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2A USA to invest $32 million to expand its Auburn operations

CONTRIBUTED BY City of Auburn AUBURN — Italian aluminum die-casting company 2A USA is expanding its manufacturing presence in Auburn with a $32 million investment, Gov. Kay Ivey and 2A USA announced last week. The Tier 1 automotive industry supplier’ s expansion will...

Opelika revokes Wild Wing Cafe’s license, sets Top Shelf hearing

BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council revoked the business license of Wild Wing Cafe following a public hearing Tuesday and set a Sept. 1 hearing to consider revoking the business license of Top Shelf Alternatives, whose owners have been...

Auburn approves large-scale manufacturing facility

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | THE OBSERVER AUBURN — European manufacturer Vulcaflex S.p.A. cleared its final major municipal hurdle to build a full-scale automotive supply plant in West Auburn that could eventually grow to more than 500,000 square feet and employ up to 130...

Library expands outreach, plans mobile book locker

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER EAST ALABAMA — The Horseshoe Bend Regional Library System is taking library access beyond its walls, expanding story-time outreach across Lee County and preparing to launch a $25,000 mobile book locker in Smiths Station. Samantha Godsy...