Source: Birmingham News Waste Pro USA Inc. plans to invest $3.2 million in an operation in Tarrant that could eventually have up to 125 workers as the company collects garbage contracts with communities throughout the metro area. Longwood, Fla.-based Waste Pro has leased the 121,750-square-foot former Clean Earth Environmental building off Pinson Valley Parkway near... Continue reading→

Source: Birmingham News A coffee battle is brewing in Birmingham. Baton Rouge-based Community Coffee has infiltrated the Birmingham market with a new sales and distribution center in the Oxmoor Valley. Matt Saurage, chief executive of the 91-year-old company, said he believes Birmingham needs another strong regional brand to compete at the retail level in grocery... Continue reading→

Source: Birmingham Business Journal With a manufacturing base, proximity to several interstate highways and a number of industrial parks, the Birmingham region is clearly attractive to the railroad industry. That was particularly true in the case of Norfolk Southern, which announced plans in 2009 to invest $112 million to build an intermodal facility in McCalla.... Continue reading→