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International businesses thriving and investing capital in Opelika
By Parker Branton, East Alabama Bureau Chief
OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) - Companies from across the world are picking up shop and making a home in Opelika.
Mayor Gary Fuller said the multi-million dollar capital investment made by Aerocosta Global Systems Distribution is the most recent to continue the city's economic growth.
"Business is booming and we've been very fortunate. We've been blessed," said Fuller. "We're not interested in just anybody. We've got great world-class companies."
Growth is the hallmark of Raytheon's missile production facility at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
Growth in facilities, growth in demand and, according to Dr. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems, growth in importance.
"The need for sophisticated missile defense is as great as it has ever been," said Lawrence, an Alabama native. "And we're in great shape at our integration facility at Redstone."
Monroeville Main Street is writing the next chapter on the city's historic downtown
By Michael Tomberlin
April 11, 2018
Monroeville just might be one of the most recognized downtowns in Alabama and now it is turning the page to a renaissance.
Home of the late
Harper Lee and other literary and journalism legends, Monroeville has more to offer in its downtown square than the courthouse-turned museum made famous in
"To Kill a Mockingbird."
The new chapter is being authored by
Monroeville Main Street, the local entity formed with the help of
Main Street Alabama that marries revitalization with historic preservation for economic development.