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Bell named new UA president
Staff report June 18, 2015
Stuart R. Bell was named Thursday as president of the University of Alabama by the board of trustees of the UA System.
Bell's appointment will be effective July 15.
The 58-year-old Bell comes to UA from Louisiana State University, where he was executive vice president and provost.
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Port Authority, APM Terminals announce $40 million container facility expansion
on June 17, 2015
APM Terminals came to Mobile in 2005, looking for a place to build a hub for container transport on the Gulf Coast. This week the company announced long-awaited plans to expand that facility on the west banks of the Mobile River.
APM Terminals will invest $40 million to add two more gantry cranes capable of serving the largest modern container ships and expand its container yard by 20 acres. The Alabama State Port Authority partnered with APM Terminals almost 10 years ago to build the first phase of the container terminal project on Choctaw Point.
Through an agreement with the Port Authority, APM Terminals already controls the operations of the facility which opened in 2008.
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RMCI of Huntsville announces United Kingdom expansion at Paris Air Show
A Huntsville company focused on helicopter health monitoring technology and analysis says it will expand its reach soon with new offices in the United Kingdom and Asia.
RMCI of Huntsville announced today from the Paris Air Show it will expand in the United Kingdom. (Courtesy of Made in Alabama)
RMCI, Inc., announced today from the Paris Air Show its plans to establish a presence in Derbyshire, England, to better serve customers throughout the UK and Europe. Acoustics specialist and aviation expert Dr. Lesley Brealey will run the office.
The firm says it will also enter Asia sometime next year.
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[al.com]
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