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Mr. Stickler is correct when he states, “We don’t put $300 million of investment in the ground and remove those assets in a couple of years,” says Stickler. HE AND HIS HOPEFUL INVESTORS JUST DO NOT MAKE THE INVESTMENT IN THE 1ST PLACE. His last “Proposed” Rebar plant (http://www.steeldevelopment.com/home.php) was in Amory, MS…… They committed to “DECADES” in Amory, MS, only to spend about 3 million dollars in grading and to leave when their “Equity Investors” , apparently Chinese, pulled out. Commissioner Dennis and the rest of the Commissioners have just reason to be concerned. I have spoken to people involved in the Amory MS project as well as Ontario, OH, where good people acted in good faith and listened to the “Stickler Pitch”… This time and in this community, Officials are aware of the previous dealings that this group “Proposed” and did NOT deliver on. It seems as if ALCOA has a big problem on their hands attempting to Introduce Clean-Tech to the Community. It makes you wonder if they conducted their due diligence, or did they? I stand firmly behind the County Commissioners and it is my hope Governor Perdue and Sec. Crisco are aware of the very questionable ability of Clean-Tech to perform considering that they DID NOT in Armory, MS. Comment by JohnMullis - September 30, 2011 9:10 PM

The jobs and revenue produced for the public by publicly controlled hydropower, where public entities have control of the FERC license for the hydroelectric dams is well documented on the Stanly County website. http://www.co.stanly.nc.us/ALCOARelicensing/tabid/176/Default.aspx This website has links to key documents information about the Alcoa situation which ought to be read by anyone seeking to be informed about the issue or desiring to make an intelligent comment based on knowledge, not ignorance. In particular, take a look at the links on the Stanly County website to about the large numbers of jobs and revenue for the localities produced by the agreements struck between Alcoa and the New York Power Authority in December 2007 and between Alcoa and Chelan County, Washington, in June 2008. http://www.co.stanly.nc.us/ALCOARelicensing/tabid/176/Default.aspx In addition, opponent's of recapture of the Yadkin Project ought to look at industrial recruitment advantages that South Carolina enjoys with low cost electrical power produced by Santee-Cooper, South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility, and the state’s largest power producer. https://www.santeecooper.com/portal/page/portal/santeecooper/homepage Comment by WaterPatriot - September 27, 2011 2:13 PM

which plans to locate in the Lowndes County industrial park. State Sen. Terry Brown, R-Columbus, told The Associated Press that the new jobs could pay between $40,000 and $50,000 per year.

An additional $100 million package is being considered for HCL CleanTech, a bio-technology company, which plans to build its headquarters in Olive Branch and construct a research and development center in Grenada. Three additional plants would be located in Booneville, Hattiesburg and Natchez. That project would create 800 jobs with an average salary of $67,000 plus benefits.

The Link has been in talks with Calisolar since Aug. 27, 2010

“The reason we’re coming here, and I’m going to be frank, is the Mississippi farm boys and the farm girls. I wouldn’t trade a Mississippi farm boy or farm girl for any Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, South American.”

At the time, Calisolar said it couldn’t meet construction deadlines linked to some state-based financial incentives.

Aluminum maker Alcoa    Alcoa Latest from The Business Journals Clean Tech deal in Badin canceledSouthwest Airlines to launch Boeing 737 MAXAfter markets' tough day, a possible rebound Follow this company (NYSE: AA) and the China Power Investment Corp. signed a letter of intent outlining the framework for a joint venture between the two companies