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![]() Jackson County Industrial Park becomesFirst "AdvantageSite"BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 28, 2008 The Jackson County Industrial Park has become the first site in the AdvantageSite pilot program to receive the AdvantageSite designation. AdvantageSite, a voluntary industrial site preparedness program, was created in order to make the state more competitive for companies considering a location in Alabama. Read more..... TVA's Curtis talks nuclear power with RotaryBy Dewayne Patterson The Daily Sentinel Published February 28, 2008 Gary Curtis, the senior project manager for TVA's Nuclear Generation Development and Construction spoke with the Scottsboro Rotary Club Wednesday at Western Sizzlin. Curtis' main focus of the talk was the future of Bellefonte, near Hollywood. TVA submitted its combined operating license (COL) application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for two new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at Bellefonte last Oct. Currently, according to Curtis, there are 21 COL applicants in the United States. He added that Bellefonte has been selected as the best site in the country to build reactors. Read more..... Cramer Announces Funding for Jackson County
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December 18, 2007 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Bud Cramer (Ala.-05), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Monday the conference agreement for the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. "As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I have fought to ensure that Congress supports Jackson County's funding priorities and allows for its continued growth," said Cramer. "This funding will help ensure that our community remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family." Included in the conference agreement was $129,940 for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Jackson County Industrial park. Representative Cramer secured this funding with Senator Richard Shelby. Since Fiscal Year 2004, Representative Cramer has worked with state, county, and city officials to develop the Jackson County Industrial Park. Representative Cramer has provided over $1.78 million to install and expand water and sewer lines to the park as well as help build an access road within the park. Read more..... KTNA building almost completeBy Hollice Smith The Daily Sentinel Published December 6, 2007 Construction of a new building for KTNA (Kotobuyika Treves North America) is nearing completion in the new Jackson County Industrial Park. Read more..... TVA board approves pursuing COLBy Ken Bonner The Daily Sentinel Published September 28, 2007 It's not a done deal yet but TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) board of directors cleared the way Thursday for nuclear power to one day be produced at the utility's Bellefonte Nuclear Plant near Hollywood. The nine-member board voted unanimously to allow its CEO to proceed with seeking a Combined Operating License for two proposed Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at Bellefonte. The application, which TVA is completing as part of NuStart Energy, LLC, will be presented to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sometime in October, according to earlier reports. The reactor has been given design approval by the NRC. "We've been supportive of TVA and nuclear power at Bellefonte for over 30 years. We appreciate the progress TVA and NuStart is taking to make it happen." Jackson County Economic Development Authority CEO and President Dus Rogers said. "We look forward to seeing this project to a conclusion and power being produced." Read more..... Celebrating JobsBy Hollice Smith The Daily Sentinel Published September 24, 2007 An open house and dedication ceremony at the site of the new Johns Manville roofing plant in Scottsboro Industrial Park turned into a celebration Friday. Johns Manville (JM), a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality building and specialty products, hosted the ceremonial dedication for a new state-of-the-art thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roof manufacturing facility in the former CommScope location. A modification of the building, which will include raising a portion of the building's roof to accommodate some of the tall machinery, is expected to be one of the first activities. Congressman Bud Cramer said, "I am pleased to be here today to celebrate a new chapter for both Johns Manville and Jackson County. Celebrating this area's economic recruiting success is special for me..."  Read more..... Johns Manville to Open TPO |
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