We are getting close to year end when everything starts to slow down for the holidays, but the eyes of the nation were on Alabama as it made big economic news this past week.
First of all, there were two significant events in North Alabama, starting with the announcement that the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company will bring a $6 billion manufacturing facility to Huntsville. It is expected that this will result in the creation of some 3,450 jobs at the new plant. In addition, there will be hundreds of jobs for the construction of the site and ancillary projects. Plus, just as with the automotive sector after Mercedes came to Alabama, this will draw more biomedical industries to the state.
Just two days later, the United States Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth held an unveiling ceremony at Redstone Arsenal for the new U.S. Space Command. There was a fight with the state of Colorado on where the command would land as the permanent headquarters, but ultimately it was awarded to Alabama. This new addition to the state will further cement Alabama’s significance when it comes to the country’s national security…