Year Saw New Jobs, Losses As Well

In 2007, jobs were saved, jobs were created and, unfortunately, some jobs were lost, Mike McCain, executive director of the Gadsden Etowah Industrial Development Authority said. McCain said 480 new jobs were created and more than 1,300 jobs were saved …

Gadsden Ranked #11 Among Small Metro Areas In The US For New Business Attraction

The following is excerpted from Expansion Management magazine in an article entitled, 2007 TOP CITIES FOR BUSINESS ATTRACTION: These Communities Are Literally Magnets for Business. The entire article and sidebars can be accessed at:www.expansionmanagement.com/smo/newsviewer/default.asp?cmd=articledetail&articleid=18800&st=3. Expansion Management and the National Policy …

Goodyear Expands In Gadsden

Work on modernization project to start next week Construction will begin next week on a 204,000-square-foot expansion to Goodyear’s Gadsden plant with production scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2008. Goodyear officials made the announcement at a ground-breaking …

Industries Set Up Shop

Agency brings variety of companies, hundreds of jobs to Etowah County Three new industries added more than 100 jobs here in 2006, and more than 300 jobs will be added this year by industries, said Mike McCain, executive director of …