Article Archive
Archive of: Transportation
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Returning U.S. to Deep SpaceHuntsville native Virginia Barnes heads Boeing’s contract to build for NASA the world’s largest rocket system — the heavy-lift launch vehicle that will take U.S. astronauts back to the moon and on to Mars. |
October 2014 |
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New Star in Alabama Aerospace ClusterThe high-tech alloys of Carpenter Technology have traveled with the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh and Neil Armstrong. When the 125-year-old Pennsylvania company looked to long-term expansion, it traveled to Alabama. |
August 2014 |
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Building for Building PlanesBirmingham’s Hoar Program Management is overseeing the construction of the first U.S. assembly plant for European commercial air giant Airbus. Even as the first steel rises, it’s all about building airplanes. |
March 2014 |
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Flashback: Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes-Benz? |
February 2014 |
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Triple Shift into Record ProductionThe three-shift production schedule at Hyundai’s Alabama plant is winning the race to meet expanding demand — beating output records year after year. |
February 2014 |
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Engine Plant Climbs Toyota MountainBeginning in 2003 with 350 people, Toyota’s Huntsville plant — at $850 million total investment and 1,150-employees — is now poised to become the largest Toyota engine plant in the world. |
February 2014 |
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The Greater Auto SectorThe Alabama-based plants that supply Alabama’s big five assembly and engine manufacturers number in the hundreds, with thousands upon thousands of employees. |
February 2014 |
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Alabama Honda Mints a Lux SUVLuxury level technology and design make the 2014 Honda MDX that started rolling off the line last year in Lincoln a milestone in Alabama auto manufacturing. |
February 2014 |
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Talking Money and Hard DrivingFaced with a workforce challenge, this Alabama trucking company dug deep into its own pockets, investing $18 million in driver pay and training. |
February 2014 |
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Full Throttle InnovationRoyce Kershaw’s inventions revolutionized the way railroad tracks are maintained. His son continues the family tradition of full-throttle innovation at Montgomery’s Knox Kershaw Inc. |
November 2013 |