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Ultra Safe’s Gadsden project earns national Impact Award
January 16, 2024
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
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation’s selection of Gadsden, Alabama earns national impact award
January 13, 2024
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
Gadsden-Etowah County Industrial Development Authority Nook Case Study
October 25, 2023
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
NS Invests $8.7MM in Alabama Megasite
August 7, 2023
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
December 28, 2022
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
Sold! Phoenix Investors buys Goodyear property, plans multi-tenant design
December 15, 2022
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
New cancer center coming to Gadsden, city to sell property on First Street for project
August 17, 2022
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
A Different Way to Work
June 6, 2022
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
Bringing coworking space to Gadsden
June 1, 2022
Gadsden, AL – The City of Gadsden has approved another improvement at The Venue at Coosa Landing that will support local economic development efforts, entrepreneurship and innovation in Gadsden and Etowah County. “We’re excited to continue our development of