Article: Alabama Governor Says River is Key to Economic Expansion.

By Tiffany Ray, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 9--In recent months, news from some of Montgomery's newest arrivals, such as Hyundai and the Biscuits, has shined a spotlight on one of the city's oldest resources, the Alabama River.

In March, city leaders gathered along the riverbank in nearby Burkville to see Hyundai unload two parts of a $20 million stamping press bound for the new Montgomery plant. The parts, too large and heavy for truck or rail, were transported by barge from the State Docks in Mobile on a daylong journey upriver.

Last month, crowds gathered at the new Riverwalk Stadium to see the ...

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