Busche's workforce in Hartselle will expand by 100 jobs through 2016.

The Indiana computer numerical control (CNC) production machining company announced today it is increasing the number of Busche employees and investing $22 million in new equipment to maintain its aggressive growth plan on Thompson Road.

The 263,000-square-foot plant employed only 26 when it first launched in October 2012 near Interstate 65 at the site of the former Emerson Climate Technologies building, formerly known as Copeland. Today, the facility has 133 workers.

Robert Kelley, general manager at the plant, said the new full-time CNC positions will offer full employee benefits after a 90-day period. He did not provide a pay range for the jobs.

Mayors from across Alabama spent the past two days in Huntsville talking about how they can work together to bring new jobs to the state.

The Sunday-Monday summit at the downtown Embassy Suites focused on economic development and industrial recruitment. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle hosted the gathering, which also included Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, Dothan Mayor Mike Schmitz and a representative from the Alabama Department of Commerce.

Birmingham Mayor William Bell had a schedule conflict and could not attend.

In the past two years, the mayors from Alabama's biggest cities have met five times to get to know one another better, swap success stories and talk about opportunities to collaborate.

Birmingham's economy has experienced a resurgence the last few years, and a number of companies are contributing to that by bringing hundreds of jobs into the city.

More than 3,000 jobs were created in the Birmingham metro during 2014 according to the Birmingham Business Alliance, and 1,929 of those were in Jefferson County.

Viva Health led the way in job creation thanks to the state's Medicaid Overhaul. State Farm created the second-most jobs followed by Oxmoor Pharmaceuticals, which chose Birmingham last year for it's American headquarters.