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The region’s diverse industrial base is reflected in our recent project announcements. New projects that have recently made headlines in North Alabama include:

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne
    Rocket Engines – $46.5 million, 805 jobs
  • Asahi Kasei Plastics
    Plastics compounding – $30 million, 40 jobs
  • Blue Origin
    Rocket engines – $200 million, 340 jobs
  • BOCAR Group
    Aluminum die casting – $115 million, 300 jobs
  • Brown Forman Cooperage
    Stave mill & barrel manufacturing for Jack Daniels – 130 jobs
  • Carpenter Technology
    Premium alloys – $500 million, 200 jobs
  • Elite-Medical
    Medical devices – $6 million, 20 jobs
  • Facebook
    Data center – $750 Million
  • FreightCar America
    Railcars –  1,000+ jobs
  • GE Aviation
    Silicon carbide materials for ceramic matrix composites – $200 million, 300 jobs
  • Google
    Data center – $600 million, 100 jobs
  • Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA, Inc.
    Automobiles – $1.6 Billion, 4,000 jobs
  • NextEra Energy
    80 MW solar farm – $150 million
  • Newman Technology
    Automotive exhaust components – $15 million, 60 jobs
  • Polaris Industries
    Motorized vehicles – $142 million, 1,700 jobs
  • Rehau
    North American Technical Center – $3 million, 45 jobs
  • Remington Outdoors
    Firearms – $110 million, 2000 jobs
  • Ruag Aerospace
    Composites for United Launch Alliance (ULA) – $30.6 million, 150 jobs
  • Shape Corporation
    Roll forming & injection molding – $24 million, 170 jobs
  • Sierra Nevada Corporation
    Aircraft modification and upgrade facility – up to 200 jobs

Foreign-based companies from 22 countries represent more than 100 Foreign Direct Investments in North Alabama. Manufacturing a diverse range of products from disposable plates to carbon fiber structures for rockets, these companies are a welcome addition to the region.

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