Published on: August 13, 2018 at 5:00 AM
By Michael Tomberlin
The Alabama State Port Authority is one of the largest economic engines for the state and wants to build on its $22.4 billion economic impact.
The 4,000 acres that make up the state docks have multiple complexes that handle everything from auto parts to coal and from poultry to pine.
But the port could be doing more, according to Jimmy Lyons, director and CEO of the Port Authority.
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