s record books, becoming the largest private capital investment in Alabama’s history.
Mercedes-Benz announces $4 billion facility expansion in Alabama; Nebius plans latest AI factory in Finland; Chobani grows a La Colombe production facility in Michigan.
From steel to Coca-Cola to pharma manufacturing, business continues to thrive in Alabama.
Blockbuster projects and plans have a way of nudging day-to-day victories out of the spotlight.
Three who ought to know weigh in on the potential of the still-young Interstate 22 corridor through Northwest Alabama.
Eli Lilly plans to construct a manufacturing site in Alabama; Southwest Airlines creates over 2,000 new jobs in Texas; QTS moves forward with new data center in England
Meta expands its Montgomery data center campus in Alabama; Eli Lilly delivers massive pharmaceutical manufacturing investment in Texas; APM Terminal enhances its Port of Barcelona operations through a new expansion.
Kimberly-Clark continues U.S. investment in Alabama; NewCold plans to establish a base in Maryland; WhiteFiber secures space for a $1 billion data center in North Carolina.
Larry Lewis and Kim Caudle Lewis are a power couple with purpose in northern Alabama
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Aerospace investments dot the U.S.
From AI to super commuters, I-85 has seen it all.
Gulf Coast ports usher in an era of resiliency and record-setting deals.
Aluminum manufacturer Novelis shared in late February that its $2.5 billion Bay Minette project, which has been under construction since 2022, has actually ended up costing the company $4.1 billion.
The closing out of 2023 was lucrative for the state of Alabama.
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The Association of Defense Communities and USAA in March announced the 2023 Great American Defense Communities. The five communities highlighted...
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate the share of fully home-based jobs nearly doubled from 11% of all jobs in 2019 to around 21% in 2021.
Hydrogen is one more area of innovation in a TVA portfolio that includes new nuclear, renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy storage.
We examine state workforce climates (not programs) across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent.
Alabama prepares for the future of eco-friendly manufacturing innovation as industries shift focus with billions of dollars in investments.
Alabama is on the brink of something big,
We examine state workforce climates (not programs) across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent.