[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 87 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1160-E1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING NEAL WADE AND THE ALABAMA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR BEING RATED 
                 NUMBER ONE BY SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 24, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to Neal Wade 
and the Alabama Development Office for being selected as the winner of 
the 2006 Competitiveness Award by Site Selection magazine.
  This is the second consecutive year that the Alabama Development 
Office has received this prestigious award. The award is being given to 
the Alabama Development Office based on its success in recruiting new 
investments and jobs to Alabama.
  In 2006, a total of 586 companies undertook projects to set up 
operations or to expand existing facilities in Alabama. These projects 
represent more than $3.1 billion in capital investment. The new and 
expanding businesses will also create approximately 24,780 jobs.
  ADO is off to a fast start in 2007. Just this month, Alabama learned 
it will be the site of one of the largest economic development projects 
in the country. ThyssenKrupp, one of Germany's leading steel 
industries, announced it will build its $3.7 billion steel plant in 
Alabama. ThyssenKrupp's new steel mill will create at least 2,700 new 
permanent jobs, and

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the construction of the mill will require the services of over 30,000 
workers.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me in congratulating 
both Neal Wade and all of those at the Alabama Development Office for 
being named the best in the Nation for 2006 by Site Selection magazine. 
For these and all their accomplishments, I extend my heartfelt thanks 
for their continued service to the Alabama business community, the 
First Congressional District, the State of Alabama, and to the 
international business community.

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