Everybody likes a bargain — even industrial recruiters. And the announcement Tuesday of an expansion of Keystone Foods and its location along with Southern Cold Storage to a site at Steele Station and Airport roads could be considered a “two-for-one” …
“Project Freeze” Will Add, Retain Jobs
Tuesday was a good day for the job market in Gadsden, with an announcement of about 200 new jobs and the retention of another 520 jobs. After Gadsden city officials were given a briefing before the council meeting concerning “Project …
Delaware Firm Moving Production To Gadsden
The moving of production by S.I.P. Inc. of Delaware to Gadsden will increase production at the plant here by 70 to 80 percent and add about six jobs, a company official said. The firm, which produces steel decking used in …
Rainbow City Lands Industry
RAINBOW CITY – Rainbow City announced Monday a new industry coming to the city that eventually will employ about 20 people, according the Gadsden-Etowah County Industrial Development Agency. It was a rapidly developing recruitment process that took less than a …
Industry Growing Despite Economy
For the second year in a row, announced industrial projects totaled more than $100 million, Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority executive director Mike McCain said. Six announced projects representing a capital investment of $148 million will retain 520 jobs and create …
New, State-Of-The-Art Automotive Center Coming To GSCC
School officials say a new $3.5 million automotive center will be located at the East Broad campus of Gadsden State Community College. GSCC recently applied for a grant from $55 million in funds earmarked for special projects in the state’s …
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 …
Koch Plans To Add Jobs, Invest Money At Former Tyson Plant
Koch Foods, which last month announced plans to buy the Tyson poultry plant here, will be adding 150 jobs in two years and investing $15.5 million in the plant. When the sale of the plant was announced, Tyson said 400 …