PELL CITY (WBRC) – On September 8, a groundbreaking was held for the Pell City Square, the city’s newest shopping center set to open in late 2023. The 135,000-square-foot center located on Dr. John Haynes Drive will become the largest shopping plaza in the county. Pell City Mayor Bill Pruitt says this is only the […]
PELL CITY — Local officials broke ground Thursday on the new Pell City Square retail development at the former site of St. Vincent’s St. Clair. People from Pell City and St. Clair County gathered on the site of the future shopping center. It was announced last month that the lineup for the shopping center will include […]
RAGLAND ( WIAT ) — The National Cement Company of Alabama is officially revamped. Company officials joined Governor Kay Ivey this morning for the groundbreaking of the plant’s new addition. The Ragland cement plant’s new production line is a rotary kiln that substitutes fossil fuels with alternative fuels coming from items like recycled woodchips and shredded scrap […]
Crone says the staff is asking for their customers’ patience. “We’re still training our employees. We have a lot of high school students, and they’re learning. We want to make sure everybody is fully trained so we can pay full attention to our customers.” Starbucks isn’t the only new kid on this block. New eateries […]
Nearly a year to the day after officials gathered in an empty field near Interstate 59 in Odenville to break ground on a major car dealership, All American Ford moved in and started selling cars and trucks. The ceremony was seen as breaking ground on a new era for the region with All American Ford […]
When All American Ford announced St. Clair County as its new home, the benefits were obvious. A major commercial business locating at the Highway 174 interchange of Interstate 59 is the first major development at that exit. It was easy to see the potential when the doors opened. But long before that, the economic impact […]
Breaking ground on new Pell City location When Fort McClellan Credit Union first opened its doors in 1953, it organized as a nonprofit financial cooperative to serve military and civilians stationed at Anniston’s Fort McClellan. After undergoing expansions in its services and its coverage area, Fort McClellan Credit Union has taken a decisive step into […]
Emphasis on ‘good growth’ “Growing like gangbusters!” That’s how Springville Mayor Dave Thomas describes what’s going on in his town. To those who think of Springville as the quintessential small, quaint Southern town with sidewalks and antique shops lining Main Street, that might seem a contradictory remark. But to quote Bob Dylan, “the times, they […]
Another sign of Springville growth There’s yet another sign of ‘good growth’ in Springville these days. The Depot, a facility now under construction in Springville, gives new meaning to the term multi-use. The first two phases of the 60,000-square-foot project on 20.43 acres on U.S. 11 will open next fall. The complex is planning space […]