22 Oct, 2019 By: Peter Francesconi For site selection experts and executives looking to locate or expand a business, evaluating different areas in terms of their utilities, transportation infrastructure, access to markets, etc., generally is an apples-to-apples comparison. But evaluating the “quality …
Koch Foods to expand Alabama operations with new Etowah County facility
Attalla, AL – A leading farming and food production company has chosen Attalla for its next high-tech facility. Koch Foods is growing its large footprint in Northeast Alabama by investing $55 Million in a new state of the art grain …
Gadsden Lands Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
A Tier 1 automotive supplier has chosen to locate a new manufacturing facility in Gadsden, and officials ranging from Mayor Sherman Guyton to Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement Tuesday. Motus Integrated Technologies will invest $16,225,000 in a new facility …
Motus Announcement Ends Lengthy Recruiting Process
Tuesday’s announcement that Motus Integrated Technologies, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, is locating in Gadsden was the culmination of more than a year of work for local and state officials. Frankie Davis, who oversees governmental affairs and economic development for …
Motus Integrated Technologies Chooses Gadsden, Alabama
Motus Integrated Technologies, a Tier 1 supplier of automotive interior products to the world’s automakers, has selected Gadsden as the location for its new manufacturing facility, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. Motus will invest more than $15 million and create …
Governor Ivey Announces Leading Automotive Supplier Motus Integrated Technologies Chooses Alabama For New Plant
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey today announced that Motus Integrated Technologies, a Tier 1 supplier of automotive interior products to the world’s automakers, has selected the City of Gadsden, in Etowah County, as the location for its new manufacturing facility. Motus …
David Hooks Named New Director Of Gadsden-Etowah IDA
David Hooks has been hired as the new executive director of the Gadsden-Etowah County Industrial Development Authority, filling a position that had been vacant for more than three years. The hiring was announced at Wednesday’s Gadsden City Council meeting. “I …
Movers & Shakers In Etowah, St. Clair & Blount Counties
By Lori Chandler Pruitt William Greene Greene is assistant director of the Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority. He has worked with the IDA since 2004, and has been interim executive director since 2015. He served as chairman of Workforce Development Region …
David Hooks Hired As Director Of Gadsden-Etowah IDA
By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com The Gadsden-Etowah County Industrial Development Authority has hired a regional and state economic development figure to lead it. James David Hooks has been named executive director of the authority. The authority’s long-time former executive director, …