Rigid Building Systems will bring Gadsden up to 200 new jobs. The Houston-based company, which bills itself as the nation’s fastest-growing manufacturer of pre-engineered building systems, has already begun operations in the city and will make a $9.5 million capital …

Southern Steel Products, LLC, a newly formed steel processing and distribution company, is making a $1.1 million capital investment to build a new plant in East Gadsden. David Forsythe, managing member, said the new company was formed only after the …

Cintas Corp., the country’s larger supplier of uniforms, announced Thursday it will locate an industrial laundry in the Gadsden Airport Industrial Park. The $8 million laundry will add 90 jobs to the 30 the company has at its location in …

Jay Mid South, which is supplying seating part components for the Hyundai Sonata produced in Montgomery, soon will be adding employees as another Hyundai vehicle goes into production at the Montgomery plant. Jay Mid South operations manager Rich Osborne said …

The Honda plant in Lincoln – just about 30 minutes away from downtown Gadsden – is making a substantial impact on Etowah County with jobs and services at the plant coming from here, a top company official said. Rick Schostek, …

ATTALLA – An expansion at Dean’s Sausage will retain 30 of the company’s 120-130 jobs and possibly set the stage for more jobs to be added in a future expansion, Deb Howard, representing the Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority, told members …

Decatur Plastics will be adding a third shift to its plant in Gadsden, which will boost employment to about 100, plant manager Roger Compton said. The plant is called a flocking operation, a process in which plastic products are coated …

Enjoying steady sales increases over the past year, Expressions Cabinetry will construct a new plant in two phases and hire additional employees. The total expansion cost for property, building, machinery and equipment will be around $700,000 according to Expressions’ owner …

You could almost consider the transformation of the former Gulf States Steel property to the Gadsden Industrial Park as subject of a television show – think “Extreme Makeover-Gadsden Edition.” Gone are a number of buildings that were used in steel …

Etowah County’s jobless rate dropped in April to its lowest level in almost five years, according to the state Department of Industrial Relations. Larry Foster, manager of the Gadsden Employment Security Office, said the county’s April rate of 4.1 percent …