Rex Lumber Company: Viewpoint: Offshore energy expansion could produce more low-cost energy for state manufacturers.

This just in: Rex Lumber Co. will soon build a state-of-the-art lumber manufacturing facility in Pike County. According to Gov. Kay Ivey, this will create more than 110 jobs and provide a significant economic boost to the region's forest products industry. The good news for state manufacturing doesn't end there. Paper manufacturer International Paper, citing growing demand, recently announced it'll spend more than $500 million to upgrade its facility in Selma. Mazda and Toyota are investing...