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Ecore International plans a state-of-theart recycling facility in Ozark, Ala. Ecore, a Pennsylvania-based company that uses reclaimed materials to manufacture high-performance flooring, is investing $25.5 million in its facility. The investment will create 84 new jobs.
First Solar will build a $1.1 billion factory with 700 workers in Lawrence County, Ala. The facility at the Mallard Fox West Industrial Complex is part of First Solar’s investment in its push to have more than 10 gigawatts of manufacturing capacity by 2025. The project is one of the biggest announced in Northwest Alabama in recent years.
ALABAMA Hyundai expanding again in Montgomery Hyundai will invest $290 million at its assembly plant in Montgomery, the company announced in August. The Korean automaker will add upgrades at the facility to build the next-generation Santa Fe SUV. Another $100 million is being invested to support two other models at the plant. Kronospan announces expansion in Oxford, Ala. The wood panel manufac-
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turer will invest $350 million into its plant in Oxford, creating 150 new jobs. Kronospan will have invested over $1 billion and will employ about 600 people upon completion of its expansion. Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. plans $232 million microreactor manufacturing plant in Alabama The highly automated MMR Assembly Plant will manufacture non-radiological modules needed to construct its advanced microreactors. Once operational, the facility will employ 250 workers.
Premier Tech opens Montgomery HQ with $33 million investment The 167,000-square-foot office will employ 133 production and office team members. The group specializes in conventional and robotic packaging and palletizing systems. Georgia-based Chart Industries invests $73.7 million in Mobile County The manufacturer of cryogenic containers aims to increase its manufacturing capacity. The project will create 59 jobs. Superior Air Parts relocates manufacturing operations and HQ to Mobile County The piston-engine aircraft replacement parts manufacturer will spend $24.2 to moves its operations from Texas to Creola, Ala. The re-
