Decatur Plastics Adding Third Shift At Plant

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 …

Expressions Cabinetry To Construct New Plant

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 …

Improvements Being Made To Gadsden Industrial Park

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 Jobless Rate Drops To Five-Year Low

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 …

Decatur Plastics Adding Jobs

Employment at Decatur Plastics Products in the Airport Industrial Park in Gadsden will exceed original projections, company officials said Friday at the plant’s grand opening and ribbon cutting. John Kussman, president of Decatur Plastics, which announced on Feb. 13, 2004, …

Decatur Plastics Locates In Airport Industrial Park

Decatur Plastic Products, an Indiana-based, automotive specialty company, is completing construction on a $2 million, 50-employee plant in the Gadsden Airport Industrial Park. Occupancy is scheduled for December. The company will apply decorative/protective coatings (called flocking) to plastic injection molded …

Diversifying The Economy

Etowah County’s reliance on industry as its revenue base is changing. Local leaders are bringing in more commercial and residential interests, and improving tourism attractions, all in an effort to build a more comprehensive economy. Located in northeast Alabama, Etowah …

Site Preparation Begins On MS-2 LLC Plant

Grading has begun on a 10-acre site in Gadsden’s Airport Industrial Park to prepare it for the construction of a new plastic injection mold maintenance facility. MS-2, LLC, a joint venture between Mid-South Industries and M2M International, Ltd. in Wallaceburg, …

Jay Mid-South Begins Operations

Jay Mid-South, LLC, an automotive second-tier joint venture between a Gadsden firm and two Mansfield, Ohio companies, has begun operations in its new facility in the Gadsden Commerce Center. Ultimately, this project will create 100 new jobs, and an additional …