Sec. Canfield heads Alabama team in Tokyo for SEUS-Japan 45 summit

From Made in Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading an Alabama delegation at an international conference in Tokyo this week that seeks to enhance the robust economic and cultural ties between seven Southeastern states and Japan.   The 45th annual joint meeting of the Southeast U.S.-Japan and the Japan-Southeast associations, known as SEUS Japan, officially […]

Honda donates a new Pilot to Eden Career Tech

Photo caption: Eden Career Tech gets the keys to a new Honda Pilot. Photo credit: Graham Hadley/Partners by Design The Daily Home, ASHVILLE — Honda Alabama Auto Plant Associates delivered a special gift last week to the Eden Career Technical Center, a new Honda Pilot.  The vehicle will be used in the school’s Modern Manufacturing Program, […]

Grant application program to benefit smaller cities

Candice Hill is the new grant coordinator at the St. Clair County Economic Development Council. David Atchison/St. Clair Times MOODY — Mayor Joe Lee said city officials have been looking for someone to write applications for grants for at least a year, but that search is now over following the City Council’s approval last week to […]

Jason Dorough receives Chairman’s Award

At the 2023 EDC Annual Event, Jason Dorough, President of Metro Bank, was awarded the Chairman’s Award for his work and support of economic development efforts in St. Clair County. Durrough joins a prestigious group of honorees for this award that is given once a year to honor a non-elected person who has shown exemplary […]

Town Place Suites Groundbreaking in Pell City

Photo caption: From left, St. Clair Economic Development Council Executive Director Don Smith, Darshen Patel, Pell City Council President Jud Alverson, Harry Patel, Vishal Patel, Councilman Jay Jenkins, City Manager Brian Muenger and St. Clair Commission Chairman Stan Batemon. PELL CITY, ALA. — SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 – Visitors staying in Pell City for so many different reasons […]

Work to begin on $12 million Pell City hotel project

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com Work is expected to begin soon on a $12 million Marriott TownePlace Suites hotel in Pell City. Shivaay Hospitality owners Darshen Patel and Vishal Patel broke ground on the project at 265 Vaughan Lane Wednesday. The new 89-room extended-stay hotel is expected to open in the beginning of 2025 and […]

Regional summit for economic development slated for I-59 corridor

The I-59 Corridor Summit, a regional cooperative effort for economic development, is set for Monday, May 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Venue at Coosa Landing in Gadsden. Called Bringing Neighbors Together, the Summit is aimed at connecting communities along the I-59 corridor outside their own borders with a common goal of […]

Moody opens 172-acre Kelly Creek Industrial Park

The largest patch of available land for large employers in St. Clair County is now open. The City of Moody opened the Kelly Creek Commerce Park off Exit 147 on Interstate 20 Thursday. A joint venture of the city, Capstone Real Estate Investments and Graham & Co., the park features 172 acres with prepared sites […]

Douglas Manufacturing expanding in Pell City; $2M expansion to create jobs

PELL CITY – Douglas Manufacturing will invest more than $2 million over the next two years in new manufacturing technologies, such as new CNC equipment and automation, as well as, expanding its physical plant. Company leaders said the move will create more than 20 new positions in Pell City and increase the plant by roughly […]

St. Clair officials break ground on new retail, multi-use development in Pell City

PELL CITY — St. Clair County Economic Development Council held a groundbreaking ceremony for Pell City Square, a 147,000-square-foot multi-use lifestyle center, on Thursday, September 8, at 9 a.m. at the corner of Interstate 20 and U.S. 231, where the St. Clair County Hospital site was located. Pell City Square, the newest shopping center, was […]