sheldon day presentation
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Have a Can-Do AttitudeTRANSCRIPT
“Southwest Alabama’s Success Story”
Thomasville Civic Center
“We must become the change we want to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Phase III of the Downtown Revitalization process has been completed.
The City of Thomasville has invested $2.5 million in Phases I and II of the revitalization of itsDowntown Area.
Unique residential and mixed-use developments
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
Theodore Roosevelt
In the year 2005, BOEING sponsored Thomasville’s First Rural Supplier Conference.
Over the last three years, our conference has offered many local businesses networking opportunities with companies such as BOEING, Northrop Grumman, NASA, SBA, SAIC, etc…
This year, our Fourth Annual Supplier Conference was held in the newly renovated Thomasville Civic Center and was a huge success!
The new South Industrial Park features 135 acres available for high tech, light industrial and high industrial firms.
Thomasville’s Second Speculative Building.
Complete
Over 50,000 Square Feet
With access to Norfolk Southern Railroad and Highway 43
Cuba Business Mission- January 2009
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
Benjamin Franklin
Thomasville High School and Alabama Southern Community College Dual Curriculum Program.
Thomasville High School Hi-tech Welding Labin action.
In 2010, ground will break on the $25 million Southwest Alabama Medical Center, situated on a 40-45 acre complex, which will be a part of the Southwest Medical Park.
In a recent four page article, Business Alabama Magazine wrote about Thomasville’s success.
Sen. McCain, Gov, Bob Riley, Mayor Sheldon Day, Carly Fiorina, and John Clyde Riggs on the Straight Talk Express.
Sen. McCain speaking to Thomasville High School students.
The National press covered McCain at Alabama Southern in Thomasville.
Here, the Associated Press talks about our city gas prices.
The Thomasville Civic Center is now open to the public and construction is complete.
The Mobile Symphony came to Thomasville February 19, 2009.
Happy 4th of July!
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
“To reach a port, we must sail- sail, not tie at anchor-sail, not drift.”
Franklin Roosevelt
FOR INFORMATION:
Mayor Sheldon Day
PO BOX 127
Thomasville, AL 36784
T: 334-636-5827
C: 334-534-9045
Dottie Gaston, DirectorDevelopment and PlanningPO BOX 127Thomasville, AL 36784T: 334-637-3365F: 334-636-5893E: [email protected]
Hali G. Jones, Exec. AssistantDevelopment and PlanningPO BOX 127Thomasville, AL 36784T: 334-637-3350F:334-636-5893E: [email protected]
www.thomasvilleal.com