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Success story chronicles Decatur industrial growth
Editor notes examine Decatur area industrys impact on people through decades of growth led by Goodyear Mills Ingalls Shipbuilding Monsanto and 3 M as firms expanded payrolls taxes and local philanthropy. The piece highlights job creation 92 million annual payroll 13 major firms 8,294 workers and a community mission to attract and support industry while warning of future challenges and the need for cooperative business climate.
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Decatur
John Washburn
North Alabama Industrial Development Association
Decatur Kiwanis
Decatur Rotary Clubs
America
Hubert Humphrey
Upstate New York
Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Well
Wolverine
ConAgra
AFC Grain
Monsanto
State Docks
Jim Dandy
East Tennessee
Bill Jenkins
Morgan County
al Johnson
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Goodyear Mills
Ingall
Alabama Flour Mill
Wolverine Tube
Ed O’neal
3-M
Prestolite
Fruehaus
Union Camp
Willo Products
Matthews Machine
Automatic Screw
North Alabama
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
Wheeler Basin
United Way
Alabama
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