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Gadsden, AL- The City of Gadsden broke ground Wednesday, June 26, 2024, for the construction of the new Gadsden facility for the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS). The 20,852 square foot facility will be located on the 200 Block

Ultra Safe’s Gadsden project earns national Impact Award Greg Bailey Gadsden Times Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation’s selection of Gadsden as the site for a Micro-Modular Reactor assembly plant has drawn kudos from a prominent national publication. Business Facilities has named

Gadsden, AL – Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation’s announcement of a $232 million investment in Gadsden has been named one of Business Facilities’ 2023 Impact Award Deals of the Year as the magazine recognized USNC, the City of Gadsden, the Gadsden-Etowah

Cultivating and capturing interest from new industries is what David Hooks and his team at the Gadsden Etowah Industry Development do best. As the executive director of Alabama’s Gadsden-Etowah county’s industrial development entity, Hooks and his team are building a

The Northeast Alabama Regional (NEAR) Megasite is said to be the largest tract of industrial property in north Alabama. Owned by Etowah County, it is located along a Norfolk Southern mainline and interstate I-59. Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Industrial Development team

Work ethic strong for local workforce EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK Greg Bailey Gadsden Times | USA TODAY NETWORK What’s the No. 1 selling point for the workforce in Gadsden and Etowah County? David Hooks says it’s old school and simple — and

Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford announced Tuesday that the sale of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company property is a done deal. An affiliate of Phoenix Investors acquired the approximately 3-million-square-foot facility, with plans to divide the space for occupancy by multiple tenants

Alabama Cancer Care will build a cancer treatment center on First Street in Gadsden, after a property sale approved Tuesday by the Gadsden City Council. Gadsden-Etowah County Industrial Development Authority Director David Hooks first presented the proposal to City Council members in an

The Venue will offer coworking office space for entrepreneurs Donna Thorton Gadsden Times/ USA Today Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority Director David Hooks says Phase 4 of the Coosa Landing development could be completed by the end of the year, and