Houston-based KBR to consolidate office in Alabama, add 160 jobs

Houston-based KBR Inc. (NYSE: KBR) plans to consolidate its Alabama office footprint with two new buildings, adding another 160 jobs in the process.

The government contractor has secured two leases with Redstone Gateway, a 468-acre mixed-use development in Huntsville, according to the Alabama Department of Commerce. Redstone Gateway is a joint venture between Corporate Office Properties Trust and Jim Wilson & Associates LLC.

The leases put KBR in about 90% of a 172,000-square-foot building and…