The goal of this blog entry is to update our community on what we are currently working on in the Shoals and beyond. Workforce/labor analysis is in process from Younger & Associates On-site surveys were conducted at various locations throughout the Shoals this past week. Complete report to be presented mid-Summer. Our staff and board continue t...
The Shoals Economic Development Fund (SEDF) was formed in 2007 with the goal to further support development at the federal and state levels. The Shoals region is one of the only areas in the state that has a fund of this kind. The SEDF is designed to encourage and promote economic growth in Lauderdale and Colbert Counties. Through the recommendatio...
The Shoals Economic Development Authority is dedicated to creating and retaining business and employment opportunities in Colbert and Lauderdale counties. For more than 30 years, the Authority has helped companies establish a home for economic success in the Shoals, while creating sustainable job opportunities for our community. It's time we tell s...
Construction of the the second speculative building in the Shoals is complete. The newest speculative building is 100,000 square feet, expandable to 150,000 square feet, with 36 foot ceiling heights. Conveniently located in Muscle Shoals, the Shoals Research Airpark Speculative Building is adjacent to the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport approxim...
A new program is coming to the Shoals and Northwest Shoals Community College is seeking partnerships with business and industry. The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education , or better known as FAME, is a collaborative group of manufacturers and other employers of technical workers whose purpose is to implement dual-track, work...
Over 100 workforce development partners attended the 9th North Alabama Works Quarterly Workforce Summit held at Wallace State Community College. Guest speakers included Paul Rehome from Kappler, Inc., Kim King from Cyber Huntsville, and Nick Moore from the Governor's Office of Education and Workforce Transformation. North Alabama Works is th...
Economic Development economic development (n.) a dedicated effort to create/retain jobs, grow the tax base and increase the standard of living for a community or region. Recently, the SEDA Board of Directors hosted representatives from the Alabama Department of Commerce, the North Alabama Industrial Development Association (NAIDA), and TVA Economic...
A new study by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) found that The Shoals ranks as the top Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Alabama for producing college and career ready high school graduates. The Shoals is home to six school systems that collectively have a higher level of educational success from its K-12 schools than any...
FreightCar America - Shoals opened in 2008 and is located in the Barton Riverfront Industrial Park in Cherokee. The state-of-the-art production facility was designed to build a wide variety of railcar types. FreightCar commenced operations in February 2013, subleasing 25% of the plant from Navistar. In February 2018, FreightCar announced the acquis...
