September 2023

Monthly Scoop!

Introducing our 2023 Product Development Plan!

In 2023, The Shoals EDA committed to an ambitious endeavor to enhance the industrial product of The Shoals area to lure new manufacturing investment to the community. Thus, the 2023 Product Development Plan was passed by The Shoals EDA Board of Directors.

This plan involves constructing a 150,000-square-foot building in the Florence-Lauderdale Industrial Park and a 250,000-square-foot building in the Shoals Research Airpark. Construction has already started at both sites and is expected to be completed by 2024.

Click below to read more about these two projects.

On Wednesday, September 27th, we joined North American Lighting (NAL) at their plant here in Muscle Shoals to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary! The Muscle Shoals location is celebrating 16 years in the community. NAL management, city & community leaders, and the plant's most senior employees (some of whom have been with NAL since this plant's opening!) were in attendance to celebrate.

We appreciate NAL's commitment to excellence and kind words about The Shoals Community. Congratulations on your success and cheers to the future!

This month, the Shoals Manufacturers' Association hosted Brent Dearmon, the University of North Alabama's Head Football Coach. Coach Dearmon spoke with our local industries about team building and leadership.

For more information about, including the cost to join, visit our website. To join or for any questions, contact Rob Jones, Shoals EDA, at (256) 349-5632 or e-mail at rjones@shoalseda.com.

The Shoals Employment Growth Program is designed to encourage full-time employment growth through a streamlined process that provides assistance to eligible applicants offering new employment opportunities for Shoals citizens. Shoals area for-profit companies that operate under certain business activities listed in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) can be reimbursed up to $8,000 for each new qualifying full-time employee hired, up to ten new full-time employment positions per year.

Click here for more information on the Shoals Employment Growth Program or contact Rob Jones, Shoals EDA, at (256) 349-5632 or e-mail at rjones@shoalseda.com.