Jackson County Industrial Park becomes
First "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 Rotary

By 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

For Immediate Release
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 complete

By 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 COL

By 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 Jobs

By 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
Manufacturing Facility in Scottsboro

August 15, 2007

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Johns Manville (JM), a leading manufacturer and marketer of building and engineered products, announced today that it will manufacture thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofing membrane beginning in the second half of 2008.

"We are excited to announce another investment to strengthen our JM Building Product portfolio and improve our ability to serve our customers and support their growth," said Jeff Rea, senior vice president, Building Products.

Johns Manville will manufacture TPO in 10-foot widths for use in commercial and industrial mechanically attached and fully adhered roofing systems. It also will offer a full line of insulation and accessories, as well as a comprehensive product and system guarantees to support these systems.

"The company has invested in a new state-of-the-art TPO manufacturing operation located in Scottsboro, Alabama," said Tom Ryan, vice president and general manager, Roofing Systems. "This facility will complement our full line of bituminous and single-ply roofing products and we're excited to be part of the Scottsboro, Alabama business community with this new investment." Read more..... 

Cramer visit means good news

By Ken Bonner
The Daily Sentinel

Published August 14, 2007

U.S. Congressman Bud Cramer (D-Huntsville) announced funding for improvements at Scottsboro Municipal Airport - Word Field Monday.

Cramer joined officials from across Jackson County at the airport to celebrate $550,000 funding for the facility. The money will be used to upgrade the runway surface, acquire additional property for further expansion and to install an AWOS (Airport Weather Observance System) to provide better and safer approaches for pilots during inclement weather. Read more..... 

Local schools meet AYP goals

By Ken Bonner
The Daily Sentinel

Published August 8, 2007

Scottsboro City Schools received a 100 percent AYP rating in reports released Monday by the Alabama Department of Education.

AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) describes whether a school or school system has met its accountability goals according to the federal No Child Left Behind law. All six schools in the Scottsboro system met their goals while each of Jackson County's 17 schools reached their academic goals. In all, 82 percent of Alabama Schools met their goals.

"We are so thrilled," Superintendent of Education Dr. Judy Berry said Tuesday. "We met every goal for every school in the system. We are 100 percent." Read more..... 

New industry welcomed

By Hollice Smith
The Daily Sentinel

Published May 11, 2007

Many local people and officials of a new industry participated in a groundbreaking ceremony in the Jackson County Industrial Park Wednesday afternoon.

The company is Kotobukiya Treves North America (K.T.N.A.), a joint venture into manufacturing interior components for new car manufacturers by companies from Japan and France. Read more..... 

Alabama Good Place to do Business

State ranked at top by Site Selection
magazine for second year in a row
May 3, 2007

MONTGOMERY (AP) - For the second year in a row, Site Selection magazine has picked Alabama's industrial recruitment agency as the best in the nation.  Read more.....

 

New industry coming to Park

By Ken Bonner
The Daily Sentinel
Published April 5, 2007

A new industry will soon call Jackson County home.

Dus Rogers, President and CEO of the Jackson County Economic Development Authority, told The Daily Sentinel Thursday that KTNA, a manufacturer of automobile interior components, has committed to building a facility in Phase II of the Jackson County Industrial Park at Hollywood.  Read more.....

 

Airport project closer to reality

By Ken Bonner
The Daily Sentinel

Published March 23, 2007

To borrow a phrase, "Off we go into the wild blue yonder" may soon be reality at Scottsboro Municipal/Word Field Airport.

The Scottsboro City Council will consider a recommendation to approve bids and begin construction on T-hangars at the facility at their regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Mar. 26. The move, if approved, is expected to bring more airplanes to the airport. Read more.....

 

New industry coming

By Ken Bonner
The Daily Sentinel

Published January 29, 2007

A new industry has decided to call Scottsboro and Jackson County home. Aluminum One of Alabama, Inc. is moving into a building on Roy Owens Boulevard formerly owned by Allied Metals. The company will operate a secondary aluminum processing and tolling facility, including the shredding and melting of scrap.  Read more.....

 

More power for future growth

By Hollice Smith
The Daily Sentinel

Published November 20, 2006

TVA is making plans to double the capacity of electrical power available to an industrial area of Bridgeport to meet future growth and to improve its reliability of supply in that vicinity.   Read more.....

Scottsboro gets $250,000 grant for 8 hangars

Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Jackson County Bureau
Huntsville Times

SCOTTSBORO - The City of Scottsboro has been awarded a $250,000 state grant to build eight hangars for storing small airplanes and prepare a site for eight more.

The project is estimated to cost more than $500,000.

The grant money is available through the Department of Transportation's aeronautical division.

At Monday's Scottsboro City Council meeting, Councilman Jim Helms said the city could get the grant annually.

"This could become perpetual," he said.

Airport Board Chairman Rudder Williams said the eight hangars are expected to be finished by spring. He said the project will include a base for building eight more hangars whenever the city is ready to pursue the expansion.