Theodore
THEODORE, Ala. — Evonik Industries AG, which operates a chemical company in Theodore, has donated $40,000 toward a skills trainer for students enrolled in the Process Technology program at the University of South Alabama (USA). A skills trainer, or “training skid,” is a realistic industrial process system that allows students to practice common scenarios they…
THEODORE, Ala. — Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently announced that Gov. Kay Ivey visited SALP in Theodore to announce the first companies that will be located at the facility. New York-based medical product and automotive equipment manufacturer DC Safety is relocating its entire headquarters and operations to SALP, and Averitt Express, a Cookeville, Tennessee-based provider…
THEODORE, Ala. — Essen, Germany-based chemical manufacturer Evonik recently announced it will construct a methyl mercaptan plant at a cost of more than $169 million at its site in Theodore. Also known as “MetAMINO (DL-methionine),” the chemical is currently sourced by Evonik from third parties. “The new methyl mercaptan plant in Mobile is another important…
Hawkins, Inc., a Roseville, Minnesota-based chemical manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of Theodore-based Water and Waste Specialties, Inc., which serves customers throughout Alabama, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports. Water and Waste Specialties distributes water treatment chemicals to keep water safe for consumption and the environment. “We believe this acquisition, combined with our recent acquisition of…
Theodore-based aluminum workboat builder Silver Ships, Inc., was recently awarded an $8.2-million delivery order as a result of being awarded a firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity single award contract by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command. The contract is for the construction and delivery of up to 110 Naval Special Warfare Surface Support Craft…
Frank Ledbetter, a Theodore-based craftsman who became an artist late in life after a family tragedy, is a competitor on the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters, on which he will compete against other metalworkers, AL.com reports. Ledbetter ran a metal fabrication company until 2001, when he and his wife, Terri, lost their teenage son, Blake,…
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