Secretary Greg Canfield

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R), Alabama Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield (R), and other state economic development officials spent fours days in Japan last week holding talks with Japanese businesses’ movers and shaker including Toyota Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada at the automaker’s headquarters. Governor Bentley met Toyota Chairman Uchiyamada, … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that IT-TRI LLC is planning to invest up to $68 million to build a new steel tubing and pipe manufacturing plant in Lawrence County, creating 100 new manufacturing jobs in Trinity by the end of 2015. Gov. Bentley said in a … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter HS Automotive Alabama breaks ground on the second expansion of its facility in Enterprise.  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) joined other dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.  HSA makes weather stripping, tubing and automotive high- and low-pressure hoses for Hyundai, Kia, and Chrysler. HSAA in Enterprise was the first … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, CSX announced that the I-85 Site in Macon County, Ala., is the first site in the state to receive Select Site designation from CSX. The massive railroad reviews and identifies those locations that can rapidly utilize freight rail service through CSX’s Select Site program reviews. Sites identified … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) has actively pursued Airbus suppliers ever since the aviation giant Airbus announced that they would locate a massive Airbus jetliner assembly plant in Mobile Alabama. Gov. Bentley and Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield have twice flown directly to Europe to talk directly with the … Continued